The Great Dunhuang
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- Title: 大敦煌 / Da Dun Huang
- English title: The Great Dunhuang
- Genre: Historical drama
- Episodes: 46
- Broadcast network: CCTV
- Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-31 to 2006-Nov-25
- Air time: 19:55
- Opening theme song: Dun Huang Ri Yue (敦煌日月) by Sun Nan
- Ending theme song: Bu Hui (不悔) by Tsai Qin
Synopsis
A three-part epic tells of the rise, fall, and rebirth of the great civilization Dunhuang through the act of hiding treasures, hunting for treasures, and protecting treasures during three key periods in the Chinese history: The Northern Song Dynasty, the end of Qing Dynasty, and finally, the Republic.
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Chapter One: Northern Song
Xixia King always had his eyes on Dunhuang, and he finally found a way to overtake this oasis. Since Song had no available manpower to defend Xixia invasion from the west, they sent Fang Tian You with a gold-carved Buddhist script to remind the King that Dunhuang was a Buddhist holy land and an invasion would a sacrilege. The tactic failed. As a final stand, the monks who guarded Dunhuang buried the Buddhist relics and themselves in the caves.
Cast
- Tang Guo Qiang as Xixia King 西夏王李元昊
- Chen Hao as Princess Feitian 飞天公主梅朵
- Huang Hai Bing as Fang Tian You 方天佑
- Ren Tian Ye as Xixia general 西夏大将军旺荣
- Deng Ying (邓瑛) as Dunhuang ambassador's wife 敦煌节度使夫人珍娘
- Liao Jing Sheng as Dunhuang ambassador 敦煌节度使曹顺德
- Zhang Guang Zheng (张光正) as Priest 北宋无尘法师
- Liu Da Gang (刘大刚) as Ahshena 于滇国阿奢那
- Lu Yong as Dunhuang General Zhang Ying Shou 敦煌将军张英寿
- Xue Hao Wen as General Luo Zan 将军罗瓒
Chapter Two: Qing
Foreigners came to Dunhuang in search of buried treasures. They robbed Dunhuang of its ancient paintings, carvings, and relics. The disheartened Qin Wen Yu turned to the local thugs to help stop the export of ancient artifacts. The Chinese authority, instead of stopping the foreigners from taking the artifacts, prosecuted the people who tried to stop the foreigners.
Cast
- Wan Hong Jie as Qin Wen Yu 清末秀才秦文玉
- Tao Fei Fei as Chun Xia 春霞
- Shang Tian Tong (尚天瞳) as Hong Lian 女"土匪"红莲
- Gao Lan Cun as Judge Yan 严知县
- Shi Xiao Man as Jiang Xiao Ci 福隆商号老板姜孝慈
- Su Ting Shi (苏廷石) as Taoist priest Wang 王道士
- Li Zhi (李志) as Liu Da Qui 清代土匪刘大魁
- Dania (达尼亚) as John 外国盗宝者约翰
- Mohammad (马哈默德) as Beck 外国盗宝者贝克
- Ro Xu Wu (罗旭武) as Peng Da Gang 骆驼客冯大刚
- Wei De Shan (魏德山) as Wang You Yang 棺材铺老板王有祥
- Chen Bao Jia (陈保家) as Mr. Zhao 清代赵老爷
- Wu Jia Yi (吴加义) as Ma Quan De 骆驼客马全德
- Hu Xiao Ting as Xing Hua
- Sun Di (孙迪) as Chou Dan 小骆驼客臭蛋
- Wang Xun Yi (王玄尹) as Shui Mei 女土匪水妹
- Zhang Tie Lin as Governor
Final Chapter: Republic
A year before the outbreak of World War II and Japanese invasion, Liang Mu Tian and his wife, Su Qing Ping, came to Dunhuang in search of artistic inspirations. To their horror, the once majestic city had turned into a sad ruin left behind by a century of grave robbing. These two artists became ardent Dunhuang advocates. They roused the local people to protect and rebuild their ancient city.
Cast
- Wei Zi as Liang Muo Tan 儒学画家梁墨琰
- Li Jian Qun as Su Qing Ping 学者兼贤妻苏清平
- Xia Fan as Chiba Sanrou 日本青年学者千叶三郎
- Yvonne Yung as Hong Liu 西北女"土匪"红柳
- Wang Hui Chun as Chen Yi Zhong "弃政从商、倒卖古董"陈宜忠
- Zhang Qiu Ge (张秋歌) as Qu Hei Zi "匪首"窦黑子
- Lu Jun (陆军) as Dunhuang mayor 敦煌县县长陆敬儒
- Wang Jun (王军) as Takeno 日本武士竹野
- Chang Chuan (常川) as Tang Lian Cheng 大管家唐连成
- Liu Pei Qing (刘培清) as He Fu Gui 戏班班主和富贵
- Liu Sha (刘莎) as Li Ya Qin 青年画家黎雅琴
- Ma Jing (马静) as Yan Zi 热爱敦煌文化少女燕子
- Ding Hai Feng as Miyamoto 日本将军宫本
- Wang Lan Wu (王兰武) as Sun Shi Chang 民国掌柜孙世昌
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Zhang Rui (张锐), Wen Lan (文兰)
- Producer: Zhu Tong (朱彤), Li Xiang Ping (李向平), Yan Gang (鄢钢)
- Director: Chen Jia Lin
- Music: Wu Xuan (吴旋)