Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

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Once Upon a Time in Qingdao

2015

1 Seasons

40 Episodes

7.5(2 votes)

Ended

Drama

War & Politics

Overview

The series follows the lives of three brothers as they struggle through the turbulent political period before the war. They become part of the first-generation immigrant entrepreneurial path in Qingdao. The story began in 1904 when the Jinan Railway opened and ends with the outbreak of war in 1937.

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16 members

Acting

黄渤

Wang Mancang

Acting

Liu Xiangjing

Xia Defa

Liu Xiangjing

Acting

Gong Zheng

Tian You

Gong Zheng

Acting

王双宝

Jiang Sha Zi

王双宝

Acting

萨日娜

Mother Chen

萨日娜

Acting

Fu Miao

Da Man

Fu Miao

Acting

黄小蕾

Xiao Man

黄小蕾

Acting

王凯

Cheng Zhi

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宋佳伦

Ji Cun

宋佳伦

Acting

Wang Huichun

Fu Xing

Wang Huichun

Acting

Ying Zi

Fu Xiu

Ying Zi

Acting

任帅

Commander Wu

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陈逸恒

Shen Honglie

陈逸恒

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Fu Jing

Gu Lan

Fu Jing

Acting

Li Daqiang

Mr. Jia

Li Daqiang

Acting

Zhao Liang

Mr. Shao

Zhao Liang

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