The Road We Have Taken (simplified Chinese: 人间正道是沧桑; traditional Chinese: 人間正道是滄桑), also known in short by its fans as simply "The Road" (正道) or "to go through all the vicissitudes" (滄桑), is a highly popular 2009 Chinese TV series produced by Jiangsu Broadcast Media Group .
The series is directed by Zhang Li, and is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Jiang Qitao (江奇涛).
The series is about from 1925 to 1949, focuses on three children of a big family in Liling (醴陵)county, Hunan province (湖南) and their search for a political path in the chaos of 20th century China.
[1] The Road We Have Taken received high praise from TV audiences.
Many rated the series highly, calling it "a milestone in Chinese TV productions" for the innovative break-away from the traditional style of war and historical dramas.