Project Description

Length: 45 mins
Director: 英達
Cast: 曹雲金、俞惠子、劉金山

In 1880s Qing dynasty, a rich merchant’s son Tian Younian Luanzhou went to US to study. While working at the gold mines, Tian Younian went through many new adventures and saw the world in a different view. He made friend with a blacksmith named Ou Ye. He learned how to drive a train and the technologies to build one, which he thought could greatly benefit his own country. Li Hongzhang order the Minister of Works to build steam trains but could not succeed. Tian accepted the challenge and was determined to build his own train.