Dream in Red Mansions
Dream in Red Mansions—for all its glory, it is but a dream.
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.
Director: Wang Fulin
Episodes
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Season 1
36 episodes29 Jan 1987
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.
Cast
Chen Xiaoxu
林黛玉
Zhang Li
薛宝钗
Ouyang Fenqiang
贾宝玉
Dongfang Wenying
贾探春
Guo Xiaozhen
史湘云
Deng Jie
王熙凤
