salt,early republican china,qing costume drama

Sweetness in the Salt (2009)

Poster for Sweetness in the Salt

NIP CHI YUEN (Ma Steven), who works in the anti-smuggling camp, is determined to wipe out the Tau’s Fort, which is the stronghold for salt smugglers. He pretends to be a down-and-out scholar. TAU SING SUET (Yeung Yi), daughter of the chief smuggler, sympathizes with YUEN and puts him up in the village. Later, they even become fond of each other. During an anti-smuggling operation SUET is badly hurt and has since been separated from YUEN and her family. Fortunately she is saved by WU TING HIN (Wong Ho Yin), son of salt merchant WU KIN (Kwok Fung). HIN takes her home. One day, SUET is horrified to see the dead bodies of her parent being hung on the wall of the city tower, and that the official standing on the top of the tower telling the public not to sell smuggled salt is none other than the man she misses day and night. She is heartbroken, and her love for YUEN turns into hatred that moment on...

Cast & Crew

Director
Lee Tim-Sing
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    Tavia Yeung
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    Steven Ma Chun-Wai
  • Profile picture of Halina Tam Siu-Wan
    Halina Tam Siu-Wan
  • Profile picture of Samuel Kwok Fung
    Samuel Kwok Fung
  • Profile picture of Ngo Ka-Nin
    Ngo Ka-Nin
  • Profile picture of Joel Chan
    Joel Chan
  • Profile picture of Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
    Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
  • Profile picture of Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
    Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
Poster for Season 1

Season 1

2009

25 episodes

Season 1 of Sweetness in the Salt premiered on June 8, 2009

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Keywords

  • salt
  • early republican china
  • qing costume drama