Cast & Character List
Yang Mi as Ning Xiuxiu
In the drama series This Thriving Land, Yang Mi portrays Ning Xiuxiu, a woman whose life is irrevocably changed by fate and family.
Born into the wealthiest family in Tianniu Temple Village in the Yimeng Mountain area, Ning Xiuxiu's privileged life is shattered in 1926. On the day of her wedding, she is kidnapped by bandits. The traumatic event leads to a profound rift with her father, Ning Xuexiang, who refuses to sell family land to pay her ransom.
Following her rescue by a local farmer named Feng Dajiao, Ning Xiuxiu makes a defiant and life-altering choice. Turning her back on her affluent upbringing, she resolutely decides to marry the farmer and embrace a new life in the countryside.
Ou Hao as Big Foot Feng
Big Foot Feng(Feng Dajiao),Hailing from a poor tenant farmer family, Feng Dajiao makes a meager living through hard manual labor, as his family owns nothing more than a small, barren plot of land.
In 1926, his life takes a dramatic turn when he rescues Ning Xiuxiu, the eldest daughter of the wealthiest man in the area, Ning Xuexiang, from a kidnapping. However, the Ning family refuses to pay the ransom. Instead, they arrange for their second daughter, Ning Susu, to fulfill a marriage contract in Xiuxiu's place. After a bitter fallout with her father over his actions, Ning Xiuxiu is forced to marry into Feng Dajiao's family.
Ni Da Hong as Ning Xue Xiang
Ning Xue Xiang is the father of Ning Xiu Xiu.
In the television series This Thriving Land, the role of Ning Xue Xiang is portrayed by actor Ni Da Hong.
