Dream in Red Mansions
“Dream in Red Mansions—for all its glory, it is but a dream.”
Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.
Details
First Aired: 1/29/1987
Languages: Mandarin
Created by: Wang Fulin
Type: Scripted
Production
CCTV-1Companies: China Central Television 中央电视台 (CCTV), China Television Production Center 中国电视剧制作中心 (CTPC)
Countries: China
Seasons
Season 1
The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Daiyu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all, moving into the family compound of her maternal grandmother in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew and male protagonist. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth and, so, is treated like a fragile egg and spoiled by his grandmother. He often spends his time with his female cousins and maids instead of tending to his studies.
