A Sentimental Story

A Sentimental Story
Also known as
  • Love Is Sweet and Cruel
  • A Romantic Story
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningAn Occurrence of Wind, Flowers, Snow and the Moon
Hanyu PinyinYī Chǎng Fēng Huā Xuě Yuè de Shì
JyutpingJat1 Coeng4 Fung3 Faa1 Syut3 Jyut6 dik1 Si6
Created by
  • Liu Yanming
  • Sheng Chongqing
  • Lu Songlin
Written byHai Yan
Directed byZhao Baogang
Starring
Ending theme"Feng Hua Xue Yue" (风花雪月) performed by Chen Lin
ComposerChen Xiangyu
Country of originChina
Original languages
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • some English
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerWang Xiaozhu
Producers
  • Eryong
  • Sun Yi
CinematographyShen Tao
Running time45 minutes
Production companies

A Sentimental Story is a 1997 Chinese romantic thriller television drama series directed by Zhao Baogang and written by Hai Yan. The story is about a young policewoman falling in love with a gangster she pursues. A smash hit, the series is credited with catapulting lead actress Xu Jinglei, a little-known Beijing Film Academy student, to national fame.