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Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

20157.51 Season40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.

NetworksCCTV-8

Top Cast

Huang Bo

Huang Bo

Wang Mancang

Liu Xiangjing

Liu Xiangjing

Xia Defa

Gong Zheng

Gong Zheng

Tian You

Wang Shuangbao

Wang Shuangbao

Jiang Sha Zi

Sa Rina

Sa Rina

Mother Chen

Fu Miao

Fu Miao

Da Man

Huang Xiaolei

Huang Xiaolei

Xiao Man

Wang Kai

Wang Kai

Cheng Zhi

Song Jialun

Song Jialun

Ji Cun

Wang Huichun

Wang Huichun

Fu Xing

Themes & Keywords

china

About Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

Once Upon a Time in Qingdao is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of china. it stars Huang Bo, Liu Xiangjing, Gong Zheng. The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.

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