TV series

Xiao Yan San Jin

2016 · 1 season

A patient, earnest historical drama that mixes hardscrabble communal struggle with quiet spy intrigue and gentle romance.

Overview: In 1950 Shanghai, a former soldier leads a village of outcasts and exiles to transform barren land into a new home, all while uncovering spies and fighting for love and hope in a turbulent new era.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, found family, betrayal, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
found family
betrayal
love
healing
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: war & politics
Starring: Jia Yiping, Liu Yuefei, Tao Zeru, Xi Meijuan, 付瑶, Yin Ye Zi, Li Wenqi, Li Wenling
Length: 1 seasons, 30 episodes
Network: ZZRTV
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin