Gold Leaf () is a 2021 Taiwanese period drama based on the eponymous novel written by Huang Kuo-hua. Set in the 1950s, Gold Leaf is Taiwan's first Hailu Hakka language drama.
Directed by Lin Chun-yang, the series stars Cindy Lien, James Wen, Kuo Tzu-chien, Hsu An-chi, Hsueh Shih-ling, Li Hsing, and Jag Huang.
It received 16 nominations at the 57th Golden Bell Awards and went on to win the Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Sophia Li) and the Best Editing for a Drama Series.
Synopsis
Gold Leaf depicts the booming tea trade in Taiwan during the 1950s, following the travails of Chang Yi-hsin and her family owned tea exporting company.
Cast
Principals
Cindy Lien as Chang Yi-hsin
James Wen as Liu Kun-kai
Kuo Tzu-chien as Chang Fu-chi
Hsu An-chi as Luo Shan-mei ('Mountain Girl') Hsueh Shih-ling as Fan Wen-gui Sophia Li as Hsia Mu-hsueh Jag Huang as Chin Yuan-kai
Supporting Cast
Aaron Don Don as the Driver
A T Beaune as David
Controversy
The drama drew controversy for misrepresenting the creation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD), by incorrectly depicting a scene in which American advisors recommended that Taiwanese officials adopt the NTD to address hyper-inflation in the country, when in reality, the Kuomintang-led government adopted the currency of their own volition. The drama's production team issued a joint statement for misrepresenting these historical facts.