Archives: The Nanyang Mystery

Details

Title: 南部档案 / Nan Bu Dang An
English title: Archives: The Nanyang Mystery
Also known as: The South Bureau / Southern Anecdote
Genre: Republican, Adventure, Mystery
Episodes: 33
Broadcast network: iQiyi
Broadcast period: 2026-Jun-11
Related TV series: Dao Mu Bi Ji

Synopsis

In the early years of the Republic of China era, a bizarre murder case known as "Water Ghost Longing for Home" occurs at sea in Nanyang. Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia, two staff members from the Southern Archives dispatched by the Zhang family to investigate the mysterious events, are drawn into a deadly trap used to hunt down members of the Zhang family overseas. Haixia offers his life in a scheme to break the deadlock, sending Haiyan aboard the giant ship, the Nan'an, back to Xiamen, in hopes of giving him a chance to survive. However, this turbulent voyage seems to have only just begun. A powerful warlord, a naive and persistent young accountant, and a dearest friend he has not seen for ten years... Haiyan faces a series of unexpected events alone, and the moment he sets foot in Xiamen, the true destiny of the two young men begin to unfold...

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00

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Cast

Correlation Chart

Main Cast

Zhang Xin Cheng as Zhang Hailou / Zhang Haiyan
- Jin Meng Yi as Zhang Haiyan (young)
Ding Yu Xi as Zhang Haixia
- Zhang Jing Yi as Zhang Haixia (young)
Jiang Pei Yao as Zhang Haiqi / Miss Dong (fake) (voiced by Bai Xin Zan)
Fu Da Long as Mo Yungao

Supporting Cast

Liu Ling Zi as Feng Huang
Zhang Chen Xiao as Zhang Qianjun Wan Ma
Li Huan as He Jianxi
Jiang Zhuo Jun as Bai Zhu / Bai Yu (voiced by Han Qi)
Xu Zheng Xi as Zhang Ruipu
Han Dong as Zhang Qishan
Ji Xiao Bing as Jie Jiuye
Xu Zhen Xuan as Wu Xie (voiced by Shi Ze Kun)
Cheng Xiang as Zhang Qiling (voiced by Xu Yu Hao)
Ying Hao Ming as Qi Tiezui (voiced by Zhang Jie)
Qu Gao Wei as Lu Junxiang (voiced by Lu Li Feng)
Kou Zhen Hai as Dong Shichang
Tong Chen Jie as Wei Sili
Gao Sheng as Chen Xifeng (voiced by Yun Wei Yi)
Ding Ying Zhi as Zhang Changlin (Lin Liuren) (voiced by Yu Chang Yu)
Qi Jun Yu as Li Pinrui (voiced by Yi Fan)
Tang Bei Ping as Jiu Tou Yan Dai (voiced by Gao Xu Dong)
Ding Nan as She Zu (voiced by Yang Xiao Ran)
Yu Kang as Hei Bei Lao Liu (voiced by Li Jin)
Daniel Stone as Warner (voiced by Tang Ming Dong (唐明冬))
Di Ma as Steven (voiced by Su Yu Shan (苏雨山))
Dieco Dati as Hudson (voiced by Lu Yang)
Qi Na Ru Tu as Priest Su Ya / Su Ji (voiced by Li Hao Jia)
Dong Hao Ran as Da Jin Dao
Tu Xian Zhi as Wu Lang Hua Zha
Wu Hong as Zhang Qianzhang (voiced by Li Guan Chen)
Yin Rou Yi as Yue Shu
Cao Yang Ming Zhu as Wan Duo
Yu Wei Ni as Zhang Haijiao
Cheng Cheng as Zhang Siye (Shi Ye)
Zhang Jing as Bai Sheng (voiced by Zhao Jun Ling)
Xiao Song Yuan as Miao Zhu
Zhong Zhao Xi as Zhang Haidou
Li Kun Ru (李坤儒) as Zhang Haichan
Dong Bo as Chen Libiao (voiced by Luan Li Sheng)
Bi Hong as old fisherman
Lin Jun Yi as Song Cai
Lin Ya Dong as bridegroom
Zhuang Ke Ren as bride
Ding Zheng Yong as black shop boss
Wang Jin Xin as Team Leader Chen
Li Ya Nan as boat elder
Chen Hua Jie (陈华杰) as swimmer guide
Li Gao Ji as black shop employee
Xu Chun Yan as snake mother
Yu Qing as shopkeeper
Wu Shu Lin as preserved food shopkeeper
Wei Kai as soldier
Song Yu as Er Duo Long
Yu Xiao Dong as Dong Manor butler
Luo Yi Hang as Zhang Haimo
Zhang Ri Hui as Mayor
Hai Yang as ceremonial master
Guo Jing Jing as Miss Dong (real)
Lin Jia Qi (林佳琪) as maidservant
Wang Jun Zhe as Yuan Bao
Wang Jian Long as old supervisor
- as Xie Shen (voiced by Zhang Zhan Kun)
- as Wesley (voiced by Zhang Rui Yu (张芮瑜))
- as Governor-General Hermann (voiced by Xia Xue Feng)

Original Soundtrack

Archives: The Nanyang Mystery OST

Production Credits

Original Writing: Nan Bu Dang An (南部档案) by Nan Pai San Shu
Director: Zhou Jing Tao, Lin Yi, Liang Jing Yu
Screenwriter: Nan Pai San Shu
Producer: Peng Tian
Executive Producer: Nan Pai San Shu, Wang Ke
Company: iQiyi

Notes

Filming period: 2024-Dec-01 to 2025-Apr-17

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