The series provides a comprehensive look at Communist Party of China members' attempts to reconstruct the city and resurrect its economy after Shanghai was liberated in May 1949. It depicts how the Party liberates the city and uses its wisdom, faith and unity to tackle a number of political, economic and social issues. They were successful in guiding Shanghai into a new era of peace, stability and development. Based on true historical events, the drama focuses on the challenges faced by the city leaders in the first year after liberation. Party members had to fight bandits and enemy agents to stabilize social and political order and restore the city's production and trade.
Chen Yi
Ji Nanyin
Lu Xiuyuan
Tian Guoli
Rong Yiren
Yang Jianqing
Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Zhu De
Deng Xiaoping
Lin Bingliang
Pan Hannian
Xia Yan
Li Shiying
Chen Yun
Ceng Shan
Zhuo Lin
Zhang Qian
Song Qingling
Ren Bi Shi