The Guest People Explained

Native Name:客家之歌
Starring:Christopher Lee
Chen Hanwei
Xie Shaoguang
Jason Oh
Ann Kok
Jacelyn Tay
Country:Singapore
Language:Mandarin and small amount of Hakka
Num Episodes:30
Channel:Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp Channel 8)
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The Guest People is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced by Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp Channel 8) in 1997.[1] [2]

Set in the 1930s to 1950s, the story is about four young Hakka men who migrated to Singapore from China and were caught in the tumultuous anti-colonial period of the country's history.

It stars Christopher Lee, Chen Hanwei,[3] Xie Shaoguang,[4] Jason Oh, Ann Kok and Jacelyn Tay. Others in the cast include Chen Huihui, Li Yinzhu, Chen Shucheng, Huang Peiru, Mai Hao Wei and Liang Wei Dong.

The drama was nominated for the Best Drama awards at the Asian Television Awards and the New York Television Festival in 1998.

It was dubbed in the Hakka language and broadcast in Taiwan, as well as in China.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Guest People. 21 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617193355/http://www4.mediacorp.sg/contentdistribution/programme/detail.php?prog_id=617. 17 June 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: 新加坡经典剧集推荐之《客家之歌》.
  3. Web site: Chen Hanwei. 21 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610225031/http://www.reocities.com/hanwei_hub/gpreview.htm. 10 June 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Xie Shao Guang. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603192845/http://www.theurbanwire.com/stories/index26596.pdf?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=388. 3 June 2016.