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Dream of the Red Chamber

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: January 29, 1987
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 36
  • Networks: CCTV-1
  • Genres: Drama, Family
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Dream of the Red Chamber(1987)

TMDB Rating: 9.4 (20 votes)

Overview

Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

36 episodes • 1987

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Daiyu Parted With Her Father and Went to the CapitalJan 29, 19870.0
2Baoyu, Daiyu, and Baochai's First Meeting at the Hall of Glorious PageantJan 30, 19870.0
3Granny Liu Pays Her First Visit to the Jung MansionJan 31, 19870.0
4Daiyu Feels Slight Jealous While Meeting Baoyu at Baochai's HomeFeb 1, 19870.0
5Xifeng Sets a Vicious Trap for a LoverFeb 2, 19870.0
6Xifeng Helps to Manage Affairs at the Ning MansionFeb 3, 19870.0
7Literary Talent Tested by Composing Inscriptions for Grandview GardenMay 5, 19870.0
8Jung Mansion Had the Imperial Consort's Visitation on the Lantern FestivalMay 5, 19870.0
9A Sweet Girl Shows Deep Feeling One Quiet DayMay 6, 19870.0
10A Song Awakes Baoyu to Esoteric TruthsMay 6, 19870.0
11Meeting a Nightmare in Seeking After FavorMay 7, 19870.0
12Daiyu Weeps at Falling PetalsMay 7, 19870.0
13The Fortune Enjoys Deep Fortune and Long LifeMay 8, 19870.0
14Chin-chuan Dies a Heroic Death in ShameMay 8, 19870.0
15Baoyu was Beaten For FlirtingMay 9, 19870.0
16Granny Liu Pays a Visit to Grandview GardenMay 9, 19870.0
17Xifeng Taken by Surprise Gives Ways to JealousyMay 10, 19870.0
18Yuanyang Vows Never to MarryMay 10, 19870.0
19White Snow and Red Plum-Blossom in the Glassy WorldMay 11, 19870.0
20Plucky Qingwen Mends a Peacock-Feather Cape in BedMay 11, 19870.0
21An Evening Banquet on the Lantern Festival in the Jung MansionMay 12, 19870.0
22Ping'er Wields Authority to Right a WrongMay 12, 19870.0
23Artful Zijuan Tests Baoyu's FeelingsMay 13, 19870.0
24Girls Feast at Night in Happy Red CourtMay 13, 19870.0
25The Profligate Secretly Takes Second Sister Yu as a ConcubineMay 14, 19870.0
26Xifeng in Jealousy Makes a Scene in the Ning MansionMay 14, 19870.0
27Lady Xing Feels Wronged and Puts Xifeng in WrongMay 15, 19870.0
28Strange Omen Occurs at Night BanquetMay 15, 19870.0
29Spoony Childe Writes a Dirge on Cottonrose HibiscusMay 16, 19870.0
30Drifting Away of Fair Maidens from Grandview GardenMay 16, 19870.0
31Spiritual Jade was Stolen During a Bustling FeastMay 17, 19870.0
32Grieving Over Tanchun's Departure to Marry Far from HomeMay 17, 19870.0
33Daiyu is Shocked by Bade News and DiesMay 18, 19870.0
34Forced Xifeng Resigned Herself to a Fate Spread East of Bed-CurtainMay 18, 19870.0
35Collapsed Mansion Comes to an EndMay 19, 19870.0
36A Vast and White Expanse of Immerse UniverseMay 19, 19870.0

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