Fortress Besieged
1990
6.8
1 Season
Drama
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Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.
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1x10 - Episode 10
1990-01-01
Adapted from Qian Zhongshu's famous novel, Fortress Besieged (Wei Cheng) is arguably the best Chinese TV series portraying Chinese intellectuals, but the popular television series directed by Huang Shuqin, starring Chen Daoming, Lu Liping, Li Yuanyuan, Ge You, Ying Da. It is a comedy, a tragedy, a love story, a satire, and above all, a masterpiece.
