Gold Leaf (TV series)

*Gold Leaf*
Gold Leaf
Chinese	茶金
Hanyu Pinyin	Chájīn
Hokkien POJ	Tê-kim
Genre	Period drama
Based on	Gold Leaf
Written by	Hsu Yan-ping; Huang Kuo-hua;
Directed by	Lin Chun-yang
Starring	Cindy Lien; James Wen; Kuo Tzu-chien; Hsu An-chi; Hsueh Shih-ling; Li Hsing; Jag Huang;
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original languages	Hailu Hakka; Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese Mandarin; English; Japanese;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producers	Hsu Ching-yun; Tang Sheng-rong; Luo Yi-chiao;
Cinematography	Chien You-tao
Production companies	Taiwan Public Television Service; Hancao Film and Television; Hakka Affairs Council;
Original release
Network	Taiwan Public Television Service
Release	13 November 2021 –; present

Gold Leaf (Chinese: 茶金) is a 2021 Taiwanese period drama based on the eponymous novel written by Huang Kuo-hua.^[1] Set in the 1950s, Gold Leaf is Taiwan's first Hailu Hakka language drama.^[2]

Directed by Lin Chun-yang, the series stars Cindy Lien, James Wen, Kuo Tzu-chien, Hsu An-chi, Hsueh Shih-ling, Li Hsing, and Jag Huang.^[3]

It received 16 nominations at the 57th Golden Bell Awards and went on to win the Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Sophia Li) and the Best Editing for a Drama Series.^[4]

Synopsis[edit]

Gold Leaf depicts the booming tea trade in Taiwan during the 1950s, following the travails of Chang Yi-hsin and her family owned tea exporting company.^[5]

Cast[edit]

Principals[edit]

Cindy Lien as Chang Yi-hsin
James Wen as Liu Kun-kai
Kuo Tzu-chien as Chang Fu-chi
Hsu An-chi as Luo Shan-mei ('Mountain Girl')
Hsueh Shih-ling as Fan Wen-gui
Sophia Li as Hsia Mu-hsueh
Jag Huang as Chin Yuan-kai

Supporting Cast[edit]

Aaron Don Don as the Driver
A T Beaune as David

Controversy[edit]

The drama drew controversy for misrepresenting the creation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD), by incorrectly depicting a scene in which American advisors recommended that Taiwanese officials adopt the NTD to address hyper-inflation in the country, when in reality, the Kuomintang-led government adopted the currency of their own volition.^[6] The drama's production team issued a joint statement for misrepresenting these historical facts.

References[edit]

^ "客家女兒的商戰之道影視小說刻畫「茶金」歲月 | 文化 |". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ 派脆克. "閱讀台灣│公視旗艦客語連續劇《茶金》Juliana 專訪，「對自己的了解永遠不夠，在探索自己的過程中，永遠都有驚喜。」". Marie Claire 美麗佳人 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ "Feature TV Series: Gold Leaf (TV Series)". GR8T Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ "【2022金鐘獎】金鐘57「戲劇類」完整得獎名單！陳亞蘭女扮男裝奪視帝創歷史紀錄、《斯卡羅》奪最佳戲劇節目獎". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Gold Leaf". Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ "Taiwan drama 'Gold Leaf' comes under fire for 'twisting historical facts'". Taiwan News. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

External links[edit]

[1] "客家女兒的商戰之道影視小說刻畫「茶金」歲月 | 文化 |". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.

[2] 派脆克. "閱讀台灣│公視旗艦客語連續劇《茶金》Juliana 專訪，「對自己的了解永遠不夠，在探索自己的過程中，永遠都有驚喜。」". Marie Claire 美麗佳人 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-18.

[3] "Feature TV Series: Gold Leaf (TV Series)". GR8T Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

[4] "【2022金鐘獎】金鐘57「戲劇類」完整得獎名單！陳亞蘭女扮男裝奪視帝創歷史紀錄、《斯卡羅》奪最佳戲劇節目獎". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[5] "Gold Leaf". Retrieved 2021-12-18.

[6] "Taiwan drama 'Gold Leaf' comes under fire for 'twisting historical facts'". Taiwan News. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

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