Strokes of Life


Strokes of Life is a costume Hokkien drama set in 1917, then 1940. It was produced by Formosa Television in Taiwan and was broadcast in 2001. It starred Ye Huan, Lin Wei, Wang Mei Jun and Chen Guang.

Plot

Season 1

Two brides, Yu Ye and Jin Feng met each other while on their way to their future husband. According to the costume, two brides meeting each other on their wedding day will bring bad luck. Thus, Yu Ye and Jin Feng wish each other a good marriage ahead. When Yu Ye reached her husband's house, Jin Feng was there also. Meanwhile, Shi Hua had no idea that he will have a double wedding that day.

Season 2

Season 2 remarks the appearance of Qiong Mei, Yu Ye's twin sister. She came to Taiwan as a Japanese woman with her fiancée, Zheng Chuan. It was discovered that she had lost her memory when Zheng Guang attacked Yong Hui.

Season 3

Season 3 remarks the aftermath of Qiong Mei's suicide and the rising Of Wang Ying Tai.

Season 4

23 years later, in 1940. Jin Feng is mentally unstable. She hates Ming Feng but focused all her motherly love to Jia Sheng.

Cast

Secondary characters

New generation characters

Appeared in Season 4
ActorCharacterDescriptions
Huang Wei DeLin Jia ShengIn love with Shu Jun, Believed himself as the child of Jin Feng and Shi Hua although his biological parents are Qiu Yue and Ying Tai, hated by Ying Tai and Ming Feng as Jin Feng only cares about him
Chen Shu JunIn love with Jia Sheng, came to the city to find her real parents with the jade
LiaoHuang Tian ShuiXiu Duan's son, likes Siu
Linjian HuaWang Ming FengIn love with Shu jun, hates Jia Sheng
Han YuLi Lingdaughter of a wealthy merchant, dying, likes Jia Sheng, forced to marry Ming Feng
Chen XianmeiMei Lanescaped from her marriage proposed by her father, likes Ming Feng

Tertiary characters

Special characters

Appeared in Season 2
ActorCharacterDescriptions
Chen Zheng GuangYong hui's ex-best friend, hates Yong Hui because he thought Yong Hui didn't protect his mother, later gave his company to Chun Sheng
Ye HuanQiong Mei Yong Hui's fiancée, Yu Ye's twin sister, Jin Feng's step sister, Cai Lian's daughter,, committed suicide but her body is missing

Theme songs

Opening theme

Also used as post-commercial eye catch throughout the series

Song: "Jin Zhi Yu Ye"

Singers: Ye Huan, Lin Wei, Wang Mei Jun, Chen Guang

Language: Hokkien

Trivia:
Voices appearances
  • Verse 1
  • *Part 1-2: Ye Huan
  • *Line 3-4: Lin Wei
  • *Line 5-6: Wang Mei Jun
  • *Line 7-8: Chen Guang
  • Chorus
  • *Parts 1 & 2: Ye Huan & Mei Jun
  • *Parts 3 & 4: Lin Wei & Chen Guang
  • *Parts 5: Ye Huan & Mei Jun
  • *Parts 6: Lin Wei & Chen Guang
  • Verse 2
  • *Line 1-2: Ye Huan
  • *Line 3-4: Chen Guang

Ending theme (Season 1)

Also used as pre-commercial eye catch throughout the series

Song: "Generation of Beautiful Woman"

Singer: Ye Huan

Language: Mandarin

Ending theme (Seasons 2 - 4)

Song: "Lie"

Singer: Ye Huan

Language: Hokkien