Ripening Orange: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Because she is infertile, Da Ma has never received much attention from her husband Rong Yao Hua. After finding out of his heated love affair with brothel beauty Yan Hong, she decides to do something about her own fate by living vicariously through the innocent Xiu He, a farmer's daughter who reminds Da Ma of her own youth. Da Ma decides to let Xiu He marry into the Rong family as Yao Hua's concubine in hopes that she will bear the family a child. Unexpectedly, Yao Hua's cousin Yao Hui takes his place as the groom and falls in love with Xiu He.

Series details

• Title: Ripening Orange
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2002-02-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-8
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20335
• IMDb ID: tt6354760
• TVDB ID: 318338

Cast and credited roles

• Zhou Xun — Xiu He
• Gui Ya Lei — Da Ma
• Huang Lei — Rong Yao Hui
• Johnny Kou — Rong Yao Hua

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-02-12; final listed air date 2002-03-18; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ripening Orange 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.