The Road We Have Taken also known in short by its fans as simply "The Road" (正道) or "to go through all the vicissitudes" (滄桑), is a highly popular 2009 Chinese TV series produced by Jiangsu Broadcast Media Group .
The series is directed by Zhang Li (張黎), and is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Jiang Qitao (江奇涛).

Story

The series is about from 1925 to 1949, focuses on three children of a big family in Liling

Liling

Liling is a county-level city in the eastern part of Hunan province of the People's Republic of China. Liling is about 5 miles from Jiangxi province and it is south of Hunan's capital, Changsha. Liling has an area of 2,157km2 and a population of about 1,020,000....

（醴陵）county，Hunan

Hunan

' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...

provence（湖南） and their search for a political path in the chaos of 20th century China. Their life is set against a number of significant historic events, such as First United Front，Second United Front，the War of Second Sino-Japanese War

Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...

 (1937-45), Chinese Civil War

Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...

 and the foundation of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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Receptions

The Road We Have Taken received highly receptions from TV audiences. Many rated the series highly, calling it "a milestone in Chinese TV productions" for the innovative break-away from the traditional style of war and historical dramas. The series' recreation of realistic battlefields and history was also praised by the majority audience.

External links

• The Road We Have Taken (Sina.com direct)