Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
Social & External
Xu Fugui
Xu Jiazhen
Town Chief
Chunsheng
Wan Erxi
Long'er
Xu Fengxia
Young Fengxia
Xu Youqing
Fugui's Dad
Fugui's Mom
Sgt. Lao Quan
Obstetric Nurse
Physician Wang
Mantou
Unknown Role
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