Born to be Alive
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Details
- Title: 生命树 / Sheng Ming Shu
- English title: Born to be Alive
- Genre: Rural
- Episodes: 40
- Broadcast network: CCTV, iQiyi
- Broadcast period: 2026-Jan-30
- Theme song: Tree of Life (生命树) by Tan Wei Wei
Synopsis
A contemporary drama centered on ecological and environmental protection.
In the 1990s, Mazhi County on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau relied heavily on agriculture and animal husbandry, and it once sank deep into poverty. Nearby lay the Uninhabited Zone, Bolamula, rich in mineral deposits and wildlife resources, which attracted large numbers of poachers and illegal miners who slaughtered and exploited indiscriminately for huge profits. With the support of County Chief Lin Peisheng, Deputy County Mayor Duo Jie established a Mountain Patrol team. Initially, the goal was to explore for minerals in the uninhabited zone as a way out of poverty, but after witnessing the horrific slaughter of Tibetan antelopes, Duo Jie devoted himself entirely to environmental protection.
Among the patrol team, the young policewoman Bai Ju became Duo Jie’s destined variable. She was an orphan adopted by Zhang Qinqin, a doctor aiding Tibet, and the youngest daughter of the Bai family, fearless and bold by nature. After personally entering the uninhabited zone, Bai Ju quickly matured, forming deep bonds with the patrol members and falling in love with newspaper reporter Shao Yunfei. United in purpose, they worked together to establish a nature reserve, only to face Duo Jie’s disappearance and the disbandment of the patrol team on the eve of success.
More than a decade later, Bolamula has regained its tranquility, but illegal coal mining once again upsets the balance between development and environmental protection. Bai Ju reunites with her former lover, old friends, and family, and together they pursue the truth behind Duo Jie’s disappearance on a new-era path of environmental conservation. In the end, they restore the hero’s good name and continue to safeguard the clear waters and blue skies of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Yang Zi as Bai Ju
- Hu Ge as Duo Jie
- Li Guang Jie as Lin Peisheng
- Zhang Zhe Hua as Shao Yunfei
- Supporting Cast
- Mei Ting as Zhang Qinqin
- Yuan Hong as Meng Yaohui
- Yang Shuo as Li Yongqiang
- Zhou You as Bai Chun
- Jin Ba (金巴) as Zha Cuo
- Feng Bing as Han Xuechao
- Geng Dan (更旦) as Sang Ba
- Su Xin as He Qingyan
- Cai Ding Zha Xi (才丁扎西) as Duo Zhi Ba
- Zhou Fang as Bai Shao
- Lv Xiao Yi as Bai Shao (young)
- Zhou Si Yu as Bai Ji
- Chen Yu Jin as Bai Ji (young)
- Soinam Wangmo (索朗旺姆) as Cai Ren
- Ga Ma Jiu Mei (尕玛久美) as Zha Xi
- Song Chu Yan as Feng Keqing
- Liu Pei
- Karma (尕玛文加) as Zhang Yang
- Xu Ao Jun as Xiao Liu
- Tsering Döndrup (顿珠次仁) as Jiu Mei
- Cai Jia Ming as Xiao Zhang
- Yang Xiu Cuo (杨秀措) as Wang Mu
- Li Qian as Zhu Li
- Li Ping as Mother Meng
- Liu Min Tao as Zhao Zhijin
- Liu Tian Chi as Mayor Wang
- Yue Yang as Police Chief Wang
- He Yu Hong as Xiao Yan
- Jing Hao as Shi Long
- Zhao Chuan as Lin Jianshe
- Ze Nan as Ding Zhuoxi
- Wang Yu Ning as Zhao Yuji
- Xu Duo Duo as Shao Zhuling
- Zhang Yi Tong as Shao Zhuling (older)
- Sheng Lu Yue (盛路悦) as Wu Jiang
- Jiao Peng as Ma Yizhong
- Chen Wei Dong as Xie Yang
- Bi Hong as President Ding
- Wang Da Qi as Mu Zhonghe
- Zhang Tian Shu as Huo Xiaoyue
- Zhang Yu Qi as Fan Xinpeng
- Zhu Meng Yao as Xia Jie
- Zhao Yi Ji as Liu Sen
- Zhuo Ma Mu (卓玛木) as Dan Zhou
- Cai Bu Dan (才布旦) as Ni Ma
- Luo Dan (洛丹) as Zha Cuo's father
- Lu Shan (卢珊) as Xiao Dong
- Ding Kai as Editor Ding
- Ma Bo as Guo Shun
- Ji Xiao Long as Police Chief Liu
- Hu Zi Cheng as Wang Fumin
- Li Zhi Qiang as Li Jianbing
- Hui Wang Jun (惠王军) as pilot
- Chai Jun Zhe as Lao Sun
- Liu Xiao Di as Lao Yu
- Jia Shun Zhi as Lao Hua
- Kang Xuan as gunner
- Zhao Xiao Hei (赵小黑) as gunner
- Zhang Mao (张懋) as Wang Jian
- Luo Wei Chen as Zhang Yuan
- Shao Lao Wu as gold shop boss
- Ren Dong Lin as Section Chief Guo
- Bi Da Xun as Tu Zhen Mountain Director
- Dang Hao Yu as Chen Cheng
- Yao Chen Xiao as Bai Wenyuan
Production Credits
- Director: Li Xue
- Co-Director: Yang Shuo
- Screenwriter: Wang San Mao, Wang Lei, Xiao Yi Fan (肖意凡), Huang Kai Wen, Li Xue, Zhao Shuo (赵烁), Liu Xiao Xi, Gao Man Tang (script planner)
- Producer: Hou Hong Liang, Zhao Zi Yu
- Company: Daylight Entertainment

