Half Life Fate 半生 緣; is a classic example of a love tragedy, written by China’s most famous female author Zhang Ailing. Finally in 2002, this production led as the first re-adapted Zhang Ailing novel to be brought onscreen! The settings take place in the 1930’s tumultuous Shanghai, portraying 14 years of the Gu Man Zhen’s (Ruby Lin) poignant life from virtue merriment to abysmal forlornness. Aside, with the cooperation of Ruby Lin, Patrick Tam, Shui Lin, and Lili Qun, this drama became an influential phenomena, breaking the record of having the most channels broadcasted in China simultaneously during the summer of 2004. Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ... Ruby Lin (林心如, pinyin: Lín XÄ«nrú) (born January 27, 1976) is an actress from Taiwan. ... Patrick Tam Kar Ming (譚家明, Mandarin: Tan2 Gu1 Ming2; born March 25, 1948) is a Hong Kong film director. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Eileen Chang (Chinese: 张爱玲; Pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng), (September 30, 1920 - found dead September 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer. ... An episode is to television and radio what a chapter is to a book: a part of a sequence of a body of work. ... Eileen Chang (Chinese: 张爱玲; Pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng), (September 30, 1920 - found dead September 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer. ... Ruby Lin (林心如, pinyin: Lín XÄ«nrú) (born January 27, 1976) is an actress from Taiwan. ... Ruby Lin (林心如, pinyin: Lín XÄ«nrú) (born January 27, 1976) is an actress from Taiwan. ... Patrick Tam Kar Ming (譚家明, Mandarin: Tan2 Gu1 Ming2; born March 25, 1948) is a Hong Kong film director. ...

Main Characters Summary

Ruby Lin as Gu Man Zhen (顧曼楨 )Gu Man Lu’s younger sister. Ruby Lin (林心如, pinyin: Lín XÄ«nrú) (born January 27, 1976) is an actress from Taiwan. ...

Patrick Tam as Shen Shi Jun (沈世鈞 ) Patrick Tam Kar Ming (譚家明, Mandarin: Tan2 Gu1 Ming2; born March 25, 1948) is a Hong Kong film director. ...

Shui Lin as Gu Man Lu (顧曼璐 )Gu Man Zhen’s older sister.

LiLi Qun as Zhu Hong Cai (祝鴻才 )Gu Man Lu’s husband.

Film Gallery

• Ruby Lin International Family
• Loveruby

Where to Order

• Yesasia VCD
• Yesasia DVD

External Links

• Ruby Lin International Family Home Page (In English)
• Ruby Station(In Chinese)
• Sina Official Site(In Chinese)
• HKATV Official Site(In Chinese)
• CCTV Official Site(In Chinese)