
ZENG Li as YANG Lihua
ZENG Li is a Chinese actress at the Art Troupe of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. She won the title of “Best Actress of the Year” at the Domestic TV Series Ceremony 2020. She plays YAN Ruyu in Boy & Girl, MEI Sanniang in The New Strange Stories, and Concubine Lian in Lost Love in Times. She is also the single mother XIA Tian in Always With You, HUO Mei, a character struggling for the ideal in On the Road, the beautiful lady WU Meiyin in Find Yourself. ZENG Li began to learn the traditional opera in childhood, and after growing up, she was admitted to the Performance Department, Central Academy of Drama. Not only has she laid a solid artistic foundation for herself, but she is keen on challenging herself. In 2021, she attended the variety programme Sisters Who Makes Waves- Season 2, gaining extremely high praise from the audience. In recent years, ZENG Li has been in the mood for the drama stage. After trying to play a non-customary role in The Grand Mansion Gate on the variety programme, she starred in other dramas such as Red Rock Soul.

HUANG Pinyuan as FAN Xiliang
HUANG Pinyuan is a famous film and TV actor who has won prizes including the Excellent Actor Award Red Group of the Seventh Actors of China. After starring in Bloody West Hunan and The Road We Have Taken, he has overwhelmingly joined the A-list actors. Over the years, he has been highly praised by insiders. He gives a vivid interpretation of the County Party Secretary YI Xuexi in In the Name of People and the Village Party Secretary ZHAO Baichuan in Not One Less. He also gives a brilliant performance in other heavyweight works including Glory and Dream, Faith Makes Great, etc. He regards artistic creation as his life and always hopes to influence more people with the power of characters. This time, he will once again interpret FAN Xiliang in The Road We Have Taken.

WANG Jinsong as QU En
WANG Jinsong is an actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. He has won prizes including the Nomination for Best Supporting Actor Award at the 26th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards, the Charming Actor of the Year at the Domestic TV Series Ceremony 2019, the Best Supporting Actor at the 26th Huading Awards China’s Top 100 TV Series Satisfaction Survey Shortlist, the Best TV Actor of the Year at the Tencent Video Starlight Award 2018, and the Model Actor of the Year by Toutiao in 2019. He has interpreted many film and TV roles including Mr. QU in Bloody West Hunan, YANG Jinshui in Ming Dynasty 1566, LIN Yaodong in The Thunder, and YAN Que in Nirvana in Fire. His representative film and TV works include Ming Dynasty 1566, Bloody West Hunan, All Quiet in Peking, Nirvana in Fire, Sparrow, The Advisors Alliance, The Thunder, Royal Nirvana, My Southwest Associated University, Being A Hero, Glory and Dream, Decisive Engagement, Faith Makes Great, etc.

YU Dongjiang as DONG Jianchang
YU Dongjiang is a national first-class actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. Having worked as an artist for more than 30 years, he has won prizes and honourary titles including the 11th Wenhua Award for Performance, the Best Actress Award at the 17th Shanghai Magnolia Award for Theatrical Performance, the Excellent Performance Award by the Ministry of Culture, the Fifth Golden Lion Award for Drama, the Performance Award at the Tenth China Art Festival, the Wenhua Award for Performance by Jiangsu Province, the Seventh Nanjing Municipal Award for Outstanding Contribution to Literature and Art, and Model Worker of Nanjing. His representative works include dramas A Household by the Qinhuai River, Fall, Maple Grove, The Rain Flower Terrace, etc.; TV dramas Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, A Deadly Secret, State Cadres, Red Sorghum, etc.; films Unusual Love, Wild Strawberries, City of Trance, HE Ergou’s List, Sweet Sixteen, etc.

YANG Yan as YANG Liren
YANG Yan is an actor and Deputy Managing Director of the Nanjing Drama Troupe. He has won prizes including the Ninth China “Golden Lion Award” for Drama Performance, the Excellent Performance Award at the Zijin Culture & Art Festival, the Fourth Wenhua Award for Performance by Jiangsu Province, the Young Talent Award at the Nanjing Literature and Art Award, the Red Plum Award at the Jiangsu Provincial Theatre Awards, etc. Maple Grove, a drama starring him, received the 14th Wenhua Award by the Ministry of Culture, and won a collective first-class merit. The dramas starring him include YANG Renshan, Mr. Xingzhi, Pigeon, etc. In recent years, he has been specialising in writing, directing and producing films and TV plays such as Jack the Dullard for Children’s Day (Director), Fall for the disabled (Executive Director), and American version of Fall (Adapter, Executive Director). He has played a part in films and TV plays including Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, The Falcon 1949, Place to Play, War Alarms, Jinling Zichao, etc.

XU Yuan as YANG Liqing
XU Yuan is an actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe, a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Recitation Association, and a member of the Nanjing Theatre Association. He won the Best Actor Award at the Third New Directors Film Festival and the Excellent Performance Award at the Second Jiangsu Provincial Campus Theatre Festival. His representative works include dramas The Rain Flower Terrace, Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, Between Life and Death, Love in Trouble, Mr. Xingzhi, YANG Renshan, Pigeon, etc.; TV plays Special Arms 1, Bloodshed in Qingjiangpu, Crossing Borders, Lone Wolf, Red Fox, Phoenix Nirvana, My Battalion, Hot Blood, Destruction, CUSTOMER FIRST, etc.; Internet films Secret Realm, Passion, etc.

LI Qian as QU Xia
LI Qian is an actress at the Nanjing Drama Troupe and a member of the Nanjing Theatre Association. Her representative work The Rain Flower Terrace won the “Five-One Project” Award by the Publicity Department of the CPC for the 14th Session of Spiritual Civilization Construction and was selected for 100 Excellent Products for 100 Years by the Publicity Department of the CPC; Maple Grove won the Wenhua Award at the 14th China Art Festival; Pigeon won the Excellent Production Award at the Jiangsu Provincial Zijin Art Awards 2020; 11 Minsheng Lane won the First Wenhua Award by Jiangsu Province. Her representative works include A Swaying Swing, Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, Mochou, etc.
WANG Pengyu as YANG Yanhe
WANG Pengyu is a young actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. His representative works include dramas The Rain Flower Terrace, YANG Renshan, Mr. Xingzhi, Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, and Pigeon; experimental dramas Mochou, Qinghong, and A Swaying Swing.

YAO Yi as LIN E
YAO Yi is a young actress at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. She has won prizes including the Newcomer Award at the “28th Shanghai Magnolia Stage Performance Award”, the “Five-One Project” Award by Publicity Department of the CPC for Excellent Production for the drama The Rain Flower Terrace, and the Excellent Production Award at the Zijin Culture and Art Festival 2020 for the drama Pigeon, the Excellent Production Award at the “Five-One Project” Award for the 11th Session of Spiritual Civilization Construction in Jiangsu Province for the drama YANG Renshan. Her representative drama works include Five Nights, Mr. Xingzhi, Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, The Rain Flower Terrace, YANG Renshan, Engraved Sutra of Jinling, Dali Lane, Fallen City, Maidservant, etc.

ZHANG Ruxing as CHU Cai
ZHANG Ruxing is an actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. He has won prizes including the Red Plum Award by Jiangsu Province. Eagle·Bear, Yimi Flower, Buy 100 Days from You, and Hold Up Tomorrow’s Sun have won the “Five-One Project” Award. His representative works include Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, Mr. Xingzhi, The Rain Flower Terrace, YANG Renshan, Pigeon, etc.

LIU Zhengkai as TANG Muyu
LIU Zhengkai is an act at the Nanjing Drama Troupe, and a member of the Nanjing Theatre Association. The Rain Flower Terrace, a drama starring him, won the Excellent Production Award at the “Five-One Project” Award by the Publicity Department of the CPC for 11th Session of Spiritual Civilization Construction; Nanjing Strategy, a drama starring him, won the “Excellent Production Award” at the Second Jiangsu Culture & Art Festival; YANG Renshan, a drama starring him, won the Fourth Wenhua Award by Jiangsu Province. When Will You Return, a film starring him, was shortlisted for the 65th San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Main Competition Unit of Pingyao Year Zero, and the Munich Film Festival. His representative drama works include Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, Nanjing Strategy, Mr. Xingzhi, The Rain Flower Terrace, YANG Renshan, etc.

JIANG Yeting as Aunt MEI
JIANG Yeting is a young actress at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. Her representative works The Rain Flower Terrace won the “Five-One Project” Award by the Publicity Department of the CPC, and Maple Grove won the Wenhua Award at the 14th China Art Festival. She has other representative works include YANG Renshan, Pigeon, Mr. Xingzhi, A Swaying Swing, Qinghong, 11 Minsheng Lane, etc. She won the Excellent Performance Award at the Fourth Shandong International Little Theatre Festival.

YANG Lu as Adjutant LIU
YANG Lu is an actor at the Nanjing Drama Troupe. His representative works include The Rain Flower Terrace, Pigeon, Qinhuai in Wind and Rain, Mochou, etc.; TV drama In the Name of People, and film Departure Alone the Sea.