The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
Top Cast
Da Shichang as Emperor Qian Long
Zhang Duofu as Chen Jia-Luo
Liu Jia as Huo Jing-Tong
Sun Chenxi as Xin Yan
Guo Bichuan as Wen Tai-Lai
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