The Silver Chamber of Sorrows

Infobox Television
show_name = The Silver Chamber of Sorrows
銀樓金粉


caption = The Silver Chamber of Sorrows
genre = Costume Drama
format =
runtime = 45 minutes (approx.)
creator =
director =
producer =
writer = Lau Choi Wan
Law Chung Yiu
starring = Nancy Sit
Paul Chun
Ng Wai Kwok
Christine Ng
Shirley Yeung
Winnie Young
Jack Wu
Nancy Wu
opentheme = "認命" by
Ivana Wong
endtheme =
country = HKG
language = Cantonese
network = TVB
first_aired = April 28, 2008
last_aired =
May 23, 2008
num_episodes = 21
website = http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/thesilverchamberofsorrows

"The Silver Chamber of Sorrows" (Traditional Chinese: 銀樓金粉) is a TVB period drama series broadcasted in April 2008.

ynopsis

:A rich family is ruled by lust:A hymn is mourned over by feuds"Sheung's Silver Chamber", the largest jewel company in Foshan, Guangdong Province China, is facing serious financial difficulties. In order to obtain a loan from Shum’s family, Sheung Hang (Paul Chun), owner of the Chamber, together with his primary wife, Choi Siu-Dip (Nancy Sit Ka Yin), plot to arrange marriage between Sheung Wan (Ng Wai Kwok), Hang’s younger brother, and Shum Wing-Tung (Winnie Young), daughter of Shum’s family. Fueled by hatred, Ching Sau-Hang (Christine Ng), Wan’s lover, marries Hang and ironically becomes Wan’s sister-in-law. Wan falls out with Hang, and opts to live abroad and disconnects from his family. After leaving home for years, Wan does not return home until the occasion to celebrate his father’s birthday. Tension between the two brothers comes to a head when Hang is reluctant to pay ransom to save the youngest son of Wan. Wan is determined to disconnect completely from his family ever since.

Since Wan’s return, Sau-Hang suffers from her husband’s neglect and gets framed for causing the fourth concubine Fei Fei’s (Nancy Wu) miscarriage. Hatred leads her to commit act that revenge. She seeks to subvert Sheung’s family by luring Kwan. Intentionally, she unveils Chau Guk (Shirley Yeung), the maid in the family, is Hang’s illegitimate daughter. The dark age of a once-prominent family begins.

Cast

Viewership ratings

Award nominations

41st TVB Anniversary Awards (2008)
* "Best Drama"
* "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Nancy Sit - Choi Siu-Dip)
* "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Nancy Wu - Ha Fei-Fei)
* "My Favourite Female Character" (Christine Ng - Ching Sau-Hang)

References

External links

* [http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/thesilverchamberofsorrows TVB.com] "The Silver Chamber of Sorrows" - Official Website zh icon

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