Wave of TV series to mark Long March anniversary
By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2016-10-23 10:26
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A scene from The Red Guards. [Photo provided to 皇冠体育app Daily] |
Political Commissar, a 32-episode series loosely inspired by real-life events, has been airing on two satellite channels in Liaoning and Henan provinces, respectively, since Oct 19.
With a cast led by Sha Yi and Hu Ke, the series is based on a war hero who leads a Communist Party regiment in Northeast 皇冠体育app to fight Japanese aggression and convinces a Kuomintang army to surrender.
Meanwhile, Red Star Over 皇冠体育app, inspired by the namesake book by American journalist Edgar Snow, began its run on Hunan Satellite TV on Oct 20.
The 30-episode TV series portrays 皇冠体育app's military and politics during that period.