[Mainland Chinese Drama 2022] Defying the Storm aka A Storm of Wind and Cloud 凭栏一片风云起

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Details:

Chinese title:  凭栏一片风云起 / Ping Lan Yi Pian Feng Yun Qi
English title:   A Storm of Wind and Cloud

Genre:  Period, war, romance

Director: Jin Chen

Screenwriter: Mai Ling, Wu Xiao Mei

Episodes: 40

Broadcast Date: May 19 - June 9, 2022

Network:  Hunan TV, Mango TV, Tencent Video

 

Cast:

Hu Yi Tian as Zhang Qi
Zhang Ruo Nan as Meng Haitang
Wang Jin Song as Ling Wenyue
Zhang Xi Lin as Meng Wuran
Zhang He as Zeng Nianqiao
Lin Zi Lu as Ling Qianying
Gao Wei Guang as Fu Hengzhen
Hu Ya Jie as Zeng Mu
Wang Si Yi as Gao Aiju
Xi Yu Li as Kang Jueshan
Ma Li as Li Xinye
Li Min Cheng as Ding Huansheng
Liu Jia Tong as Long Zhenzhu
Zhang Yu Qi as Xu Yuanyin
Ma Xiao Fan as Meng Haichen
Cai Xin Yang as Zeng Poshan
Liu Yang Ke as Li Donglai
Qin Bo Kun as Lu Ziyi
He Ming Han as Tang Shizhen

 

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of the formation of National Southwest Associated University (commonly known as 'Lianda'), the story follows intellectuals in Beiping and the choices and sacrifices made by two generations to keep the flames of civilization alive.

Beiping fell to Japanese forces in 1937. Several northern universities decided to move south to Changsha, however, war soon broke out. Meng Hai Tang  a lecturer at the National Peking University School of Medicine, had to flee with the young students. In order to preserve their national heritage, a group of Chinese intellectuals came to form the National Southwest Associated University ("Lianda") while in exile.

Hai Tang and Zhang Qi  fell in love. Upon arriving in Chongqing, they supported each other in establishing a medical school under Peking University. However, Hai Tang was dismissed from her position. The couple travelled west to Kunming, got married and reestablished a medical school in Mengzi. During the Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, Hai Tang and Zhang Qi led students to provide medical aid. No matter how hard, these are people who embody the fearless university spirit of contemporary youth.

 

Credit: MDL, Dramawiki

 

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[SC2019]

This drama just obtained its distribution license on April 21, so a 2022 premiere is possible!

 

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[SC2019]

Premiering May 19, for the fans of Hu Yi Tian, this should be an action-packed one

[SC2019]

 

 

Unfortunately there aren't English subs as yet I believe. But this should be an interesting one for history buffs.

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On 5/21/2022 at 4:54 PM, SC2019 said:

Unfortunately there aren't English subs as yet I believe. But this should be an interesting one for history buffs.

 

I started watching this just now, and it's subbed, very decently too. Good for those who like watching period dramas. 

 

I'm still in the first episode, and I gotta say, there aren't awkward actors from what I've seen. Expressions and eye speak are very much on point.

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One more reason for me to watch this drama: the FL is a dead ringer for a former classmate, who was also an FA.