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The Ordinary World

The Ordinary World

20158.51 Season56 EpisodesEnded

Overview

A TV serialization of the classic Chinese novel 'Ordinary World'.

Created by Wen HaoJie
Written by Wen HaoJie
NetworksBeijing Television 北京卫视

Top Cast

Wang Lei

Wang Lei

孙少安

Yuan Hong

Yuan Hong

孙少平

Lv Yi

Lv Yi

贺秀莲

Tong Liya

Tong Liya

田润叶

Liu Wei

Liu Wei

孙玉厚

You Yongzhi

You Yongzhi

田福军

Li Xiaomeng

Li Xiaomeng

田晓霞

Xu Yukun

Xu Yukun

金俊山

Zhang Haotian

Zhang Haotian

顾养民

Kang Aishi

Kang Aishi

田福堂

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookslice of lifehistorical

About The Ordinary World

The Ordinary World is a drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of based on novel or book, slice of life, historical. Created by Wen HaoJie, it stars Wang Lei, Yuan Hong, Lv Yi. A TV serialization of the classic Chinese novel 'Ordinary World'.

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