Pro | | | Beijing Capital International Airport |
| Edison | Cheng | Managing director
- Leichtenburg Group Asia. Aka: Eddie. |
| Fiona | Tung Cheng | Edison's wife. |
| Alexandra | Young | Edison's mother. Aka: Alix. |
| Bao | Shaoyen | Edison's client. |
| Bao | Gaoliang | One of Beijing's top politicians. |
| Carlton | Bao | Bao Shaoyen's son. |
| Peter | Ashley | The top reconstructive plastic surgeon. |
| Mr. | Tin | Head of security for the Bao's family. |
| Nigel | Tomlinson | Edison's Bank Asia Chief officer. |
| Jimmy | Choo | Malaysian fashion designer. |
| Eleanor | Young | Edison's aunt. |
| Lorena | Lim | One of Eleanor's friends. |
| Nadine | Shaw | One of Eleanor's friends. |
| Daisy | Foo | One of Eleanor's friends. |
| Nicholas | | Eleanor's son. Aka: Nick; Nicky. |
| Francesca | | Nadine's daughter. |
| Ronald | Shaw | Nadine's father-in-law. |
| Roderick | Liang | Owner of Liangs Finance Group Liangs. |
| Lauren | Lee | Roderick Liang's wife. |
| Lee | Yong Chien | Laura's grandmother. |
| Cassandra | Shang | Nick's relative. Aka: Radio of Asia. |
| Philip | Young | Eleanor's husband. |
| Peter | D'Abo | Eleanor's private banker. |
| Q.T. | Foo | Daisy's husband. |
| Malcolm | Cheng | World-famous heart surgeon. |
| Catherine | Young | Edison's aunt. |
| Robert | Clergerie | French shoe designer. |
| Ronald | Abram | Owns a prestigious jewelry store in HongKong. |
| Rachel | Chu | Nicholas' girlfriend. |
| | | Part One |
1 | | | The Mandarin |
| Yuan | Jiang | Chinese landscape painter. |
| Johannes | Vermeer | Dutch Painter. |
| Andre | Francois | French cartoonist. |
| Corinna | Ko-Tung | A social consultant. |
| Lester | Liu | A businessman. |
| Valerie | Liu | Lester's wife. |
| J. | Mendell | A designer. |
| Lady | Ko-Tung | Corinna's grandmother. |
| Colin | Khoo | Nick's best friend. |
| Araminta | Khoo | Colin's wife. Aka: Minty. |
| Giorgio | Armani | Italian fashion designer. |
| Oliver | T'sien | Nick's cousin. |
| Carol | Tai | A widow of Tai Toh Lui. |
| Tai | Toh Lui | A Dato. |
| Bernard | | Dato's son. |
| Kitty | Pong | A soap-opera star. |
| Sunny | Choy | A reporter. |
| Qi | Baishi | Chinese painter. |
| Christiane | | A reporter. |
| Chris | Ofili | British painter. |
| Dita | von Tesse | American model, costume designer. |
| Astrid | Leong | Oliver T'sien's cousin. |
| Cassian | | Astrid's son. |
| Choi | Ling | Astrid's acquaintance. |
2 | | | Cupertino, California |
| Jason | | Samantha's brother. Aka: Jase. |
| Samantha | Chu | Rachel's cousin. |
| Walt | | Rachel's uncle. |
| Jin | | Walt's wife. |
| Louise | | Samantha's great-aunt. |
| Flora | | One of Samantha's aunt. |
| Kerry | Chu | Rachel's mother. |
| Ray | | Walt's brother. |
| Belinda | | Ray's wife. |
| Joel | | Astrid's friend. |
| Vivian | | One of Rachel's cousins. |
| Dave | | One of Rachel's cousins. |
| Penny | Shi | Jin's acquaintance. |
| Henry | | Rachel's cousin. |
3 | | | Scott's Road |
| Ahmad | | Eleanor's driver. |
| Mr. | Wong | A private investigator. |
4 | | | Ridout Road |
| Alex | | Astrid's brother. |
| Salimah | | Alex's wife. |
| Kerry | Hill | Australian architect. |
| Peter | Zumthor | Swiss architect. |
| Delphine | | Charlie Wu's youngest daughter. |
| Chloe | | Charlie Wu's older daughter. |
| Adam 1 | | A chef. |
| Ann | Demeulemeester | A fashion designer. |
| Sophie | | Astrid's cousin. |
5 | | | Tyersall Park |
| Lillian May | Tan | The matriarch of the Tan's family. |
| Eric | Tan | Nicholas' cousin. |
| Evie | | Eric's new wife. |
| Geraldine | | Lillian's daughter. |
| Tan | Wah Wee | Young's third cousin. |
| Monica | Lee | Geraldine's acquaintance. |
| Parker | Yeo | Monica's niece. |
| Teddy | Lim | Parker Yeo's acquaintance. |
| Xu | Zhimo | Chinese poet. |
| James | Young | Su Yi's husband. |
| Felicity | | One of Su Yi's daughters. |
| Victoria | | One of Su Yi's daughters. |
| Eileen | Fisher | Americanhing designer. |
| Marcus | Sim | Young's pastry chef. |
| Ah | Lian | T'sien's long-time cook. |
| Ah | Ching | The chef at Tyersall Park. |
| See | Bei Sien | A bishop. |
| Ludivine | | A nanny. |
| Jun | Takahashi | Japanese fashion designer. |
6 | | | Morton Street |
| Ling | Cheh | Head housemaid. |
| Alistair | | Astrid's cousin. |
| James | Turrell | American artist. |
| Jacqueline | Ling | Nick's family friend. |
| Espen | Oeino | A naval architect. |
| Teddy | | Jacqueline's son. |
| Alfred | | Nick's great-uncle. |
| Lin | Yen Chao | Jacqueline's grandfather. |
| Sven | | A steward. |
| Marius | | A chef. |
7 | | | Belmont Road |
| Gayatri | Singh | Eleanor's acquaintance. |
| Sarita | | Mrs. Singh's daughter-in-law. |
| Tone | Vigeland | Norweigian silversmith. |
| Austin | Cooper | An artist. |
| Anderson | Cooper | American journalist. |
| Harry | Winston | American jeweler. |
8 | | | Diamond Ballroom, Ritz Carlton Hotel |
| Connie | Ming | The first wife of Ming Ka-Ching. |
| Ming | Ka-Ching | Hong Kong's second richest man. |
| Tracy | Kuan | Legendary songstress. |
| Oscar | Liang | A chef. |
| Oscar | de la Renta | American Dominican fashion designer. |
| Ada | Poon | Sir Francis Poon's wife. |
| Elie | Saab | Lebanese fashion designer. |
| Pan | TingTing | China's biggest star. |
| Alexander | McQueen | British fashion designer. |
| Michael | Teo | Astrid's husband. |
| Francis | Poon | A man who got the Philanthropic Pinnacle Award. |
| Guo | Pei | A Chinese designer. |
| Leonardo | Lai | A writer. |
| Cecilia | Cheng | Astrid's cousin. |
| Johnny | | A pilot. |
| Jacky | Cheung | One of the Cantopop stars. |
| Aaron | Kwok | One of the Cantopop stars. |
| Leonardo | Lai | One of the Cantopop stars. |
| Andy | Lau | One of the Cantopop stars. |
9 | | | The Locke Club |
| Sammi | Hui | Kitty's acquaintance. |
| Leo | Ming | Edison's best friend. |
| Pedro Paulo | de Ayala | One of the richest man in the Philippines. |
| Evangeline | de Ayala | Pedro Paulo's wife. |
| Giambattista | Valli | Italian fashion designer. |
| Rosie | Ho | One of Ada Poon's friends. |
| Lainey | Lui | One of Ada Poon's friends. |
| Tessa | Chen | One of Ada Poon's friends. |
| Mrs. | Ladoorie | Alexandra Cheng's acquaintance. |
| Pascal | Pang | Isabel Wu's friend. |
| Sonny | Chin | Pascal Pang's acquaintance. |
| Dr. | Chan | A dentist. |
10 | | | Arcadia |
| Peik | Lin | Rachel's best friend. |
| Sylvia | Wong Swartz | Rachel's friend. |
| Alice | Temperley | English fashion designer. |
| Mhemet | Sabanci | Nick's friend. |
| Ollie | | Rachel's cousin. |
| Kao | Wei | Rachel's father. |
11 | | | Four Seasons Biltmore |
| Dr. | Chia | A therapist. |
12 | | | Arcadia |
| Aaron | Copland | American composer. |
| Toni | Chi | A Methodist pastor. |
| Carol | Lombard | American film actress. |
| Gaultier | | French fashion designer. |
| | | Part Two |
1 | | | Ko-Tung Consulting Group Social Impact Assessment |
| Ricky | Tseung | A hairdresser. |
| Francis | Liu | One of Ricky Tseung's customers. |
| Marion | Hsu | One of Ricky Tseung's customers. |
| Jin | Soon | A manicurist. |
| Jeannette | Sang | One of Kitty's acquaintances. |
| Helen | Hou-Tin | One of Kitty's acquaintances. |
| Roberto | Cavalli | Italian fashion designer. |
| Coco | Chanel | French fashion designer. |
| Edward | Chiu | A jade jewelry designer. |
| Kaspar | von Morgenlatte | Interior designer and decorator. |
| Liza | Yuskavage | American artist. |
| Thomas | Struth | German photographer. |
| Candida | Hofer | A Cologne, Germany-based photographer. |
| Bernd | Eichinger | German film producer. |
| Hilla | Becher | German photographer. |
| Dries | Van Noten | Belgian fashion designer. |
| Jordana | Chiu | Ada Poon's acquaintance. |
| Sheryl | Samberg | Chief operating officer of Facebook. |
| Anthony | Trollope | A novelist. |
| Julian | Fellowes | English actor. |
| Janice J.K. | Lee | American author. |
| Domenick | Dunn | American writer. |
| Annette | Tapert | An author. |
| Diana | Edkins | An author. |
| Nicholas | Coleridge | A writer. |
| Sterling | Seagrave | American historian. |
| Jonathan | Franzen | American novelist and essayist. |
2 | | | Rachel and Nick |
| Koo | | Gaoliang's uncle. |
3 | | | Astrid |
| Domiella | Finzi-Contini | Astrid's friend. |
| Anish | Kapoor | British sculptor. |
| Mariano | Fortuny | Spanish fashion designer. |
| Henriette | | Fortuny's wife. |
| Andreas | Gurksky | German photographer. |
| Gregoire | L'Herme-Pierre | Astrid's friend. |
| Christian | Dior | French fashion designer. |
| Michele | Oka Doner | American artist. |
4 | | | The Baos |
| Ava | Gardner | American actress. |
| Colette | Bing | China's foremost fashion icon. |
| Roxanne | Ma | Colette's personal assistant. |
| Fletcher | | A housemaster. |
| Baptista | | A wine steward. |
5 | | | Charlie |
| Alice | | Charlie Wu's executive assistant. |
| Freddie | | One of Domiella's acquaintances. |
| Xan | | One of Domiella's acquaintances. |
| Aaron | Shek | Charlie's chief financial officer. |
| Wu | Hao Lian | Charlie's father. |
| Jeremy | Lai | Isabel's father. |
6 | | | Carlton and Colette |
| Fang | Ai Lan | Shaoyen's acquaintance. |
| Ryan | Fang | Carlton's acquaintance. |
| Bonnie | Hui | Ryan Fang's wife. |
| Ai | Mei | A housekeeper. |
7 | | | Nick and Rachel |
| Chlamydia | | Colette's friend. |
| Erica | Tanov | A veteran designer. |
8 | | | Colette |
| Jack | Bing | Colette's father. |
| James | Perse | A designer. |
| Wolseley | | A butler. |
| Wu | Boli | A priest. |
| Jiro | | A Japanese chef. |
| Kate | | One of Colette's Italian greyhounds. |
| Pippa | | One of Colette's Italian greyhounds. |
| Wills | | One of Colette's Tibetan mastiffs. |
| Harry | | One of Colette's Tibetan mastiffs. |
| Andy | Warhol | American artist. |
| Pablo | Picasso | Spanish painter. |
| Paul | Gauguin | French artist. |
| Bridget | Riley | Fine art artist. |
| Jean-Michael | Basquiat | American artist. |
| Mona | Kuhn | A photographer. |
| Ping | Gao | A cook. |
9 | | | Michael and Astrid |
| Joseph | Altuzarra | A luxury women's ready-to-wear clothing designer. |
| Tabitha | Simmons | A shoe designer. |
| Matilda | Leong | Astrid's great-aunt. |
| Busby | Berkeley | American film director. |
| Azzedine | Alaia | Tunisian couturier and shoe designer. |
| Yousef | | A driver. |
| Miss | Seong | Astrid's family friend. |
| Cesari | Attolini | A designer of a luxury men's clothing. |
| Wendy | | Michael's acquaintance. |
| Gizmo | | A dog. |
10 | | | The Bings |
| Richie | Yang | Colette's suitor. |
| Errol | Flynn | Australian-born American actor. |
| Lai | Di Bing | Colette's mother. |
| Mei | Ching | A maid. |
| Richard | T'sien | Nick's uncle. Aka: Dickie. |
| Mark | T'sien | An ophthalmologist. |
| Charles | Shang | A hematologist. |
| Peter | Leong | A neurologist. |
| Glady | | Peter Leong's wife. |
| Harry | Leong | Nick's uncle. |
| Christian | Liaigre | A designer. |
11 | | | Corinna and Kitty |
| Carolina | Herrera | A Venezuelan fashion designer. |
| Hubert | de Givenchy | French fashion designer. |
| Ileana | Makri | A Greek jeweler. |
| Daphne | Guinness | An English socialite and fashion designer. |
| Katherine | Tai | Kitty Pong's new name. |
| Helen | Mok-Asprey | Corinna's acquaintance. |
| Justina | Wei | Corinna's niece. |
| Wei | Ra Men | Justina's grandfather. |
| Stephen | Tai | Justina's acquaintance. |
| Quek | | Helen Mok's ex-husband. |
| Harold | Asprey | Helen Mok's husband. |
| Norma | | One of Helen's maids. |
| Natty | | One of Helen's maids. |
| Narciso | Rodriguez | American fashion designer. |
12 | | | Astrid |
| Adam 2 | | One of Astrid's Thai cousins. |
| Piya | | One of Astrid's Thai cousins. |
| Mark | Zuckerberg | Chief Executive Officer of Facebook. |
| Silas | Teoh | Michael's acquaintance. |
| Carmen | Loh | A realtor. |
13 | | | Save The Seamstress Fashion Show |
| Du | Juan | Chinese fashion model. |
| Liu | Wen | Chinese model. |
| Rene | Lalique | French designer. |
| Christian | Lacroix | French fashion designer. |
| Perrineum | Wang | One of Colette's friends. |
| Stephen | Jones | A British milliner. |
| Stephanie | Shi | One of Colette's friends. |
| Tiffany | Yap | One of Colette's friends. |
| Virginie | de Bassinet | Founder of Pret-a-Couture. |
| Ricky | Owens | American fashion designer. |
| Alfonso | Cuaron | Mexican film director. |
| Michaelangelo | | Italian sculptor. |
| Russel | Wing | A photographer. |
| Adele | Deng | One of Colette's friends. |
| Wendy | Pi Fang | One of Colette's friends. |
| Ivan | Koon | Pi Fang's acquaintance. |
| Zhang | Yimou | Chinese film director. |
| Yves | Klein | French artist. |
| Serge | Gainsbourg | French singer songwriter. |
| Oscar | Huang | Fashion show's director. |
| Gareth | Pugh | English fashion designer. |
| Hussein | Chalayan | Turkish fashion designer. |
| Mary | Xie | Mrs. Bing's acquaintance. |
| Roger | Vivier | French fashion designer. |
| Nainai | | Colette's grandmother. |
| Pan | Di | Colette's aunt. |
14 | | | Trenta |
| Fernando | | The chief purser. |
| Frederic | Malle | Founder of the luxury French perfume. |
15 | | | Cluny Park Road |
| Geik | Choo | Carmen Loh's cousin. |
| C.K. | Wong | Carmen Loh's uncle. |
| Ken | Lien | Carmen Loh's friend. |
| Paula | | Ken's acquaintance. |
| Owen | Kwee | Carmen's boss. |
| Frank | Brewer | One of Singapore's most prominent architect. |
| Quentin | Wong | Frank Brewer's eldest son. |
| Willie | Sin | Owen's acquaintance. |
| Charles Rennie | MacKintosh | Scottish architect. |
| Geoffrey | Bennison | Master decorator. |
16 | | | Paris |
| Bouchra | Jarrar | French fashion designer. |
| Alexis | Mabille | French fashion designer. |
| Gerard | Mulot | A pastry chef and chocolate maker in Paris. |
| Mrs. | Shi | Stephanie's mother. |
| Franz | Kraemer | Canadian radio producer. |
| David | Lynch | American film maker. |
| Mrs. | Wen | Pi Fang's mother. |
| Stephane | Rolland | French fashion designer. |
| Sean | | Carlton's acquaintance. |
| Anthony | | Sean's brother. |
17 | | | The Mandarin Oriental |
| Richard | Plumper | Richie's friend. |
| Harry W. | Davies | Carlton's acquaintance. |
| Charlotte | Gainsbourg | English-French artist. |
| Ilias | Lalaounis | A Greek goldsmith. |
| Josep | Font | Fashion designer. |
| Joseph | Dirand | French architect. |
18 | | | The Shangri-La |
| John | Legend | American singer songwriter. |
| Gordon | Ramsey | British chef. |
| Marion | Batali | American chef. |
| Honey | Chai | A columnist. |
| | | Part Three |
1 | | | Shek O |
| Jenny | Packham | British fashion designer. |
| P.J. | Whitney | A writer. |
2 | | | Changi Airport |
| Brunello | Cucinelli | Michael's acquaintance. |
| Calvin | Klein | American fashion designer. |
| Dick | Teo | Michael's former commanding officer. |
| Naveen | Sinha | Michael's acquaintance. |
| Richard | Avedon | Fashion photographer. |
| S.W. | Leong | Astrid's great-grandfather |
| Sergey | Brin | American computer scientist. |
| Renzo | Piano | An architect. |
| Jean | Nouvel | An architect. |
| Angelica | Chio Lee | Michael's publicist. |
4 | | | Riverside Victory Towers |
| Marc | Newson | Industrial designer. |
| Emperor | Qianlong | Emperor of China. |
| Stefano | Ricci | Founder of the finest luxury men's wear. |
| Eric | Ripert | French chef. |
5 | | | Palau Club |
| Krystal | | Michael's executive assistant. |
| Miss | Chua | Harry Leong's secretary. |
| Hu Lee Shan | | Harry's friend. |
6 | | | Imperial Treasure Restaurant |
| Gianni | Versace | Italian fashion designer. |
7 | | | The West Lake |
| Marco | Polo | Italian merchant. |
8 | | | National Library |
| Ming | Kah Ching | Leo's father. |
| Dr. | Jacobson | Rachel's doctor. |
| Parker | Posey | American actress. |
9 | | | Ridout Road |
| Rosie | | A cook. |
10 | | | Queen Mary Hospital |
| Tim | Walker | British fashion photographer. |
| Giuseppe | Zanotti | Italian fashion designer. |
11 | | | Bukit Brown Cemetery |
| Alfred | Shang | Su Yi's brother. |
| Rosemary | T'sien | Astrid's great-aunt. |
| Shang | Loo Ma | Su Yi's father. |
| Wang | Lan Yin | Shang Loo Ma's wife. |
| Peter | Abelard | French philosopher. |
| Heloise | | Fulbert's niece. |
| Canon | Fulbert | One of the clergy of the Cathedral of Paris. |
12 | | | Mar Vista |
| Bruce | Wayne | Batman's secret identity. |
| Christian | Bale | A good actor. |
| Kristen | Bell | American actress. |
| Gisele | | Kitty Pong's daughter. |
| Dr. | Brenner | Bernard Tai's doctor. |
| Jay | Leno | American comedian. |
| Dr. | Goldberg | Bernard Tai's doctor. |
13 | | | Triumph Towers |
| Laarni | | A maid. |
| Bebel | Gilberto | American-Brazilian singer. |
| Astrud | Gilberto | Brazilian singer. |
| Li | Jing | One of the maids. |
| Charity | | One of the maids. |
| Commander | Kwok | Gaoliang's acquaintance. |
| Inspector | Zhang | A detective. |
14 | | | Central Police Station |
| Ai | WeiWei | Chinese contemporary artist and activist. |
15 | | | Ridout Road |
| Arne | Jacobsen | Danish architect. |
16 | | | 188 Taiyuan Road |
| Dame Helen | Mirren | English actor. |
17 | | | Newspapers Around The World |
| Linda | Scout | A reporter. |
| Milla | Lignel | Tai's personal chef. |
| Scot | Ishihara | Officer in the airplane. |