''The Pride of Chaozhou'' (
Traditional Chinese: 我來自潮州, Literally ''I am From Teochew'') is a
television drama series produced by
Hong Kong broadcaster
Asia Television in the 1990s.
The series is known for its depiction of the unique culture of
Teochew. It is also considered to be a semi-
autobiography
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is a form of biography.
Definition
The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English peri ...
of
Lim Por-yen, owner and CEO of ATV at the time, being a Teochew native, hence it was rebroadcast after Lim's death.
Synopsis
The series revolves around the
Teochew area as well as
Hong Kong, where the main protagonists continued their career after the establishment of the
People's Republic of China. It took place during
World War II.
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Asia Television original programming
1990s Hong Kong television series
Hong Kong drama television series