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Tian Xing Jian (2011)

Tian Xing Jian poster
Original title
天行健
Genre
drama, war & politics
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 1 episode
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the story of Xinhua University from its founding in 1904 through the Japanese invasion in 1937 to 1945. It shows how the institution and its people survive and persist through war and hardship.

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What happens

Tian Xing Jian (Chinese mandarin 天行健) is a 2011 Chinese war fiction political television series starring Winston Chao about the Xinhua University history from the building in 1904 to the first opening in 1911 to the Japanese invasion of China from 1937 to 1945 and how it still remain today. The series was made to honor the Xinhua University 100th anniversary but was only aired one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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