The series provides a comprehensive look at Communist Party of China members' attempts to reconstruct the city and resurrect its economy after Shanghai was liberated in May 1949. It depicts how the Party liberates the city and uses its wisdom, faith and unity to tackle a number of political, economic and social issues. They were successful in guiding Shanghai into a new era of peace, stability and development. Based on true historical events, the drama focuses on the challenges faced by the city leaders in the first year after liberation. Party members had to fight bandits and enemy agents to stabilize social and political order and restore the city's production and trade.
as Chen Yi
as Ji Nanyin
as Lu Xiuyuan
as Tian Guoli
as Rong Yiren
as Yang Jianqing
as Mao Zedong
as Zhou Enlai
as Zhu De
as Deng Xiaoping
as Lin Bingliang
as Pan Hannian
as Xia Yan
as Li Shiying
as Chen Yun
as Ceng Shan
as Zhuo Lin
as Zhang Qian
as Song Qingling
as Ren Bi Shi
