Country Spirit (2001)

Original title

酒是故鄉醇

Cast

Gordon Lam, Charmaine Sheh, Sheren Tang, Joe Ma, Yuen Wah, Paul Chun, Rebecca Chan, Winnie Yeung

Genre

drama television series

Country

Hong Kong

Length

1 season, 42 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In early 1900s China, a young woman enters a ghost marriage to a deceased man and becomes a widow. Living at a rural winery, she forms a bond with her late husband's house servant. The story follows their lives against the backdrop of winemaking traditions.

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What happens

Country Spirit (Chinese: 酒是故鄉醇; lit. Wine Tastes Sweetest in One’s Hometown) is a 2001 television drama series produced by TVB. The series takes place in a winery in China in the early 1900s. The series, totaling 42 episodes, follows a widow in a ghost marriage and her husband's house servant. The television series was filmed in a number of locations in Guangxi, including Guposhan National Forest Park, Detian waterfall, and Huangyao old town. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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