The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (TV series)
| The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | |
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DVD cover art | |
| 太平天国 | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Zhang Xiaotian |
| Directed by | Chen Jialin |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Vast Heaven and Earth" (浩浩乾坤) by Han Lei |
| Ending theme | "Song of Peace" (太平歌) by Lin Ping |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jin Yusheng |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV |
| Release | 10 July – 28 August 2000 |
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion in 19th-century China during the Qing dynasty. The 48-episode series was first broadcast on CCTV in mainland China in 2000, and subsequently on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan and on ATV in Hong Kong.
Cast
- Gao Lancun as Hong Xiuquan
- Zhang Zhizhong as Yang Xiuqing
- He Yongsheng as Feng Yunshan
- Han Zaifeng as Xiao Chaogui
- Liu Bing as Wei Changhui
- Wang Shihuai as Shi Dakai
- Lu Yong as Lin Fengxiang
- Yu De'an as Luo Dagang
- Lin Qiang as Qin Rigang
- Shi Xiaohong as Li Xiucheng
- Huang He as Chen Yucheng
- Yang Tongshu as Fu Shanxiang
- Wang Jinghua as Hong Xuanjiao
- Li Jianqun as Su Sanniang
- Hu Tiange as Cheng Lingnan
- Jin Yuting as Zeng Wanmei
- Zhou Xun as Shi Yiyang
- Li Ming as Yang Fuqing
- Wang Gang as Li Kaifang
- Lan Lan as Yimei
- Peng Jun as Zeng Shuiyuan
- Chen Baojia as Meng De'en
- Han Zhenhua as Chen Chengrong
- Zhou Yilun as Zhou Xineng
- Song Rixin as Hong Daquan
- Hu Zhaofeng as Wei Jun
- Yang Jing as Wei Yujuan
- Zhang Jie as Li Shouchun
- Lu Wei as Zeng Xian
- Zhao Jingwen as Hu Yihuang
- Cai Di as Hou Qianfang
- Yang Zhijiang as Hong Renfa
- Hao Tienan as Hong Renda
- Li Yansong as Hou Shuqian
- Guo Tao as Wang Yizhong
- Xu Honghao as Tan Shaoguang
- Pan Jie as Xie Manmei
- Shi Zonghong as Chen Zongyang
- Su Keshi as Zhu Yidian
- Liu Haili as Lai Hanying
- Hu Xiaoting as Hu Yurong
- Li Quanzhong as Wang Haixiang
- Sun Deli as Jiang Yuanba
- Liang Jiaxing as Shi Xiangzhen
- Du Jun as Siqin
- Yang Jimin as Huang Yukun
- Sun Feihu as Zeng Guofan
- Liu Yubin as Zuo Zongtang
- Hou Tianlai as the Xianfeng Emperor
- Gai Lili as Empress Dowager Cixi
- Xue Zhongrui as Sushun
- Zhao Yi as Prince Gong
- Zhu Yidan as Saishang'e
- Bao Si as Xiang Rong
- Zhang Guangzheng as Yang Fuzai
- Xu Maomao as Sengge Rinchen
- Cui Dai as Zeng Guoquan
- Hou Yongsheng as Zeng Tianyang
- Zhang Xiaobo as Wulantai
- Li Zheshi as Guo Kunchou
- Liu Gang as Guo Songchou
- Ye Qinglin as Zhang Liangji
- Wu Honghou as Luo Bingzhang
Production
115 million yuan of the total budget of 150 million yuan was used for constructing the filming set, which is located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "谁说《太平天国》不行？该剧赚钱已成定局 [Who says "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" cannot make it? It has become a fact that the TV series is making profit.]". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). Sina.com. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
External links
- (in Chinese) Taiping Tianguo on Sina.com
- (in Chinese) Taiping Tianguo at the Chinese Movie Database
- (in Chinese) Taiping Tianguo page on ATV's website
- (in Chinese) Transcript of an interview with the history consultants of Taiping Tianguo