Set in the 1930s, “Fortress Besieged” follows the misadventures of Fang Hung-chien, a bumbling everyman who wastes his time studying abroad, and secures a fake degree when learning he has run out of money and must return home to China. Fang was the son of a country gentleman. A marriage had been arranged for him while at university, but the intended wife died before he could see her.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chiang Kai-shek stepped up efforts to eliminate dissidents, and first targeted Long Yun, who was in power in Yunnan and had progressive ideas.
Li Yuanyuan (李媛媛) was a Chinese actress.
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