Dwelling Narrowness (Chinese: 蜗居; pinyin: Wōjū), also known literally as Snail House, was a 2009 television series broadcast in Mainland China, based on a 2007 novel of the same name. It depicts two sisters struggling with life in Jiangzhou, a fictional city that strongly resembles present-day Shanghai. The Chinese name is a figure of speech meaning "humble abode".
Hai Qing
郭海萍
Zhang Jiayi
宋思明
Li Nian
郭海藻
Wen Zhang
小贝
Vivian Wu
姜淼淼
Hao Ping
苏淳
Cao Cuifen
海藻母
Feng Jiayi
陈寺福
储旭
宋婷婷
Zhu Yaying
Auntie Xu
Dwelling Narrowness is a family, drama series that first aired in 2009. Created by Zhang Xin, it stars Hai Qing, Zhang Jiayi, Li Nian. Dwelling Narrowness (Chinese: 蜗居; pinyin: Wōjū), also known literally as Snail House, was a 2009 television series broadcast in Mainland China, based on a 2007 novel of the same name. It depicts two sisters struggling with life in Jiangzhou, a fictional city that strongly resembles present-day Shanghai. The Chinese name is a figure of speech meaning "humble abode".
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