''Moment in Peking'' is a 2005 Chinese television series produced by

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. It is adapted from the novel ''

Moment in Peking ''Moment in Peking'' is a novel originally written in English by Chinese author Lin Yutang. The novel, Lin's first, covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938, including the Boxer Uprising, the Republican Revolution of 1911, the W ...

'' by

Lin Yutang Lin Yutang ( ; October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. His informal but polished style in both Chinese and English made him one of the most influential writers of his generati ...

, who was nominated for a

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in 1940 and 1950.

Cast

* Yao Mulan, played by

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese actress, businesswoman, film director, producer and pop singer. She is considered one of the most popular actresses in China and Chinese-speaking regions, an ...

* Zeng Sunya, played by

Pan Yueming Pan Yueming (; born 9 May 1974) is a Chinese actor. Pan is noted for his roles as Tai Lin in the film ''A Love of Blueness'', and as twin brothers Guan Hongfeng and Guan Hongyu on the Chinese web series ''Day and Night''. Pan ranked 97th on ''Fo ...

* Yao Sian, played by

Chen Baoguo Chen Baoguo (; born 9 March 1956) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Erjia in 1977 and has since acted in many films and television series, including ''The Emperor in Han Dynasty'', ''Da Zhai Men'' and ''Rob-B-Ho ...

* Mrs. Yao, played by

Pan Hong Pan Hong (Chinese: 潘虹, born November 4, 1954) is a Chinese film actress. She is widely regarded as one of the best film stars of her generation. Early life Born Liu Ronghua (刘蓉华) on November 4, 1954, in Shanghai. During the Cultural ...

* Kong Lifu, played by

Victor Huang Victor Huang Wei-de (, born 21 October 1971) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Biography Huang started his career as a singer. In 2000 he joined Phoenix Talent Company (鳳凰藝能) and acted in many television dramas produced by Chinese Televis ...

* Yao Mochou, played by Qiu Qiwen * Niu Sidao, played by Wang Gang * Niu Suyun, played by

Hu Ke Hu Ke is the name of: * Hu Ke (actress) (born 1975), Chinese actress * Hu Ke (cyclist) (born 1988), Chinese male track cyclist {{hndis ...

Reception

*National rating champion of the year 2005 in China, 8.782%.(Source:AGB Nielsen) *"Zhao Wei is grace and elegence,who controlled each sense."----''Asia Times''

Accolades

Influence

After airing on Taiwan and mainland China, for the series is very popular, there were a large stream to

's former residence. Audience started to focus on the classic novel again.兩岸重新發現林語堂的魅力
亚洲周刊 April 9, 2006 In an episode of Taiwan long-term series ''Unforgettable Memories'', the major role is watching the sense of

and Huang Weide break up in Moment in Peking.

External links

*
Sina.com-Moment in Peking Official Page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moment In Peking (2005 Television Series) 2005 Chinese television series debuts 2005 Chinese television series endings Chinese period television series Mandarin-language television shows Television shows based on Chinese novels China Central Television original programming Television shows written by Zou Jingzhi