''Moment in Peking'', sometimes called ''New Moment in Peking'' to distinguish it from earlier adaptations, is a 2014 Chinese television series loosely based on

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 ...

's English-language novel of the same name.

Cast and characters

; Yao family * Chin Han as Yao Siyuan *

Li Lingyu Li Lingyu (born 9 April 1963, in Shanghai) is a Chinese singer and actress. Biography Li was born in Shanghai in 1963. She is a student of the notable singer Wang Kun. In 1980, she was admitted to the Beijing Red Flag Yue Opera Company, perf ...

as Yao's wife * Song Ning as Yao Diren * Li Sheng as Yao Mulan *

Kan Qingzi Kan Qingzi (, born 15 April 1988) is a Chinese actress. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. Career In 2008, Kan made her acting debut in the television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions'' based on the novel by the same name by Cao Xu ...

as Yao Mochou *

Deng Lun Deng Lun () also known as Allen Deng, is a Chinese film and television actor, born on October 21, 1992, in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy. He made his acting debut in t ...

as Yao Difei ; Niu family *

Kent Cheng Kent Cheng Jak-si (born 22 May 1951) is a Hong Kong film and television actor. He is a two time recipient of the best actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards cerem ...

as Niu Sidao * Li Fang-wen as Niu's wife *

Li Man Li Man (, born 4 June 1988) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her role in Zhang Yimou's 2006 film ''Curse of the Golden Flower'', which boosted her to stardom. She studied at the Central Academy of Drama The Central Academy of Drama ...

as Niu Suyun * Zhao Wei as Niu Huaiyu * Peng Ling as Niu Tongyu ; Zeng family * Xu Min as Zeng Wenpu *

Jiang Lili Jiang Lili (born 18 December 1954) is a Chinese actress, best known for starring in numerous films in the 1980s. She currently resides in the U.S., where she also did some projects (e.g. the 2016 short film ''Kayla's World''), but her career focu ...

as Zeng's wife *

Fu Yiwei Fu Yiwei (; born 26 May 1964) is a Chinese actress. Fu is noted for her roles as Daji in the television series ''The Investiture of the Gods''. Fu has won the Best Actress at the 1st China Film Association, 1986 Xiaobaihua Award for Best Actre ...

as Zeng's concubine * Wang Jialin as Zeng Binya * Song Yunhao as Zeng Jingya * Lee Seung-hyun as Zeng Xinya ; Others * Gao Ziqi as Kong Lifu 2014 Chinese television series debuts 2014 Chinese television series endings Chinese period television series Television shows set in Beijing Television shows based on Chinese novels {{China-tv-stub