In That Distant Place (2009)

Original title

在那遥远的地方

Genre

drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 29 episodes

How it feels

Four childhood friends join the Chinese army in the 1970s and are sent to remote posts in the Kunlun Mountains. The series follows their military service and romantic relationships as two become border guards and a third becomes a combat medic.

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What happens

In That Distant Place (simplified Chinese: 在那遥远的地方; traditional Chinese: 在那遙遠的地方; pinyin: Zài nà yáoyuǎn de dìfāng) is a 2009 Chinese drama television series. The TV series is set in the 1970s during and just after the Cultural Revolution. It follows four childhood friends - three males and one female - as they joined the Kunlun Division of the People's Liberation Army and are posted to Ürümqi and the Kunlun Mountains. The series chronicles their army and love lives as two of the males become border guards and the female a combat medic. The series debuted on CCTV-1 on 26 July 2009 and comprises 29 episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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