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In the aftermath of World War II, China faces a defining crossroads as Communist leaders led by Mao Zedong clash with the Kuomintang regime in a high-stakes battle for the nation’s future, unfolding through tense negotiations, sweeping military campaigns, and a revolution that reshapes the country forever.

The story of the older generation of revolutionaries who struggled hard in difficult conditions and harsh environments during the atomic bomb test in the early 1960s to realize China’s first dream of becoming a powerful country.

After a failed investment shatters their seemingly stable life, middle-class couple Li Congcong and Xiao Keming are forced to confront how fragile their urban success truly is. When they unexpectedly end up sharing an apartment with hopeful newlyweds Cheng Xin and Shen Jing, who are just beginning their careers, the two families’ clashing realities reveal the pressures, compromises, and resilience behind chasing security and dreams in the city.

Tian Xian Pei, sometimes translated as Fairy Couple, is a Chinese legend, which existed as oral traditions before any written compilation. It has since become a major subject of several Chinese opera, films and TV series.

Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan is a Chinese television series based on a novel by Nangong Bo that tells of the romance between Consort Yang Yuhuan and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The series was directed by Zhou Xiaowen and starred Fan Bingbing and Winston Chao as the couple. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China in 2007.