Liu Lao Gen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A story about a 50-year-old man with a dream to make his fellow villagers wealthy. Having lived in the city for a long time, Liu Laogen (Zhao Benshan) returns to his hometown to engage his efforts in tourism and uses folk art to attract an audience.

Series details

• Title: Liu Lao Gen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2002-03-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-1
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Youku
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 43 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 66233

Cast and credited roles

• Zhao Ben Shan — Liu Lao Gen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-03-06; final listed air date 2002-03-23; episode order: 18.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-02-04; final listed air date 2003-02-25; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-02-10; final listed air date 2020-03-23; episode order: 42.
• Season 4: premiered 2021-05-01; final listed air date 2021-05-20; episode order: 40.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-11-28; final listed air date 2023-01-06; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from Liu Lao Gen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.