Reception and Soundtrack
The 1987 series was originally somewhat controversial as few Redologists believe any TV adaptation could do full justice to the novel. Producer and director Wang Fulin's choice of employing non-professional youths were vindicated as the TV series gained enormous popularity in China.
The series' success owes much to composer Wang Liping (王立平). He set many of the novel's classical verses to music, taking as long as four years to deliberate some compositions.
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