An Ode To Life

An Ode to Life 三十风雨路
Genre	Period drama Family
Written by	Ang Eng Tee
Starring	Huang Biren Terence Cao Yang Libing Hong Peixing Yao Wenlong
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer(s)	Rebecca Leow
Running time	approx. 40 minutes
Release
Original network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release	August 2004
Chronology
Related shows	Together (2009) Devotion (2011)

An Ode To Life (Chinese: 三十风雨路) is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of the 2000s. The drama achieved the highest viewership rate in Year 2004 (17%) despite being broadcast at the 7pm slot (which is generally perceived to have lower viewership figures), defeating other popular dramas in the same year such as Spice Siblings, Double Happiness and A Child's Hope 2. The production team includes award-winning writer and producer Ang Eng Tee who wrote for Holland V and Rebecca Leow of I Not Stupid Too fame.

The challenging role of Ah Zhi is seen as a "tailor-made" role for Huang Bi Ren.

This drama was aired on China's largest broadcast network CCTV-8 in September 2009 and garnered a largely favorable reception from the Mainland audience.

The show mainly revolves around the lead character, Ah Zhi (played by Huang Biren), who comes from a poor family. She marries into the wealthy Zhang family and is constantly looked down on by her mother-in-law and brother-in-law's wife due to her background. Although she wins her father-in-law's favour, she has to contend with her sister-in-law's jealousy after giving birth to two sons. She later saves the company from bankruptcy and reunites the Zhang family despite the many difficulties she faces.

The other dramas that are nominated for Best Drama are A Child's Hope II 孩有明天II ,Always on My Mind 无炎的爱,Double Happiness I 喜临门I Room in My Heart 真心蜜语

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