Awakening Age

9.0

2021•45m

Production

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

43 Episodes • Premiered 2021

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 1: Li Dazhao's impassioned speech to save the country

1. Li Dazhao's impassioned speech to save the country

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 2: Chen Duxiu finally arrives in Shanghai, teased by his son, but rejoices instead

2. Chen Duxiu finally arrives in Shanghai, teased by his son, but rejoices instead

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 3: Chen Duxiu went so far as to sell his words to raise money Li Dazhao was expelled and determined to revolutionize

3. Chen Duxiu went so far as to sell his words to raise money Li Dazhao was expelled and determined to revolutionize

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 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

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

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 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

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

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 6: Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu finally meet in Beijing, but Chen Duxiu's appointment at Peking University is controversial

6. Li Dazhao and Chen Duxiu finally meet in Beijing, but Chen Duxiu's appointment at Peking University is controversial

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 7: Huang Kan's misbehavior and words displease students

7. Huang Kan's misbehavior and words displease students

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 8: The royalist forces on campus remain strong, and the imperial system is restored again when the braid army enters the city

8. The royalist forces on campus remain strong, and the imperial system is restored again when the braid army enters the city

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 9: BYU reform gains support

9. BYU reform gains support

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 10: Extended year obsession with anarchism

10. Extended year obsession with anarchism

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 11: Koo Hongming's academic attainments were indeed profound, and Li Dazhao began to reflect on capital to save the country

11. Koo Hongming's academic attainments were indeed profound, and Li Dazhao began to reflect on capital to save the country

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 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.

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.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 13: The British government was pressured to settle the matter, and Lu Xun joined the new youth as a tiger.

13. The British government was pressured to settle the matter, and Lu Xun joined the new youth as a tiger.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 14: Lu Xun's diary of a madman written with a pen

14. Lu Xun's diary of a madman written with a pen

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 15: Mao Zedong formally established the New People's Association, and the Madman's Diary was a hit when it was released.

15. Mao Zedong formally established the New People's Association, and the Madman's Diary was a hit when it was released.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 16: The restorationists even openly slandered Chen Duxiu, and the youth rehearsed a play to promote the new culture.

16. The restorationists even openly slandered Chen Duxiu, and the youth rehearsed a play to promote the new culture.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 17: Mao Zedong came to Peking University to observe and became Li Dazhao's assistant

17. Mao Zedong came to Peking University to observe and became Li Dazhao's assistant

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 18: Mao Zedong receives new ideas of communism Curmudgeons make trouble in front of Chen Duxiu's house

18. Mao Zedong receives new ideas of communism Curmudgeons make trouble in front of Chen Duxiu's house

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 19: Germany's defeat and the victory of the Allies, China will attend the Paris Peace Conference

19. Germany's defeat and the victory of the Allies, China will attend the Paris Peace Conference

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 20: Mao went to the grassroots to reach out to the working class in Yannian's experiment with anarchism

20. Mao went to the grassroots to reach out to the working class in Yannian's experiment with anarchism

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 21: The establishment of the work-study mutual aid society but the problems continue to weak countries without diplomatic petition was returned

21. The establishment of the work-study mutual aid society but the problems continue to weak countries without diplomatic petition was returned

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 22: Mutual aid societies were slandered and defamed, and Peking University was attacked by the group

22. Mutual aid societies were slandered and defamed, and Peking University was attacked by the group

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 23: Cai Yuanpei was lectured and questioned, and Peking University launched a desperate counterattack

23. Cai Yuanpei was lectured and questioned, and Peking University launched a desperate counterattack

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 24: Zhang Fengzai's nasty deeds were exposed and he was finally fired Japan offered to take over all rights and interests in Shandong Peninsula

24. Zhang Fengzai's nasty deeds were exposed and he was finally fired Japan offered to take over all rights and interests in Shandong Peninsula

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 25: Work-Study Mutual Aid Society officially closed its experiment and failed Mao thanked the people for their help and returned to Hunan

25. Work-Study Mutual Aid Society officially closed its experiment and failed Mao thanked the people for their help and returned to Hunan

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 26: The Paris Peace Conference assigned Shandong rights to Japan, and the delegation's good offices were unsuccessful in rejecting the agreement.

26. The Paris Peace Conference assigned Shandong rights to Japan, and the delegation's good offices were unsuccessful in rejecting the agreement.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 27: The Treaty of Paris disgraced the rights of the people and aroused public anger.

27. The Treaty of Paris disgraced the rights of the people and aroused public anger.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 28: Universities unite to strike classes Arrested students finally released

28. Universities unite to strike classes Arrested students finally released

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 29: Cai Yuanpei was forced to leave to protect the arrested students Beijing universities resigned to strike in solidarity with Peking University

29. Cai Yuanpei was forced to leave to protect the arrested students Beijing universities resigned to strike in solidarity with Peking University

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 30: The influence of the May Fourth Movement spread throughout the country, and Chen Duxiu and Hu Shih had major disagreements.

30. The influence of the May Fourth Movement spread throughout the country, and Chen Duxiu and Hu Shih had major disagreements.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 31: Chen Yannian was beaten unconscious at a street rally, but Wu Bingxiang designed an attempt to isolate Chen Duxiu

31. Chen Yannian was beaten unconscious at a street rally, but Wu Bingxiang designed an attempt to isolate Chen Duxiu

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 32: Yannian uses a trick to get Zhang Fengzai to confess his identity as a spy. The reactionary government sends troops to violently suppress the student movement.

32. Yannian uses a trick to get Zhang Fengzai to confess his identity as a spy. The reactionary government sends troops to violently suppress the student movement.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 33: Students were forcibly detained school turned into a prison Chen family's undying desire to save the country father and son finally reconciled

33. Students were forcibly detained school turned into a prison Chen family's undying desire to save the country father and son finally reconciled

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 34: The student movement won a big victory and the government was forced to dismiss Cao Zhanglu

34. The student movement won a big victory and the government was forced to dismiss Cao Zhanglu

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 35: Chen Duxiu was arrested and imprisoned, and Li Dazhao was forced to leave Beijing.

35. Chen Duxiu was arrested and imprisoned, and Li Dazhao was forced to leave Beijing.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 36: China refuses to sign the Paris Peace Treaty. The May Fourth Movement achieves full victory.

36. China refuses to sign the Paris Peace Treaty. The May Fourth Movement achieves full victory.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 37: Cai Yuanpei returns to Peking University and Chen Duxiu is finally released from prison

37. Cai Yuanpei returns to Peking University and Chen Duxiu is finally released from prison

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 38: Chen Duxiu resigned from Peking University and New Youth finally resumed publication

38. Chen Duxiu resigned from Peking University and New Youth finally resumed publication

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 39: Yannian Qiaonian went to France to study and eventually became a revolutionary martyr Chen Duxiu went to the south with the intention of organizing Southwest University

39. Yannian Qiaonian went to France to study and eventually became a revolutionary martyr Chen Duxiu went to the south with the intention of organizing Southwest University

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 40: Chen Duxiu returned to Shanghai to avoid the storm, and Chen and Li met on the road to build the party.

40. Chen Duxiu returned to Shanghai to avoid the storm, and Chen and Li met on the road to build the party.

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 41: Mao Zedong met Li Ta-Chao in Beijing and was inspired by the arrival of the Communist International's Vyshinsky in China to help build the Party

41. Mao Zedong met Li Ta-Chao in Beijing and was inspired by the arrival of the Communist International's Vyshinsky in China to help build the Party

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 42: Chen Duxiu formally established the Communist Party and Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai firmly believed in it

42. Chen Duxiu formally established the Communist Party and Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai firmly believed in it

Still image for Awakening Age season 1 episode 43: The Communist Party of China was formally established and the revolutionary martyrs pledged to defend their faith to the death

43. The Communist Party of China was formally established and the revolutionary martyrs pledged to defend their faith to the death

Cast

Photo of Yu Hewei

Yu Hewei

Chen Duxiu

Photo of Zhang Tong

Zhang Tong

Li Dazhao

Photo of Zhang Wanyi

Zhang Wanyi

Chen Yannian

Photo of Ma Shaohua

Ma Shaohua

Cai Yuanpei

Photo of Cao Lei

Cao Lei

Lu Xun

Photo of Bi Yanjun

Bi Yanjun

Gu Hongming

Photo of Hou Jingjian

Hou Jingjian

Mao Zedong

Photo of Zheng Hao

Zheng Hao

Dong Biwu

Photo of Xia Dejun

Xia Dejun

Zhou Enlai

Photo of Lu Yi

Lu Yi

Zhou Zuoren

Photo of Bi Yanjun

Bi Yanjun

Thomson

Photo of Ma Qiyue

Ma Qiyue

Chen Qiaonian

Photo of Wu Xiaoyu

Wu Xiaoyu

Jiang Dongxiu

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