

The Deer and the Cauldron
2014-12-20 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.5
Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.
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- Lai Shui-Ching
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- China
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- Ended
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Han DongWei Xiaobao
Shawn WeiKang Xi
Zhang MengShuang'er
He ZhonghuaChen Jinnan
Samuel KuWu Yingxiong
Janice WuMu Jianping
Zhang XinyuSu Quan
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