TV series

Dream in Red Mansions

Name: Dream in Red Mansions
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1987-01-29
Cast: Chen Xiaoxu, Zhang Li, Ouyang Fenqiang, Dongfang Wenying, Guo Xiaozhen

19871 seasons36 episodes★ 9.5

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Dream in Red Mansions—for all its glory, it is but a dream.

Overview

Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.

Series details

First air date: 1987
Last air date: 1987
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 36
Episode runtime: 45 min
Genres: Drama, Family
Original language: ZH
Origin country: CN
Networks: CCTV-1
Created by: Wang Fulin
Production: CCTV, China Television Production Center 中国电视剧制作中心 (CTPC)

Cast

Chen Xiaoxu

林黛玉

Zhang Li

薛宝钗

Ouyang Fenqiang

贾宝玉

Dongfang Wenying

贾探春

Guo Xiaozhen

史湘云

Deng Jie

王熙凤

Seasons

Season information provided by TMDB.

Season 1

1987

36 episodes

The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Daiyu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all, moving into the family compound of her maternal grandmother in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew and male protagonist. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth and, so, is treated like a fragile egg and spoiled by his grandmother. He often spends his time with his female cousins and maids instead of tending to his studies.