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Eighteen Springs (also known as Affair of Half a Lifetime) is a 2003 drama-romance TV series based on the novel of the same name by Chinese author Eileen Chang. The series stars Ruby Lin, Patrick Tam, Jiang Qinqin and Li Liqun. It had the most simultaneous broadcasts on China cable/satellite TVs during 2004. The series was filmed in Shanghai and Taiwan.
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2002-10-28
S1E1 — Episode 1
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Ruby Lin
Gu Manzhen / He Yiqing
Jiang Qinqin
Gu Manlu
Patrick Tam Yiu-man
Shen Shijun
Lee Li-chun
Zhu Hongcai
Hu Ke
Shi Cuizhi
Chang Cheng
Xu Shuhui
Xing Minshan
Zhang Yujin
Liu Xiaofeng
Fang Yipeng
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