The drama tells the family history of opium cultivation, the introduction of trade, the stationing of Han people and the arrival of the People's Liberation Army through the eyes of the idiot master of the Tusi family. The play premiered on Chengdu TV Station 10/5 on October 6th, 2003.
Positive evaluation
The play pursues aesthetic effects in costume design and makeup modeling, and the colorful costumes of the characters in the play give people a strong visual impact. In the shooting and editing of the lens, we also saw many techniques commonly used in movies.
For example, in order to express the charming scenery, magnificent scenes and majesty of Maggie's toast, the play used a lot of techniques such as shaking, leaning and lifting to shoot many distant and panoramic pictures, which not only gave people aesthetic enjoyment, but also emphasized the use of lens narration to express far-reaching connotation.