Season 1
Season 1 • 2001
0In the late Qing dynasty, China suffered humiliating defeats in battles against foreign powers such as Britain and Japan and is forced to sign unequal treaties and cede territories to foreigners. Huo Yuan Jia, Huo En Di's son, travels to Beijing to meet his father's friend, "Great Sword" Wang Wu. He is drawn into the affairs of the Hundred Days' Reform unknowingly. Wang is a supporter of the reformists, and he attempts to rescue the "Six Gentlemen", who have been imprisoned on Empress Dowager Cixi's order. Huo joins Wang in his quest, but they fail, and the six men are executed in public, while Wang dies a gruesome death later when he tries to avenge his comrades. Through his experiences, Huo Yuan Jia begins to see the declining state of China and realises that China needs to change in order to survive in the future.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
In the late Qing dynasty, China suffered humiliating defeats in battles against foreign powers such as Britain and Japan and is forced to sign unequal treaties and cede territories to foreigners. Huo Yuan Jia, Huo En Di's son, travels to Beijing to meet his father's friend, "Great Sword" Wang Wu. He is drawn into the affairs of the Hundred Days' Reform unknowingly. Wang is a supporter of the reformists, and he attempts to rescue the "Six Gentlemen", who have been imprisoned on Empress Dowager Cixi's order. Huo joins Wang in his quest, but they fail, and the six men are executed in public, while Wang dies a gruesome death later when he tries to avenge his comrades. Through his experiences, Huo Yuan Jia begins to see the declining state of China and realises that China needs to change in order to survive in the future.
2001-06-14 • 45 min
2. Episode 2
• 45 min
3. Episode 3
• ? min
4. Episode 4
• 45 min
5. Episode 5
• 45 min
6. Episode 6
• 45 min
7. Episode 7
• 45 min
8. Episode 8
• 45 min
9. Episode 9
• 45 min
10. Episode 10
• 45 min
11. Episode 11
• 45 min
12. Episode 12
• 45 min
13. Episode 13
• 45 min
14. Episode 14
• 45 min
15. Episode 15
• 45 min
16. Episode 16
• 45 min
17. Episode 17
• 45 min
18. Episode 18
• 45 min
19. Episode 19
• 45 min
20. Episode 20
• 45 min
21. Episode 21
• 45 min
22. Episode 22
• 45 min
23. Episode 23
• 45 min
24. Episode 24
• 45 min
25. Episode 25
• 45 min
26. Episode 26
• 45 min
27. Episode 27
• 45 min
28. Episode 28
• 45 min
29. Episode 29
• 45 min
30. Episode 30
• 45 min
31. Episode 31
• 45 min
32. Episode 32
• 45 min
33. Episode 33
• 45 min
34. Episode 34
• 45 min
