
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