Dream of the Red Chamber (1996 TV series) explained

Dream of the Red Chamber is a Taiwanese TV series based on Cao Xueqin's acclaimed 18th-century novel of the same name. The novel is considered to be one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.^[1] Filmed mostly in Shanghai, the TV series was first broadcast on Chinese Television System from November 1996 to October 1997.

Cast

Chung Pen-wei as Jia Baoyu
Chang Yu-yen as Lin Daiyu
Tsou Lin-lin as Xue Baochai
Tang Lan-hua as Jia Yuanchun
Mao Hsun-jung as Jia Tanchun
Wang Yu-ling & Kuo Huei-wen as Shi Xiangyun (Wang Yu-ling died in 1993 without finishing her scenes)
Hu Huiling as Miaoyu
Hsu Kuei-ying as Wang Xifeng
Lee Hsing-yao as Jia Yingchun
Chang Chiung-tzu as Qin Keqing
Tung Wen-fen as Ping'er
Yang Chieh-mei as Qingwen
Hsiao Ai as Xiren
Hsu Nai-lin as Jia Lian
Fu Lei as Jia Zheng
Han Hsiang-chin as Lady Wang
Hsu Chien-yu as Jia Yun
Wen Shuai as Jia Rong
Fan Hung-hsuan as Jia Zhen
as Jia Rui
Chen Hao as Jia Huan
Sze Yu as Jiang Yuhan