Ke Wang

Ke Wang (Chinese: 渴望) is a Chinese TV series released in 1990. It stars Zhang Kaili and Li Xuejian. "Ke wang" in Chinese means "aspiration", "yearning", thus the theme of the series concerns human nature. "Ke wang" tells a story of human nature with the era's background, revealing people's eager desire for traditional values, for love, friendship, and a good life.[1]

Among the most watched Chinese television shows in history, the series has been known to achieved unprecedented television ratings and viewers in China.[2]

Plot

The series is set in the age of "Wenge" (the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution), concerning the love story of two couples. The main character is called Liu Huifangn.

Reputation and awards

Here are some awards this series owned:

  • "Excellent Drama Series" of Golden Eagle Award, 1991
  • "Best actor" of Golden Eagle Award——Li Xuejian, 1991
  • "Best actress" of Golden Eagle Award——Zhang Kaili, 1991
  • "Excellent long TV series" of Flying Apsaras Award, 1991

Influence

This series was well known as a historic milestone in the development of Chinese TV series.

gollark: Provisional "modlist": https://pastebin.com/zZ30Qbbv
gollark: I agree with what Lur said about corporations not working in CC. You get loose associations of players at most.
gollark: I've decided to actually work on osmarks.tkcraft, just trying to trim down the modpack from 76 mods to only 60 or so.
gollark: OR IS HE?
gollark: By which I mean "not really cables I guess but things which electrical signals go down".

References
  1. 启蒙的终结：《渴望》与中国特色的电视剧模式的确立
  2. Min Wang, Arvind Singhal (1992). "Ke Wang, a Chinese television soap opera with a message". International Communication Gazette. 49 (3): 177–192. doi:10.1177/001654929204900302. PMID 12286006. An audience of at least 550 million people in China watched Ke Wang, the largest audience in any single country for any television program.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.