Feng Shui Family (Chinese: 風水世家; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hong-suí-sè-ka) is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on Formosa Television in Taiwan on 17 July 2012 to 7 March 2014. The show aired in Taiwan every weeknight at prime time (20:00). The series was one of the longest running Taiwanese television dramas, with 426 episodes.

Feng Shui Family
Chinese風水世家
Hokkien POJHong‑súi-sè‑ka
GenreRomance
Xiangtu
Fengshui
Office Polictics
Family
Directed byWang Wei (王為), Liao Fei-hung (廖斐鴻)
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageTaiwanese Hokkien
No. of episodesTaiwan : 426
Other Countries : 1150
Production
ProducersLu Hua-pin (呂華濱), Hsiao Ta-lu (蕭大陸)
Running time60-150 minutes
Original release
NetworkFormosa Television
Release17 July 2012 (2012-07-17) –
5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)
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Plot

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This drama depicts the two families turning against one another due to feng shui restrictions set by their ancestors. Under the conflicting pressure of materialism and values, can they lay down their personal views and embrace one another?

International broadcasts

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Taiwan

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As of July 2012, the show airs in Taiwan, country of origin of the drama every weeknight at prime time (20:00) with episodes which have ranged in length from 135 to 150 minutes including commercial advertisements. The producers received funding from the Government Information Office to produce the series in high definition. With admiration and some criticism, the show concluded on 17 July 2012, when the brand-new television drama of Formosa Television, Father and Son [zh], was released.

Singapore

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It is currently shown on Singapore's StarHub TV's Channel Hub E City on weekdays at 5pm and repeats at 10.30am. The show was dubbed into Mandarin during the broadcast.

Vietnam

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The Vietnamese dub Phong Thuỷ Thế Gia was broadcast on Vinh Long Television Station Channel (THVL) (Vietnamese: Truyền Hình Vĩnh Long).

Cast

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Actor Role Notes
Mei Fang Lin Chen Mei-mei widowed Lin matriarch
Ma Ju-feng Lin Ching-feng Lin Chen Mei-mei's elder son
Liu Hsiu-wen Wang Shu-nu Lin Ching-feng's wife
Alex Ko Lin Ming-hsing Lin Ching-feng's elder son
Ricky Chiang Lin Ming-te Lin Ching-feng's younger son
Chu Xuan Lin Ming-hui Lin Ching-feng's daughter
Lin Tzay-peir Lin Ching-shui Lin Chen Mei-mei's younger son
Chao Hsin-yen Li Yueh-chiao Lin Ching-shui's wife
Lee Hsing-wen Lin Kuo-hui Lin Ching-shui's eldest son
Cheng Chung-yin Chang Hsiu-fang Lin Kuo-hui's wife
Jeff Wang Lin Kuo-ching Lin Ching-shui's second son
Sabrina Pai Huang Yen-fei Lin Kuo-ching's wife
Fu Tzu-chun Lin Kuo-hua Lin Ching-shui's youngest son
Wang Tong Lin Ming-ming Lin Ching-shui's daughter
  • Chang Shu-wei as Ben, Lin Ming-ming's boyfriend
  • Chung Chia-chen as Lin Li-chu, Ben's mother
  • Chen Mei-feng as Lin Li-hua, Lin Li-chu's sister
  • Su Yen-pei as Tsai Hsiao-ping, Lin Ming-te's girlfriend
  • Yu An-shun as Tsai Fu-cheng, Tsai Hsiao-ping's father
  • Shara Lin as Ye Chia-yen
  • Chang Yung-hua as Ye Tsai-tien, Ye Chia-yen's father
  • Chen Sung-young as Chen Yung, Lin Chen Mei-mei's brother
  • Wang Chung-huang as Wang Chin-hu
  • Chang Chien as Chang Hsiao-chien, Wang Chin-hu's wife
  • Eison as Wang You-chiang, Wang Chin-hu's son
  • Weng Chia-ming as Chiang Tai-shan
  • Kao Chih-hung as Monkey
  • Bao Bao as Fatty
  • Chang Tsai-Hsing as Hsing

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