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Cross the Yalu River

Cross the Yalu River

20209.51 Season40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Amid the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, China decisively intervenes, deploying the Volunteer Army under Mao Zedong’s strategic guidance. Facing fierce battles and shifting leadership on both sides, the war culminates in prolonged negotiations.

NetworksCCTV-1

Top Cast

Tang Guoqiang

Tang Guoqiang

Mao Zedong

Liu Zhibing

Liu Zhibing

Deng Hua

Wang Jiusheng

Wang Jiusheng

Yang Fengan

Lu Qi

Lu Qi

Deng Xiaoping

Sun Weimin

Sun Weimin

Zhou Enlai

Ding Yongdai

Ding Yongdai

Peng Dehuai

Zhang Xiaojun

Zhang Xiaojun

Cai Changyuan

He Zhengjun

He Zhengjun

Chen Geng

Wang Tonghui

Wang Tonghui

Xie Fang

Wang Zhifei

Wang Zhifei

Nie Rongzhen

Themes & Keywords

war

About Cross the Yalu River

Cross the Yalu River is a war & politics series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of war. it stars Tang Guoqiang, Liu Zhibing, Wang Jiusheng. Amid the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, China decisively intervenes, deploying the Volunteer Army under Mao Zedong’s strategic guidance. Facing fierce battles and shifting leadership on both sides, the war culminates in prolonged negotiations.

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