Da zhai men (2001)

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Country: China
Genres: Drama
Release: 2001-04-01
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Chen Baoguo , He Saifei , Liu Peiqi , Siqin Gaowa , Jiang Shan , Qian Zhang , Li Ping , 李欣凌 , Bin Liu , Hewei Yu
Runtime: 47 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Da zhai men , 大宅门 (China) , Danh Gia Vọng Tộc (Vietnam) , Da Zhai Men (Singapore)
Plot: This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Qing dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors-pharmacists (which in those days were one and the same) are intimately linked with social upheavals of the time such as the encroachment of Christian missionaries and foreign imperialism as well as conflicts that inevitably emerge in a large upper-class family. Comparable in scope and production value to such recent titles as "Downton Abbey", the lives and character of both masters and servants intertwine in plotlines that span more than a generation.
IMDB:tt1368472