Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Medal of the Republic

Drama: Medal of the Republic
Chinese Title: 功勋 / Gong Xun
Broadcast Network: Beijing TV, Dragon TV, Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Date: September 26, 2021

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) except Sat (1 ep), released online 22:00, next day for non-VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Historical
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 48
Director: Zheng Xiaolong, Shen Yan, Lin Nan, Yang Wenjun, Mao Weining
Screenwriter: Wang Xiaoqiang, Gong Xiangdong, Xu Su, Li Xiuwen,
Production Company: Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS) Shanghai Media Group (SMG)
Producer: Cao Ping
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

It is an anthology drama about the lives of eight legendary figures in China:

Yu Min: It follows Yu Min's involvement in national defence and security from his youth until he reached his middle age.
Shen Jilan: It gives an emphasis on Shen Jilan's experiences in advocating "equal pay for men and women" and her election to the first National People's Congress.
Sun Jiadong: Countless defeats become the starting point to depict the relentless spirits of the Chinese scientists that Sun Jiadong represents.
Li Yannian: It follows Li Yannian's heroic feats during the Korean War (known in China as the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea.)
Zhang Fuqing: A war veteran has gone to live in one of the poorest regions and helped people out of poverty.
Yuan Longping: What started as a dream slowly came to fruition as Yuan Longping worked tirelessly to provide food and clothing for his motherland and the people of the world.
Huang Xuhua: It recounts the difficult process in China's independent research and development of nuclear submarines.
Tu Youyou: It depicts the development of the new antimalarial drug artemisinin and answers some doubts people have about the Nobel Prize Tu Youyou received in 2015.

Cast

	Wang Lei as Li Yannian
	Lei Jiayin as Yu Min
	Jiang Xin as Shen Jilan
	Tong Dawei as Sun Jiadong
	Guo Tao as Zhang Fuqing
	Huang Zhizhong as Yuan Longping
	Huang Xiaoming as Huang Xuhua
	Zhou Xun as Tu Youyou