April Rhapsody is a 2000 TV series written by Wang Hui-ling, based on the romantic life of Xu Zhimo, one of China's most renowned poets in the 20th century.
Virtually all characters in the story are historical, but the plot deviates from history somewhat. After the series' broadcast, historian Liang Congjie blasted the show and denied his mother Lin Huiyin's relationship with Xu was anything other than platonic. 梁从诫直言：电视剧《人间四月天》是对历史事实和文化精神的双重歪曲
Cast Main Huang Lei as Xu Zhimo Rene Liu as Zhang Youyi (Chang Yu-i), Xu Zhimo's first wife Zhou Xun as Lin Huiyin, Xu Zhimo's close female friend Annie Yi as Lu Xiaoman, Xu Zhimo's illicit lover who became his second wife
Supporting Zhou Zheng as Xu Zhimo's father Mou Yun as Xu Zhimo's mother Li Jian as Amah in Xu household Sun Bin as Shen Shuwei, Xu Zhimo's cousin Wang Gui'e as Lin Huiyin's mother Wu Jun as Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin's husband Sihung Lung as Liang Qichao, Liang Sicheng's father Guo Chunxiang as Liang Sicheng's mother Ma Yue as Wang Geng, Lu Xiaoman's husband Wang Ban as Carsun Chang, Zhang Youyi's brother Tien Peng as Chang Kia-ngau, Zhang Youyi's brother Li Liansheng as Zhang Youyi's father Zhao Xiaonan as Zhang Youyi's mother Feng Lei as Weng Ruiwu, Lu Xiaoman's lover Shao Wanlin as Lu Xiaoman's father Gao Fang as Lu Xiaoman's mother Li Jie as Shen Congwen Li Hongwei as Jin Yuelin Ma Jie as Hu Shih
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