China’s Hot New TV Series Breaks One Of Its Society’s Biggest Taboos — Dissing One’s Parents

Filial piety may be the paramount Confucian value, and flouting it is still rare in Chinese real life, let alone on state-controlled television. This is likely why All Is Well, broadcast only on a provincial channel, has been streamed online more than 390 million times, more than triple the number for the next most-popular show. – The Economist

Article source here:Arts Journal