In the 80s, China's TV drama creation career was in the ascendant, and many popular TV dramas were created, such as: "Journey to the West", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Stars Know My Heart", "Dream of Red Mansions", "Railway Guerrillas", "Liao Zhai", "Jigong", "Four Generations in the Same Hall", "Looking for the World Back", "Shanghai Tang", "The Story of Bandits in Oolong Mountain" and so on. Among them, "Journey to the West", "Dream of Red Mansions", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and other plays have become representative works of that era and have a far-reaching influence.
"Journey to the West" is a TV series adapted from the Ming Dynasty** "Journey to the West", which was first broadcast by CCTV in 1986. The play tells the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Seng and Tang Seng and a group of four people learning scriptures in the west. The play uses stunts, sets and other technical means to present the audience with a world full of mythology and imagination. The success of the play lies not only in its excellent production and excellent performances by the actors, but also in the human care, kindness and true feelings it conveys, which has become an eternal classic in the hearts of the audience.
Dream of Red Mansions was broadcast on CCTV in 1987 and is a TV series adapted from the Qing Dynasty literary masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions". The play borrows real-life shooting, luxurious and gorgeous costumes and other means to truly reproduce the complex and narrative storylines in classical masterpieces. In the play, classic characters such as Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Wang Xifeng are portrayed, presenting a heart-wrenching and intriguing world where reality and fantasy are intertwined. The success of "Dream of Red Mansions" lies in its profoundness of themes such as love, family, and fate, as well as its high-quality production and actors' acting skills, which deeply moved the audience.
And "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a TV series adapted from Mr. Jin Yong's name**, which was premiered by CCTV in 1983. The play is centered on classic characters such as Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Yang Kang, and tells the story of the confrontation between the Jiangnan beggar gang and the Jin soldiers in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty. The success of the play lies not only in the faithful restoration of Mr. Jin Yong's original work, but also in its compact plot, fierce fight scenes and character portrayal. The influence of the show lies in the fact that it has pushed martial arts dramas to new heights and become a classic in the entire field of martial arts dramas.
The broadcast of these classic TV series in the 80s not only brought new development opportunities to the film and television industry at that time, but also shaped the aesthetic concepts and emotional memories of a generation of audiences. Through excellent production, superb acting skills, and profound understanding of human nature and emotion, they have become forever precious classics in the hearts of the audience. These works not only achieved great success at the time, but are still talked about today, becoming milestones in the history of Chinese TV dramas, having a profound impact on later film and television works, and creating a new era of Chinese TV dramas.