Awakening Age (2021)
Drama
During a turbulent time from 1915 to 1921, Chen Du Xiu and Li Da Zhao, along with other like-minded individuals, founded the Magazine La Jeunesse that started the New Culture Movement. The magazine promoted science and democracy and revolutionized the thinking of the masses and encouraged them to fight against imperialism that has been ingrained in everyone. The series follows a colorful cast with various well-known authors, politicians, and revolutionists as they all try in their own way to save their country.
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
Li Dazhao's impassioned speech to save the country
Episode 2
Chen Duxiu finally arrives in Shanghai, teased by his son, but rejoices instead
Episode 3
Chen Duxiu went so far as to sell his words to raise money Li Dazhao was expelled and determined to revolutionize
Episode 4
Li Dazhao pawned his clothes for the poor people Cai Yuanpei became the president of Peking University with the ambition to create a new style
Episode 5
Cai Yuanpei wanted to invite Chen Duxiu to teach at Peking University Chen Duxiu could not leave the new youth newspaper and refused twice
Episode 6
Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu finally meet in Beijing, but Chen Duxiu's appointment at Peking University is controversial
Episode 7
Huang Kan's misbehavior and words displease students
Episode 8
The royalist forces on campus remain strong, and the imperial system is restored again when the braid army enters the city
Episode 9
BYU reform gains support
Episode 10
Extended year obsession with anarchism
Episode 11
Koo Hongming's academic attainments were indeed profound, and Li Dazhao began to reflect on capital to save the country
Episode 12
The dismissal of foreign professors at Peking University has led to a diplomatic controversy, and the university's senate is unanimous in defending national sovereignty.
