| The Drive of Life | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| 歲月風雲 | |
| Genre | Modern Drama (Grand Production) |
| Written by | Au Koon-ying |
| Starring | Damian Lau Liao Jingsheng Michael Miu Joe Ma Charmaine Sheh Jessica Hsuan Raymond Lam Sheren Tang Feng Shaofeng Myolie Wu Ron Ng Toby Leung |
| Opening theme | Sui Yuet Fung Wan (歲月風雲) performed by Hacken Lee and Chou Chuan-huing |
| Ending theme | Troika (Russian Folk Song) |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong China |
| Original languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 60 (TVB) 58 (CCTV) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Tommy Leung Poon Ka Tak |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB (Jade) CCTV (CCTV 1/CCTV 8) |
| Release | 16 July – 5 October 2007 |
The Drive of Life (traditional Chinese: 歲月風雲; simplified Chinese: 岁月风云; pinyin: Suìyuè Fēngyún) is a 2007 grand production drama by TVB and CCTV as a joint production. It was specially filmed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong back to China from Britain during the period of 1997-2007.
The theme of the series revolves around the automobile industry in China. Told in flashback from 1994, the ups and downs and transformations that Hong Kong has been experiencing before and after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong is used as a narrative device. The series was filmed in Hong Kong, Beijing, Ningbo and Vancouver from early October 2006 until May 2007. The automobiles featured in the series are from Geely Automobile,[1] as a fictional brand name "Hua-Zhe".[1] This stars "TVB Best Actress" winners Charmaine Sheh, Jessica Hsuan, Myolie Wu and Sheren Tang who won their respective "Best Actress" awards in 2006/2014, 1999, 2011, and 2009/2010.
Astro On Demand, Astro's video on demand service, starts with the series premiere.[2]