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Dream in Red Mansions

Original title: 红楼梦

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

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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.

Created by
Wang Fulin
Seasons
1
Episodes
36
Episode length
~45m
First aired
Jan 29, 1987
Networks
CCTV-1
Original language
Chinese
Origin
China

Cast of Dream in Red Mansions

  • Portrait of Chen Xiaoxu

    Chen Xiaoxu

    林黛玉

  • Portrait of Zhang Li

    Zhang Li

    薛宝钗

  • Ouyang Fenqiang

    贾宝玉

  • Portrait of Dongfang Wenying

    Dongfang Wenying

    贾探春

  • Portrait of Guo Xiaozhen

    Guo Xiaozhen

    史湘云

  • Portrait of Deng Jie

    Deng Jie

    王熙凤

Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of Dream in Red Mansions

    Season 1

    Jan 29, 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.

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