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Gold Leaf (TV series)

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Gold Leaf
Chinese茶金
Hanyu PinyinChájīn
Hokkien POJTê-kim
GenrePeriod drama
Based onGold Leaf
Written by
  • Hsu Yan-ping
  • Huang Kuo-hua
Directed byLin Chun-yang
Starring
Country of originTaiwan
Original languages
  • Hailu Hakka
  • Taiwanese Hokkien
  • Taiwanese Mandarin
  • English
  • Japanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Hsu Ching-yun
  • Tang Sheng-rong
  • Luo Yi-chiao
CinematographyChien You-tao
Production companies
  • Taiwan Public Television Service
  • Hancao Film and Television
  • Hakka Affairs Council
Original release
NetworkPublic Television Service
Release13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) –
present

Gold Leaf (Chinese: 茶金) is a 2021 Taiwanese period drama based on the eponymous novel written by Huang Kuo-hua.[1] Set in the 1950s, Gold Leaf is Taiwan's first Hailu Hakka language drama.[2]

Directed by Lin Chun-yang, the series stars Cindy Lien, James Wen, Kuo Tzu-chien, Hsu An-chi, Hsueh Shih-ling, Li Hsing, and Jag Huang.[3]

It received 16 nominations at the 57th Golden Bell Awards and went on to win the Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Sophia Li) and the Best Editing for a Drama Series.[4]

Synopsis

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Gold Leaf depicts the booming tea trade in Taiwan during the 1950s, following the travails of Chang Yi-hsin and her family owned tea exporting company.[5]

Cast

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Principals

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Supporting Cast

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Controversy

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The drama drew controversy for misrepresenting the creation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD), by incorrectly depicting a scene in which American advisors recommended that Taiwanese officials adopt the NTD to address hyper-inflation in the country, when in reality, the Kuomintang-led government adopted the currency of their own volition.[6] The drama's production team issued a joint statement for misrepresenting these historical facts.

References

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  1. ^ "客家女兒的商戰之道 影視小說刻畫「茶金」歲月 | 文化 |". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. ^ 派脆克. "閱讀台灣│公視旗艦客語連續劇《茶金》Juliana 專訪,「對自己的了解永遠不夠,在探索自己的過程中,永遠都有驚喜。」". Marie Claire 美麗佳人 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  3. ^ "Feature TV Series: Gold Leaf (TV Series)". GR8T Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. ^ "【2022金鐘獎】金鐘57「戲劇類」完整得獎名單!陳亞蘭女扮男裝奪視帝創歷史紀錄、《斯卡羅》奪最佳戲劇節目獎". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Gold Leaf". Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  6. ^ "Taiwan drama 'Gold Leaf' comes under fire for 'twisting historical facts'". Taiwan News. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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