Qu Yuan
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Details
- Title: 屈原 / Qu Yuan
- Genre: Historical drama
- Episodes: 20
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Opening theme song: Lu Man Man (路漫漫) Long Road by Man Wen Jun
- Ending theme song: Shen Shen Ai Lian (深深爱恋) Profound Love by Ye Fan
Synopsis
This moving drama chronicles the tragic story of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister from the state of Chu during the Warring States Period. China was in chaos during that time, as each of 7 kingdoms fought to unite the country under its own sovereignty. In 316 BC, Qin, the strongest state, planned to conquer Chu and then the other 5 kingdoms. Qu Yuan advocated allying with Qi in order to establish a stronghold against Qin. As a political idealist and a man who loved his country more than himself, he was devoted to reforming and revitalizing Chu for the good of its people.
For their own selfish reasons, corrupt individuals in the Chu court slandered Qu Yuan and dissuaded the king from taking his advice. The king turned a deaf ear to harsh truths about the state of Chu and banished Qu Yuan from its capital of Ying. Qu Yuan lamented about Chu's inevitable downfall, but his loyalty never wavered. In 278 BC, he committed suicide upon learning that Ying had been captured by Qin general Bai Qi. His death is commemorated by Duan Wu Festival. -- Lady Zhuge
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Cast
- Jiang Kai as Qu Yuan
- Tan Fei Ling as King of Chu (Huai Wang)
- Heidi Wang as Queen Nan
- Cong Pei Xin as Jin Shang
- Zhang Ya Kun as Jing Chai
- Xiu Qing as Song Yu
- Xu Di as Qu Xu (Qu Yuan's sister)
- Chen Si Si as Du Ruo Zi
- Wu Li Ping as Meng You
- Zhang Shan as King of Qi
- Huo Si Yan as Zhuang Die
- Yang Guang (阳光) as Zhuang Jiao
- Bao Lie (鲍列) as Zhu Guo
- Li Ming (李鸣) as Deng Tu Zi
- Xiu Ge as Qu Gai
- Zhao Han Tang as Tai Zi Heng (Crown Prince Heng)
- Zhang Tian Shu as Chen Zhen
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Wu Ao Jun (吴傲君), Luo Shi Xian (罗石贤)
- Executive producers: Wei Wen Bin, Zhang Guang Qian (张光前)
- Producer: Long Qiu Yun (龙秋云), Zeng Fan An (曾凡安), Chen Xian Xu (陈先绪), Weng Li Cai (翁立才)
- Production manager: Liu Li Sha (刘丽莎)
- Director: Zhang Jin Biao (张今标)
- Music: Liu Zhen Qiu (刘振球)
- Sound: Gu Chang Ning (顾长宁)
- Literature integration: Peng Tie Lin (彭铁森)
- Cinematography: Wang Xi Li (王希里)
- Artistic direction: Guo De Xiang (郭德祥)
Notes
- Preparation for the production of this series started in 1995. Filming officially began on 1999-Jul-24 in Yanqing and wrapped 115 days later in Hunan where historically, Qu Yuan ended his life. Other filming locations included Hebei and Henan.
- Production cost: Over 10 million yuan (~$1.25 million)