Housing (TV series)

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Housing
Also known as	安居
Genre	Modern drama; Metropolitan
Directed by	Zhang Yongxin (張永新)
Starring	Wang Zhi Fei (王志飞); Fu Jing (傅晶); Cheng Yu (程煜); Li Xiaofeng (李晓峰); Lai Xi (来喜); Liu Mintao (刘敏涛)
Country of origin	China
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	33
Production
Production location	China Baotou
Editor	Zhao Dongling (赵冬苓 )
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Production company	Shandong Television Media Group (山东影视传媒集团)
Original release
Network	CCTV-1 (央视一套)
Release	September 20 –; October 15, 2016

Housing (Chinese: 安居), is a highly popular 2016 Chinese TV series produced by Shandong Television Media Group. The TV series, based on the events of shanty town renewal in Beiliang, Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, has brought the project back into the limelight.^[1]

Background

Beiliang, Donghe District, Baotou, is an area considered to be the cradle of the city. More than 90 percent of the buildings in Beiliang were built around 1949. Beiliang Community in Baotou is home to about 120,000 people living in slums. Many have been there for tens of years. Some share only one room between different generations, with small beds near large ones and beds near kitchen ranges. Once being the largest area of shanty housing in China.^{[citation needed]}

After Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang visits the home of resident in Beiliang Community, a shantytown in Baotou, on Feb. 3, 2013.^[2] Beiliang started the shantytown clearance project in 2013 and has successfully completed the work. Houses covering an area of 430 million square meters were demolished and 109,000 residents were rehoused.

Story

The series is based on the events of a shanty house clearance project in Beiliang, Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Housing tells the stories taking place during the Beiliang shanty house clearance project, which is one of the key livelihood projects of Baotou, Inner Mongolia. It depicts humanity, unity and close ties between people.^[3]

Broadcast

Channel	Location	Date	Times
CCTV-1	China	September 20, 2016	Sunday to Friday 20:05

Music

Title	Singer
Ballad of My Homeland "故乡的歌谣"	Jamyang Dolma
"知你冷暖,懂你悲欢"	Reno Wang

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	31st Flying Apsaras Award	Outstanding Television Series (Modern)	Housing	Won	^[4]
2018	31st Flying Apsaras Award	Outstanding Director	Zhang Yongxin	Nominated

References

^ Housing tells story of shantytown clearance Chinadaily 2016-10-17 .
^ Chinese vice premier visits poor in Inner Mongolia CNTV 2013-02-04 .
^ Housing to hit screens Chinadaily 2016-09-19 .
^ 第31届飞天奖暨第25届星光奖完整奖单. Sina (in Chinese). April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

External links

电视剧《安居》 on Weibo (in Chinese)
《安居》，央视專題(in Chinese)
Housing at Douban (in Chinese)
Housing at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)

[1] Housing tells story of shantytown clearance Chinadaily 2016-10-17 .

[2] Chinese vice premier visits poor in Inner Mongolia CNTV 2013-02-04 .

[3] Housing to hit screens Chinadaily 2016-09-19 .

[4] 第31届飞天奖暨第25届星光奖完整奖单. Sina (in Chinese). April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

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