To Live to Love

To Live to Love is a 2006 Chinese period TV drama series directed by Ding Hei, based on Wang Anyi's 1995 novel The [Song of Everlasting Sorrow (novel)|The Song of Everlasting Sorrow]. The series stars Huang [Yi (actress)|Huang Yi] and Maggie [Cheung Ho-yee] as the protagonist Wang Qiyao in different ages. It also stars Tse Kwan-ho, Wu Hsing-kuo, Xu Zheng, and Chen Lina.

Filming

Filming began in July 2004 in Soochow University, and moved to Shanghai, where the story is set, in August 2004. The series was first broadcast on March 28, 2006, on Shanghai Television.

Cast and characters

Episodes 1-14 deal with the years 1947–1950. These episodes correspond to roughly Part I and Part II, Chapter 1 of the novel. Episodes 14–35 deal with the years from 1958 to 1979.