Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Heroes of the North

Drama: Heroes of the North / The Snow Queen
Chinese Title: 北国英雄 / Bei Guo Ying Xiong / 雪女王 / Xue Nu Wang
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: October 22, 2020

Initial Release Date: May 30, 2018
Genre: Spy, War
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 50
Director: Yang Yang
Screenwriter: Jia Dongyan
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

During a time when Manchuria was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan, there lived a young woman from the Northern Country who engages in a life-and-death struggle against her enemies and earns the name Snow Queen.

After the Mukden Incident in 1931, the Gu Family which has been putting up a fight against the Japanese military is massacred. Only the family's adopted daughter Gu Xue Ying (Re Yi Zha) escapes and she travels to Qiqihar to reunite with her fiancee Gu Zhao Long (Dylan Kuo).

Gu Zhao Long has infiltrated Manchukuo as a member of the military. Thinking that her fiancee has defected, Gu Xue Ying vows to kill him for putting the family to shame. Her journey takes her to the Qian Mountains where she joins a band of freedom fighters and takes part in the Defense of Harbin. She and Gu Zhao Long encounter each other several times as opponents in battle. Meanwhile, she finds herself falling in love with military strategist Shen Lei Zhi (Kimi Qiao).

Fun Facts

It first premiered on May 30, 2018 at 19:30 on JSTV.
Filming was completed in 2016.
It was Kimi Qiao's last drama due to his sudden passing on September 16, 2016.
Dylan Kuo and Kris Sun Zujun were often working out during their free time. They kept to a strict diet of eating only steamed food to keep fit.

Cast

	Reyizha as Gu Xueying
	Dylan Kuo as Gu Zhaolong
	Kimi Qiao as Shen Leizhi
	Collin Chou as Gu Tiezheng
	Andy On as Han Zhendong
	Yuen Wah as Zhao Taiyi
	Yin Zhusheng as Jiu Chao Tie Fu
	Wei Ni as Jin Xianqiu
	Jiro Wang as Gu Zhaopan