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The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.
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Deng Jie
Chen's Mother
Liu Jia
Huo Jing-Tong
Hou Chang-Rong
Yu Yu-Tong
Ge Lili
Qing Hua
Zhang Duofu
Chen Jia-Luo
Da Shichang
Emperor Qian Long
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