| The Legend of Eileen Chang | |
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| Also known as | |
| Traditional Chinese | 她從海上來 |
| Simplified Chinese | 她从海上来 |
| Literal meaning | She Came from the Sea |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tā Cóng Hǎi Shàng Lái |
| Written by | Wang Hui-ling |
| Directed by | Ting Ya-min |
| Starring | Rene Liu |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hsu Li-kong |
| Production locations | Shanghai, China |
| Original release | |
| Network | Public Television Service |
| Release | January 12 – February 6, 2004 |
The Legend of Eileen Chang is a 2004 biographical drama TV series written by Wang Hui-ling and produced by Hsu Li-kong, starring Rene Liu as Eileen Chang, one of China's greatest authors in the 20th century.
Filmed in Shanghai, China, and British Columbia, Canada,[1] the show first aired on Taiwan's Public Television Service on January 12, 2004. In mainland China, the series was not broadcast until 2007 as a result of censorship, which forced all characters to be renamed (the lead character became "Wang Xiaowen") and the show to be completely dubbed.[2] Government censors likely were concerned not just with Chang's well-known anti-Communist beliefs, but also with "glorification" of Chang's first husband Hu Lancheng, who served Japanese interest during the Second Sino-Japanese War and is traditionally considered a hanjian in China.
