The Emperor in Han Dynasty

The Emperor in Han Dynasty
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Also known as	The Emperor Han Wu
Traditional	漢武大帝
Simplified	汉武大帝
Mandarin	Hàn Wǔ Dà Dì
Literally	Great Emperor Wu of Han
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Jiang Qitao
Directed by	Hu Mei Yang Jun Sai Fu
Presented by	Zhu Tong Yang Buting Li Bolun Wang Songshan
Starring	Chen Baoguo Kuei Ya-lei Lin Jing Jiao Huang Yang Tongshu Tao Hong
Theme music composer	Zhang Hongguang Ruan Kunshen
Opening theme	Zuihou De Qingsu (最后的倾诉) performed by Han Lei
Ending theme	Dengdai (等待) performed by Han Lei
Composer(s)	Asia Philharmonic Orchestra
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	58
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jiang Tao Wang Guohui Liu Dehong Song Zhenshan Luo Liping Huo Qi
Producer(s)	Han Sanping Wu Hongliang Hu Mei
Editor(s)	Liu Miaomiao Zhao Kun
Location(s)	China
Cinematography	Chi Xiaoning Zhang Yuefu Cui Weidong Niu Guotai
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	中国电影集团公司 中央电视台影视部 世纪英雄电影投资有限公司 北京华录百纳影视有限公司 上海金德影业有限公司
Release
Original network	CCTV
First shown in	2 January 2005
External links
Website

The Emperor in Han Dynasty,^[1] also released under the title The Emperor Han Wu in some countries, is a 2005 Chinese historical television series based on the life of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty. It uses the historical texts Records of the Grand Historian and Book of Han as its source material.

Plot

The series covers the life of Emperor Wu from his early childhood to his death and some events in the reign of Emperor Jing (Emperor Wu's father and predecessor), such as the Rebellion of the Seven States. It follows the conflicts that defined the pivotal war between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu, and depicts the major victories that the Han scored over the Xiongnu during Emperor Wu's reign. Prominent historical figures such as the generals Li Guang, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, as well as the diplomats Su Wu and Zhang Qian, also make appearances as supporting characters in the series.

Cast

Note: Some cast members played multiple roles. The roles are separated by a slash.

Chen Baoguo as Emperor Wu Du Chun as older teenage Emperor Wu Bai Yu as younger teenage Emperor Wu Wan Changhao as child Emperor Wu Jiao Huang as Emperor Jing Kuei Ya-lei as Empress Dowager Dou Song Xiaoying as Empress Wang Tao Hong as Liu Ling Lin Jing as Wei Zifu Wang Wang as Sima Qian Yang Tongshu as Princess Pingyang / Jin Su Ma Shaohua as Dou Ying Xu Zuming as Zhou Yafu Chang Shih as Tian Fen Guo Xiao'an as Guan Fu Shen Baoping as Liu Wu (Prince of Liang) Sun Feihu as Han Anguo Su Xiaoming as Liu Piao Xu Hongna as Empress Chen Lu Jianmin as Wei Qing Yang Lixiao as Princess Linlü Zhu Yi as Chao Cuo Sun Jifeng as Liu Wu (Prince of Chu) Chen Weidong as Liu Rong Sanmao as young Liu Rong Zhao Xuelian as Princess Nangong Luoqin Yingge as young Princess Nangong Li Danjun as Chuntuo Jian Dan as Consort Su Liu Sha as Empress Bo Ma Yong as Han Yan Zhang Guoqing as Chen Jia Wang Yanjing as Su Ben Su Chongshan as Liu Pi (Prince of Wu) Chen Jinhui as Liu Ang (Prince of Jiaoxi) / Shi Qing Gao Fa as Ichise Chanyu Chen Changhai as Zhonghang Yue Li Le as Huo Qubing Zhao Shuijing as Liu Ju Zhang Jialiang as Liu Tong Li Shiji as Prince of Dongyue / Prince of Minyue Lu Ying as Han Tuidang Wang Jingyi as Qiuxiang Bo Hong as Queen of Yuezhi Yan Jie as Zhao Xin (Ahu'er) / Jumeng Mengmeng as Chun'er Lin Zi as Xiaoqing Zhou Yingping as Ling'er Wang Wei as Prefect of Yongxiang Zhu Xianmin as Jifu Lin Zhonghua as Chao Cuo's father Xu Ming as Luan Bu Lu Shuming as Li Guang Chen Youwang as Wei Wan Zhao Gang as Yuan Ang / King of Dong'ou Li Ping as Gongsun Gui Hu Miao as Qian'er Gao Yicheng as Su Qing Yang Jun as Yang Sheng Tong Zhongqi as Zhi Du Yang Yazhou as Zheng Huaiguo Bo Guanjun as Ji An Ren Zhong as Zhang Qian Jin Ming as Yuan Gusheng Cong Lin as Gongsun He Zhang Shan as Guo Jie Li Ping as Liu She Huang Wei as Huang Sheng Yang Jun as Xiongnu general Fu Xuan as Sang Hongyang Qin Fan as Zhi Buyi Liu Dianxin as Cheng Bushi Guo Xirui as Zhuang Qingdi Ren Wu as Wang Zang Cui Yugui as Gongsun Hong Daliehan as Right Xiongnu Prince

Xiaobate as Left Xiongnu Prince Xue Xiaolong as Zhao Wan Zhang Jingdong as Liu Qian Fu Li as Princess Consort Yang Dawei as Dongfang Shuo Huang Wei as Yang Deyi Wan Cang as Chen Yuanliang / Ying Gao Shi Zhishan as Feng Lin Li Xiaoding as Luo Yushan Zhang Hongbin as Zhang Tang Zhu Weican as Wang Fei Zhang Jialiang as Zheng Dangshi Gao Tingting as Li Yan Erentuya as Zhang Qian's wife Jia Wei as Su Jian Hao Hanfeng as Zhang Cigong Chen Yu'er as Liu Qian's wife Ba Yin as Gunchen Chanyu Bilige as King of Baiyang Xiaobate as Marquis of Guishuangxi Hui Jianguo as Liu Pengzu (Prince of Zhao) Nuqian as Yimei Hasibate as King of Xiutu Zhang Chaoli as Sang Hongyang Zhang Lei as Huo Guang / Lei Bei Fan Binbin as young Huo Guang Xu Chong as Jin Midi Sun Xun as young Jin Midi Ren Wei as Liu Ju Gu Guangpeng as young Liu Ju Wang Yingqi as Li Guangli / Sima Wangcheng Shen Baoping as Liu Qumao Liang Wei as Su Wu Qi Jie as Yu Chang Ba Yin as Hu Yafu Qin Jiahua as Tian Qianqiu Xia Zhixiang as Zhang Ou Huang Wenguang as Tao Qing Sun Zhanxian as Feng Jing Xu Dengke as Zhou Gongzi Chen Dazhong as Dou Pengzu Lin Zhonghua as Xu Chang He Ming as Zhou's wife Yang Pingyou as Yan Zhu Liu Wei as Dong Zhongshu Chen Zhigang as Yu Dan Cheng Wenxuan as Princess Linlü Balazhu'er as Xiongnu sorcerer Huoercha as Right Xiongnu Prince Jin Song as Left Grand Viceroy Jia Mingling as Ning Cheng Lou Jicheng as Liu An Zhong Hanhao as Shen Gong Zhang Xuehao as Gongsun Ao Hou Xiangling as Zhu Fuyan / Di Shan Jiang Guoyin as Wang Hui Gao Fei as Gan Fu Xie Hui as Nie Yi, Su Wen Song Jianhua as Li Xi Jiang Jing as Dou's wife Wang Guangjun as Li Yannian Dong Yunbo as Zhang Qian's son Liu Zhenbao as Li Gan Sengge Renqin as King of Loufan Guo Wei as Li Ling / Xihou Jia Wang Weimin as Xihou Wu / Du Zhou Gu Weiwei as Tian Fen's wife Li Jiang as Wu Bei Xue Xilong as Liu Qi Liu Changshan as Chancellor of Dayuan Bo Lin as Zhao Ponu He Qi as King of Hunxie Zhao Wanyi as Lady Zhao Hao Gang as Jiang Chong / Liu De Na Zhidong as Zhang Sheng Sun Xinyu as Liu Fuling

Production and reception

The production cost for The Emperor in Han Dynasty ran high, with a budget of 50 million yuan, covering extensive battle scenes, period costumes, props and huge backdrops. The crew chose various scenic locations in China, such as Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan and Zhejiang, to capture the vast expanse of the Han Empire and its frontiers. The casting featured four different actors playing Emperor Wu at different stages of his life, with the lead actor Chen Baoguo receiving the most screen time portraying the emperor's adult years. The shooting of the series began in 2003 and coincided with the SARS outbreak, causing manpower shortage and delays in production. Post-production began in 2004 and marketing clips started to appear on television talk shows and the Internet later that year.

The series was aired on CCTV-1 on 2 January 2005 to great enthusiasm from audience. While some liberties were taken with historical details, The Emperor in Han Dynasty was generally well received by viewers as a faithful portrayal of history. The series was acclaimed and won the 2005 Flying Apsaras Award for Best Long Television Series, Best Director (Hu Mei) and Best Lead Actor (Chen Baoguo).

List of featured songs

• Zuihou De Qingsu (最后的倾诉; The Final Outpour), the opening theme song, performed by Han Lei.
• Dengdai (等待; Wait), the ending theme song, performed by Han Lei.
• Xinling Shui Guo De Difang (心灵睡过的地方; Places Where My Soul Rested Before) performed by Han Lei
• Qianbai Nian Hou Shei Hai Jide Shei (千百年后谁还记得谁; Centuries and Millenniums Later Who Still Remembers Who) performed by Han Lei

References

1. Mudge, James (April 13, 2010). "Confucius (2009) Movie Review". Beyondhollywood.com.

• Facts and flaws make up epic TV tales

External links

• (Chinese) The Emperor in Han Dynasty official page on CCTV website
• (Chinese) The Emperor in Han Dynasty on Sina.com