Medal of the Republic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It is an anthology drama about the lives of eight legendary figures in China: Yu Min: Involvement in national defence and security from his youth until he reached his middle age. Shen Jilan: 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. Li Yannian: 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: 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: Development of the new antimalarial drug artemisinin and answers some doubts people have about the Nobel Prize received in 2015.

Series details

• Title: Medal of the Republic
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Premiere date: 2021-09-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-10-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Dragon TV
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61214
• TVDB ID: 401489

Cast and credited roles

• Wang Lei — Li Yan Nian
• Lei Jia Yin — Yu Min
• Huang Xiao Ming — Huang Xu Hua
• Guo Tao — Zhang Fu Qing
• Jiang Xin — Shen Ji Lan
• Tong Da Wei — Sun Jia Dong
• Zhou Xun — Tu You You
• Huang Zhi Zhong — Yuan Long Ping

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-09-26; final listed air date 2021-10-21; episode order: 48.

Source and licence

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