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The Bonfire of Taiwan

The Bonfire of Taiwan

20027.01 Season285 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Tien-Fu Liu, a tycoon who is well connected in politics and business, and his son, Won-Tsung Liu, have been buying and selling large amounts of illicit drugs. Cheng-Hsien Lee (a police officer of Criminal Investigation Division) is instructed by his superior officer, Yao-Wei Lee (Chief of No. 1 Team of Criminal Investigation Division), to be an undercover to investigate the illegal activities of Tien-Fu Liu and Cheng Long Group. In the police's effort to crack down on Cheng Long Group, several policemen and policewomen shed their blood; however, Cheng Long Group, with great ties in politics and business through money, is not so easy to be destroyed. In the process, Cheng-Hsien found out that Tien-Fu Liu was the person who killed his father. In the meantime, another serious crime takes place and Cheng-Hsien, who has been utterly devoted to his job, immediately engages in a battle with the criminals so as to defend justice against evil and injustice. (Source: SET TV)

NetworksSanlih E-Television

Top Cast

Chen Chao-jung

Chen Chao-jung

Li Zhengxian

Phoenix Chang

Phoenix Chang

Zhou Biyu / Xing Sulan (after plastic surgery)

Qin Yang

Qin Yang

Liu Wencong

Elsie Yeh

Elsie Yeh

Fang Yushan

Kuo-Lin Ting

Kuo-Lin Ting

Xing Sulan / Zhou Biyu (after plastic surgery)

Daisy Fong

Daisy Fong

Wang Yonghui

Franco Chiang

Franco Chiang

Liang Zhi Yong

Michael Huang

Michael Huang

Liu Tian Fu / Liu Ah Tai

Fang Chen

Fang Chen

Lawyer Ma Ah Min

Sean Su

Sean Su

Wang Yong Cang

Themes & Keywords

policeundercover coptaiwanesedrugscrime

About The Bonfire of Taiwan

The Bonfire of Taiwan is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of police, undercover cop, taiwanese, drugs, crime. it stars Chen Chao-jung, Phoenix Chang, Qin Yang. Tien-Fu Liu, a tycoon who is well connected in politics and business, and his son, Won-Tsung Liu, have been buying and selling large amounts of illicit drugs. Cheng-Hsien Lee (a police officer of Criminal Investigation Division) is instructed by his superior officer, Yao-Wei Lee (Chief of No. 1 Team of Criminal Investigation Division), to be an undercover to investigate the illegal activities of Tien-Fu Liu and Cheng Long Group. In the police's effort to crack down on Cheng Long Group, several policemen and policewomen shed their blood; however, Cheng Long Group, with great ties in politics and business through money, is not so easy to be destroyed. In the process, Cheng-Hsien found out that Tien-Fu Liu was the person who killed his father. In the meantime, another serious crime takes place and Cheng-Hsien, who has been utterly devoted to his job, immediately engages in a battle with the criminals so as to defend justice against evil and injustice. (Source: SET TV)

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