The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (TV series)
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| Traditional Chinese | 太平天國 |
| Simplified Chinese | 太平天国 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tàipíng Tiānguó |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Zhang Xiaotian |
| Directed by | Chen Jialin |
| Starring | Gao Lancun Zhang Zhizhong Liu Bing Wang Shihuai Huang He Yang Tongshu Wang Jinghua Zhou Xun Sun Feihu |
| Theme music composer | Meng Qingyun Qi Jianbo |
| Opening theme | Haohao Qiankun (浩浩乾坤) performed by Han Lei |
| Ending theme | 1. Da Yingxiong (大英雄) performed by Yan Weiwen 2. Taiping Ge (太平歌 performed by Mao Amin 3. Feng Zhong Lei (风中泪) performed by Man Wenjun |
| 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 (China) STAR Chinese Channel (Taiwan) ATV (Hong Kong) |
| Release | 10 July – 28 August 2000 |
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a Chinese television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing dynasty. The 48-episode series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2000. The series was also broadcast on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan and on ATV in Hong Kong.
Cast
[edit]- 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- (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