Name: Winter Begonia
Genre: Historical, Drama
Released: 2020-03-20
Rating: 9.6
Cast: Charmaine Sheh, Yin Zheng, Huang Xiao Ming, Tan Jian Ci, Yalkun Merxat

Charmaine Sheh is an award-winning Hong Kong actress and singer. Born on May 28, 1975, she was initially preparing for a very different career after graduating in 1994 from studying hotel management at the International Management Institute Switzerland. But after winning second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Charmaine Sheh launched her career in entertainment. She made her acting debut in the 1998 television series “Time Off.” She has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Line Walker” (2014), “Bet Her” (2017) and “Story of Yanxi Palace” (2018).

Charmaine Sheh

Yin Zheng, or Andrew Yin, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor. He was born December 30, 1986 and made his acting debut in 2013. Since then, he has appeared in both films and television dramas including, “Give Seven Days” (2014), “Love Me If You Dare” (2015), and “Original Sin” (2018).

Yin Zheng

Huang Xiao Ming is a Chinese actor and singer. Born on November 13, 1977, he was first discovered at the age of 9 when he was chosen by a film studio to play the child protagonist in a movie. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Since graduation, Huang Xiao Ming has starred in many popular films and television dramas, including all three installments of “Da Han Tian Zi” (2001-2005), “The Return of the Condor Heroes” (2006), “Shanghai Bund” (2007), “Summer’s Desire” (2010), “Longmen Express” (2013) and “Cruel Romance” (2015) and “Nirvana in Fire 2” (2017-2018). Huang Xiao Ming married actress Angelababy in 2015.

Huang Xiao Ming

Tan Jian Ci, or JC-T, as he’s also known, is a Chinese actor and singer. He was born on October 5, 1990 in Beihai, China and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2010 when he debuted as a member of the mandopop group, M.I.C.. In 2015, he made his acting debut, taking on his first role in a television drama. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Secret of the Three Kingdoms” (2018), “Never Gone” (2018), and “Winter Begonia” (2020).

Tan Jian Ci

Yalkun Merxat, better known as Mi Re, is a Chinese actor. He was born in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, on July 20, 1991 and made his acting debut in 2014. Since then, he has appeared in an increasing number of television dramas, including “Untouchable Lovers” (2018), “Legend of Yun Xi” (2018), and “Winter Begonia” (2020).

Yalkun Merxat

Chin Shi Chieh, or Jin Shi Jie, as he’s also known, is a Taiwanese actor and director. He was born December 29, 1951 and made his debut as a theater director in 1980. In 1986 he made his first appearance in film and in 2003 he made his debut as a theater actor. He has appeared in numerous films and television dramas including, “In Time With You” (2011), “Ever Night” (2018), and “From Survivor to Healer” (2019).

Chin Shih Chieh

Huang Sheng Yi, or Eva Huang, as she’s also known, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was born in Shanghai, China, on February 11, 1983 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2004, when she took her first lead role in a film. Since then, she has appeared in several well-known films and various television dramas, including “Winter Begonia” (2020).

Huang Sheng Yi

Li Ze Feng is a Chinese actor. He was born on June 22, 1983 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China and made his debut as an actor in 2008. Since then, he has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Perfect Partner” (2020).

Li Ze Feng

Du Chun is a Chinese actor. Born on May 22, 1981, he comes from an entertainment family. His father, Du Zhi Guo, is an actor, and his mother, Yang Li, is a dancer and dancing instructor. After making his acting debut in the 2003 television drama “Han Wu Da Di,” Du Chun is known for his many leading roles in dramas, including his recent roles in “The Legend of Incorruptible Stone” (2011), “Palace II” (2012) and “Ice and Fire of Youth” (2015). Du Chun also has sung the soundtracks to some of his television dramas, including “Dilemma” (2008), “Truthful” (2009) and “Love and Fight With a Terracotta Warrior” (2010).

Du Chun

Chen Du Ling is a Chinese actress who was born on October 18, 1993, in Xiamen, China. She graduated from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics but eventually decided to turn her hand to acting. She made her screen debut in 2015, appearing in the movie “The Left Ear,” for which she was nominated in the Best New Actress category at the Shanghai Film Critics Awards. Also in 2015, she made her TV drama debut, appearing in the series “Seventeen Blue.” Since then, she has gone on to star in several movies, including “Inference Notes” (2017) and “The Twins” (2019). She has also continued to appear in drama titles, including “Operation Love” (2017) and “Another Me.”

Chen Du Ling

Huang Xin Yao, or Sarah Huang Xinyao, as she's also known, is a Chinese actress. She was born on April 17, 1990 and made her acting debut in 2016. Since then, she has appeared in a couple films and several television dramas, including “Sm:)e” (2018), “Mr Swimmer” (2018), “Listening Snow Tower” (2019), “Winter Begonia” (2020), “Court Lady” (2020), and “Consummation” (2020).

Huang Xin Yao

Zhou Da Wei, also known as David Chou, is a Chinese actor. He was born on August 28, 1995 and made his acting debut in 2020. Since his debut, he has appeared in various television dramas, including “Winter Begonia” (2020), “Court Lady” (2020), and “Consummation” (2020).

Zhou Da Wei

Wang Dong is a Chinese model and actor. He was born in Liaoning, China, on July 30, 1978 and made his acting debut in 2013. Since then, he has appeared in both film and numerous television dramas, including “Love is Back” (2014), “Princess Agents” (2017), “Ever Night” (2018), “Ever Night 2” (2020), “Perfect Partner” (2020), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “Consummation” (2020).

Wang Dong

He Rui Xian is a Chinese actress who was born on November 4, 1994, in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, and made her acting debut in the 2015 wartime drama series “Jingling Battle.” She has followed up with appearances in the variety TV show “Let’s Go” in 2016, as well as the more recent drama series “Go Ahead” (2020).

He Rui Xian

Zhang Gong is a Chinese actor. He was born in Lanxi, Zhejiang, China on March 19, 1964 and made his acting debut in 1996. Since then, he has appeared in both film and countless television dramas, including “The Investiture of the Gods” (2014), “Lost Love in Times” (2017), “Eternal Love” (2017), “Listening Snow Tower” (2019), “Legend of the Phoenix” (2019), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “The Promise of Chang’an” (2020).

Zhang Gong

Huang Xing Yuan is an up-and-coming Chinese singer and actor who was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province, China, on November 10, 2003. He began performing on TV talent shows in 2011 and made an appearance on the long-running talent show “Extraordinary 6+1” in 2013. In 2014, he joined the music group High2000 (H2K). More recently, he has transitioned into acting, starring in “The Prince of Tennis” (2019) and the period drama series “Oh! My Sweet Liar!”

Huang Xing Yuan

Tang Jing Mei is a Chinese actress. She was born in Jiangxi, China, on May 24, 1987 and made her acting debut in 2007. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “Lost Love in Times” (2017), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “God of Lost Fantasy” (2020).

Tang Jing Mei

Shen Bao Ping is a Chinese actor. He was born in Xinxiang, Henan, China, on April 2, 1957, and made his acting debut in 1996. Since then, he has appeared in a handful of films and countless television dramas, including “Scarlet Heart” (2011), “The Story of Ming Lan” (2018), “Love and Destiny” (2019), “Winter Begonia” (2020), and “Twisted Fate of Love” (2020).

Shen Bao Ping

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Branded as an outsider and shunned as such, Shang Xirui (Yin Zheng) has faced a lifetime of trials but that has never once stopped him from reaching for his dream. An exceptional talent in the world of Peking opera, Xirui has but one dream, to share his love and knowledge of this beautiful, traditional art form with the world.&nbsp;

When wealthy businessman, Cheng Fengtai (Huang Xiao Ming) attends one of Xirui’s performances, he’s captivated by both the art and the artist. Sharing a passion for Peking opera, Fengtai and Xirui soon become the best of friends. An avid supporter of Xirui’s work, Fengtai helps his Xirui rebuild a local theater and train a new troupe of aspiring actors, to carry on the art and its traditions.

As the two work closely together, their friendship blossoms, both finding something in each other that neither has had before: a true friend. But in the summer of 1937, everything they love and have worked so hard for is threatened, when the Japanese army invades Beijing. Knowing they must fight to protect that which they love most, the two take up arms in defiance of those who threaten to destroy everything they hold dear.

Based on the novel of the same name by Shui Ru Tian Er, “Winter Begonia” is a 2020 period drama directed by Hui Kai Dong.

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