China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the ‘Opium War’.Read More »
Dan Zhao
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Junli Zheng – Lin Zexu AKA The Opium Wars (1959)
1951-1960ChinaDramaJunli ZhengWar -
Muzhi Yuan – Ma lu tian shi AKA Street Angel (1937)
1931-1940ArthouseChinaDramaMuzhi Yuan
In old Shanghai, two sisters, a prostitute and a singer, tried to escape from the local scoundrels with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller.Read More »