When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West
English Title: When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West
Chinese Title: 東山飄雨西關晴
Cantonese Title: Dung Saan Piu Yue Sai Gwaan Ching
Producer: Kwan Wing Chung
Cast: Liza Wang, Charmaine Sheh, Joe Ma, Kiki Sheung, Raymond Wong, Selena Li, Edwin Siu, Kwok Fung, Evergreen Mak, Savio Tsang, etc.
Length: 30 Episodes
Broadcast: October 27, 2008 to December 5, 2008
Genre: Period, Drama, Family, Romance
Official Site: Link
Opening Theme: Love in the Horizon (愛在天邊) by Liza Wang
Ending Theme: You Also Had to Cry with Me (陪你哭也只得我) by Charmaine Sheh and Joe Ma
Opening Video: http://www.megavideo.com/?v=IQ7QSO50
Synopsis
Coming from a very humble background, Poon Muk Hing (Joe Ma) nevertheless is content with his lot. He works for the Poon family of Dongshan as a driver. His true identity as the eldest son of the family comes to light when he saves Poon Cheuk Wah (Raymond Wong), the young master, in an accident. Chong Fung Yee (Liza Wang), the first daughter-in-law in the family, has to admit unwillingly the fact that when she married into the family she was already pregnant. With his true identity revealed, Hing changes his name to Poon Cheuk Hing according to the genealogical table of the clan. The mother and son have since been locked in a seesaw struggle.
Meanwhile, Yip Heung Ching (Charmaine Sheh) came from an influential family in Xiguan. She starts selling congee on a boat for a living with her elder brother after their family has fallen into decline. Ching and Wah used to go out but Yee did all she could to separate them. Later, Ching opens a teahouse with the help and support of Hing. Spontaneously, love blossoms between them. Not long afterwards, the Poon family runs into a lot of troubles. Yee and Wah are unable to handle them at all. Hing seizes the opportunity to restore the prestige of the family. For the sake of the benefit of the Poon family, he is prepared to sacrifice his relationships with other family members, his love as well as his friends. By doing so, he also involves himself in a never-ending bloody battle of power.
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