His thoughts, words and deeds have been celebrated in dozens of books, countless column inches and on colossal propaganda billboards scattered across the land. Now China’s larger-than-life leader, Xi Jinping, is set to appear in his first television series, a 45-part drama depicting the time he spent in rural China during the Cultural Revolution. The drama, called Liangjiahe after the deprived hamlet in Shaanxi province where a young Xi lived from 1968 to 1975, was recently approved by China’s television regulator, state media announced this week. Read more
