CCTV Minning Town
Created by Kong Sheng · 2021 ·
Minning Town (2021) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Kong Sheng; streaming on iQIYI.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
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Is Minning Town worth watching?
Yes — Minning Town earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Kong Sheng and streaming on iQIYI.
Critics Consensus
A rare prestige hit that married propaganda mandate with genuine human storytelling — Huang Xuan and Zhang Jiayi made resettlement policy feel like lived history, and Magnolia crowned it Best Television Series.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Minning Town about?
Fujian officials and Ningxia villagers build a relocation settlement from desert scrub into a thriving community — a poverty-alleviation epic tracing decades of sacrifice, bureaucratic friction, and stubborn hope that became the defining state-backed drama of its era.
Critic Reviews
Minning Town Review: Magnolia 2021 Best Television Series Winner
★★★★☆
A rare prestige hit that married propaganda mandate with genuine human storytelling — Huang Xuan and Zhang Jiayi made re…
Essential [China](/country/china/) television on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — A rare prestige hit that married propaganda mandate with genuine human storytell
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