A Long Way Home - Chinese Drama 2023

A Long Way Home is a reality drama directed by Kang Honglei and Liu Hanxuan, led by Zhang Wanyi, Guo Tao, and Liu Lin, co-starring Zhang Yue, Li Haofei, Zhou Fang, Zhang Kaitai, Li Le, and Liu Pei.

The drama tells a story about forestry reform and the realization of ecological heritage.

Details

English Title: A Long Way Home
Chinese Title: 父辈的荣耀
Other Titles: 岁月长兴, 父辈的旗帜
Genre: Family, Drama
Tag: Father-Son Relationship, Orphan Male Lead, Character Development, Environmental Issues, Adopted Male Lead, Family Business
Episodes: 30
Duration: 45 min.
Director: Kang Honglei, Liu Hanxuan
Writer: Zhao Dongling, Liu Xiaoxi, Song Muge, Xue Jinling
Producer: Ma Jun, Liu Mingli, Yang Xia, Zhao Xiaobo, Xi Wensong, Li Zhanying
Product Company: CCTV, Tencent Penguin Pictures
Released Date: 2023-08-27
Broadcast Website: WeTV

Cast

Zhang WanyiChen XingjieMain Role
Guo TaoGu ChangshanMain Role
Liu LinNa CunhuaMain Role
Zhang YueLin XiaoqingSupport Role
Li HaofeiLing FenqinSupport Role
Zhou FangLiang FengxiaSupport Role
Ge ShanshanMa XiaoyunSupport Role
Zhang KaitaiGu ZhaoxiSupport Role
Wang LinaLiang FengjuSupport Role
Qi KuiChen ShangyouSupport Role

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Synopsis

From 1998 to 2015, it was a period of tremendous transformation in China's forestry sector. During this time, Gu Changshan adopted his fallen comrade's son, Xingjie. After much consideration, Gu's family ultimately decided to support Xingjie's further education. The wave of job layoffs concluded with some of the younger generation leaving first, while those who remained, under Gu Changshan's leadership, embarked on establishing "family ecological forests" to temporarily address their livelihood crisis.

By 2007, a new turning point arrived with a focus on ecological protection and improving people's lives. The project to relocate inhabitants from remote mountainous areas began. The 923 Work Team once again faced the proposition of moving elsewhere. Xingjie was also drawn back to the mountains. After resolving family crises, he took on the task of mobilizing the migration efforts and found his own sense of purpose within it. Determined to stay and shoulder the mission of forestry reform, he decided to remain.

Subsequently, in the context of comprehensive logging restrictions in 2014 and 2015, Xingjie actively responded to the call of "Preserving the green mountains and clear waters is more valuable than gold and silver mines." With his family and many more residents of the forested region, he set off towards a better new life.