Like a Flowing River
| Like a Flowing River | |
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Promotional poster for part one | |
| Genre | Period |
| Based on | 大江东去 (River of Time) by Ah Nai |
| Written by | Yuan Keping |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 47 (Part 1), 39 (Part 2), 33 (Part 3) |
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| Executive producer | Hou Hongliang |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 40-45 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Dragon TV, Beijing TV |
| Release | December 10, 2018 – February 1, 2024 |
Like a Flowing River (Chinese: 大江大河; pinyin: Dà Jiāng Dà Hé) is a 2018 Chinese period drama based on Ah Nai's novel River of Time (大江东去 IPA:[tâ.tɕjáŋ.tʊ́ŋ.tɕʰŷ]). It is directed by Kong Sheng and Huang Wei, and stars Wang Kai, Yang Shuo and Dong Zijian as budding entrepreneurs who take advantage of the economic reforms being rolled out in 1970s China.
The drama is a celebration of 40 years of China's open door policy, and will be split into two parts. The first part will run for 45 episodes, and air on Dragon TV and Beijing TV beginning December 10, 2018. The second part began airing on Dragon TV and Zhejiang TV on December 20, 2020.