Defying the Storm

Details

Title: 凭栏一片风云起 / Ping Lan Yi Pian Feng Yun Qi
English title: Defying the Storm
Genre: Period, drama
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: Hunan TV, Mango TV, Tencent
Broadcast period: 2022-May-19 to 2022-Jun-9
Air time: 20:00
Official soundtrack: Defying the Storm OST

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the formation of the National Southwest Associated University, 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 Haitang, 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 while in exile.

Haitang and Zhang Qi fell in love. Upon arriving in Chongqing, they supported each other in establishing a medical school under Peking University. However, Haitang was dismissed from her position. The couple traveled west to Kunming, got married, and reestablished a medical school in Mengzi. During the Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, Haitang 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.

User/Viewer Ratings

2.25

(4 votes)

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 (张钰琦) as Xu Yuanyin
Ma Xiao Fan as Meng Haichen
Cai Xin Yang as Zeng Poshan
- Guan Zi Cheng (管梓程) as Zeng Po Shan (young)
Liu Yang Ke as Li Donglai
Qin Bo Kun as Lu Ziyi
He Ming Han as Tang Shizhen
Ma Li as Li Xin Ye
Hu Ya Jie as Ceng Mu
Wang Si Yi as Gao Ai Ju
Ge Jian Guang as Okayama Shinichi
Jin Chen

Xi Yu Li as Kang Lan Shan
Qi Jie as Xiao Hong En
Bai Fan as Bai Fei
Liu Hong Yu as Chen Dai Rong
Wu Yun Fei as Xu Te
Tie Niu as Ando Toshikazu
Liu Zi Yi as Chen Ran
Wang Yi Bo as Xu Han Xun
Li Jing Yi as Yu Ke Jing
Li Jin Yuan (李进源) as Jin Chao

Li Zheng Tao (李政陶) as He Yan
Huang Xin as Zhou Yi Wu
Zhang Teng Yao (章腾耀) as Zou Sheng Hong
Wang Huan (王欢) as Zhang Bu Chun
Qu Yan (曲艳) as Li Wen Shu Yu
Li Xiao Hong as Mother Xu
Gao Yu Qing as Father Xu
Cao Qi as Chen Meng Wen
Li Hai Bing as Lao Sun
Wang Zhi Min as Zhou Zhou Shen

Lin Shuo (林烁) as Shuan Zi
Zhang Ming (张明) as Captain Zheng
Xing Xiao as Tailor Wang
Zhai Xiao Xing as bookstore owner
Li Hao Xuan as army officer
Xuan Yi Hao as Wang Jun Yan
Yi Nan Ting as Gao Lin
Zhang Jing Feng (张景峰) as Xu Zhi Ce
Zhang Bo as Xu Yuan
Peng Wei Kang (彭伟康) as Cao Yu Kun
Zhuo Wen Hua as Zhao Yan Zhou
Ge Jun Yan (葛君延) as Zhang Xu Zhi
Liu Bo as Liu Yao Kun
Yao Pei Yi (姚佩宜) as Wang Yue Qing
Yang Zi Jie as Gao Guan Lin
Zheng Tian Xiang as Wang Chao Yun
Wang Ze Han (王泽翰) as A Bu
Li Zi Han (李子涵) as Zhou Chao Jun
Fu Wan Da as Bai Fei
Xun Dai Wei (荀大伟) as Lu Zi Yi
Guo Yi Bo (郭义博) as Tang Shi Zhen
Cui Sheng Zong as Zhu Yi Ning
Yu Wei Ni
Zhang Hong Bin as CEO Zhang

Production Credits

Director: Jin Chen
Screenwriter: Mai Ling, Wu Xiao Mei
Producer: Wu Xiao Mei, Zhang Zhuo, Sun Xu
Presenter: Zhao Yi Fang, Fu Bin Xing, Wu Xiao Mei
Company: Huace Media, Zhong Tian Que Xi (中天鹊禧)

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