The Maples

A Chinese drama set in 1966, during the Cultural Revolution.

Cast

Xu Feng

as 卢丹枫

Wang Erli

as 李红钢

Tu Zhongru

as 王老师

He Xiaoshu

as 兔子妈

Niu Qian

as 赵师傅

Tao Zeng

as 么妹

Jingli Liu

as 孙猴子

Chengsheng Gao

as 小马

Nan Xia

as 小兔子

Mei Xian

as 赵妻

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