Jun Yang

Iconic performances that portray love with profound passion. Meng Jiangnu, found as a baby in a gourd, was cherished by the Meng family. Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified China but ruled with tyranny, conscripting millions for labor, including Fan Qiliang, whom Meng Jiangnu married after he saved her life. Fan was later conscripted again, leading to Meng Jiangnu’s legendary weeping at the Great Wall.

Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the best and most authentic interpretation of the novel. Unadapted portions of the original story were later covered in the second season, which was released in 1999.