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Amid the upheaval of Chiang Kai-shek’s 1927 coup, young revolutionary Xi Zhongxun defies political terror and emerges as a leader. Inspired by Liu Zhidan’s uprising, he joins forces to establish the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army. During the Anti-Japanese War, he strengthens the revolutionary base and fosters its development, earning Mao Zedong’s praise for his loyalty to the cause. After Japan’s surrender, Xi Zhongxun fiercely defends the Northwest, helping to lay a foundation for national progress.
Lei Ming, a former lecturer, and Sang Xia, a psychology teacher, runs a special class to help under-performing students. They guide students like Li Ran, who plans to drop out due to his grandmother’s illness, to overcome challenges and aim for university. Their combined efforts help students realize their potential and prepare for the next phase of their lives.
Orphaned as a child, Liu E travels to the capital Kaifeng, and later catches the eye of Zhao Heng. Though she was a concubine, Liu E was perceptive to state affairs, and often discussed politics with Zhao Heng. This tradition continued when he became emperor in 997. Liu E is crowned empress after adopting the son of a concubine (later Emperor Renzong), and serves as regent of the Song Dynasty during the last two years of her husband’s reign. Liu E would continue to rule until her death twelve years later in 1033.
Zheng Yao-Xian is a CCP spy code-named Kite and lurks in the Nationalist secret service.
In 1949 Beijing, war hero Sun Guangda partners with veteran cop Qian Yougen to investigate sabotage that cripples the city’s transit. Together, they solve major cases, confront personal conflicts, and seek justice for a wrongful death, ultimately rebuilding their brotherly bond.
Three adolescent boys are up to no good when Cao Zi finds out that love, as it turns out, doesn’t exist. His mother quickly decides to marry the local successful businessman, Zhu Laosan, after Cao’s real father finds himself out of a job. Together with his companions and partners in crime, a sympathetic tough kid (Jiu Yi) and a quirky little boy (Brother Hou), Cao does everything in his power to prevent the marriage from happening.
