The Long Ballad
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Details
- Title: 长歌行 / Chang Ge Xing
- English title: The Long Ballad
- Also known as: The Long March of Princess Changge
- Genre: Historical, romance
- Episodes: 49
- Broadcast network: Tencent
- Broadcast period: 2021-Mar-31
- Original soundtrack: The Long Ballad OST
Synopsis
Li Chang Ge's family was murdered by Li Shimin, the Emperor of Tang, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. She heads to Shuo Province under the guise of a man with hopes of raising an army to kill Li Shimin to avenge her family's death. However, as a captain of the army of Shuo Province in Zhangzhou, she loses a siege by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate and Tegin of the Eagle Division, Ashile Sun, who takes her to serve him as a personal military strategist. Through countless events, their fates become increasingly intertwined, and together they soon discover the forces working behind the scenes that could jeopardize the safety and peace of everything they love.
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Cast
Main
- Dilireba as Li Chang Ge (voiced by Qiao Shi Yu)
- Yu Zi Yan (俞梓嫣) as Li Chang Ge (young)
- Princess Yong Ning. Daughter of Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. Proficient in martial arts and military strategy.
- Wu Lei as Ashile Sun (voiced by Wai Wai)
- Xu Wei Luo as Ashile Sun (young)
- Adopted son of Yan Li Khagan. Tegin of the Ashile Tribe, in charge of the Eagle Division. A skilled warrior and strategist who is embroiled in rivalry for the throne.
- Liu Yu Ning as Hao Du
- Li Ling Ye as Hao Du (young)
- An assassin. Du Ruhui's subordinate and foster sun. He is tasked to track Li Chang Ge; as well as collect intelligence and eliminate any possible source of threat to the kingdom. Loves Li Leyan.
- Zhao Lu Si as Li Leyan (voiced by Lu Xi Ran)
- Zhang Wan Er as Li Leyan (young)
- Princess Yong An. Li Shimin's daughter, Li Chang Ge's cousin. Was in love with Wei Shuyu, but later falls in love with Hao Du.
- Fang Yi Lun as Wei Shuyu
- Sheng Zhong Wei as Wei Shuyu (young)
- Investigating Censor. Wei Zheng's son. Li Chang Ge and Li Leyan's childhood friend. He has a crush on Li Chang Ge, after being saved by her when she was young.
Ashile Tribe
- Yi Da Qian as Mu Jin (voiced by Zhao Yi), Military Advisor of the Eagle Division. Ashile Sun's confidant
- Jin Song as Yan Li, Khagan of Ashile Tribe. Ashile Sun's foster father.
- Wa Er as Ashile She'er (voiced by Wang Kai), little Khagan of Ashile Tribe and Tegin of the Wolf Division. Nephew of Khagan Yan Li. Treats Ashile Sun as his main rival
- Gao Lin Yu as Ashile She'er (young)
- Yang Ming Na as Princess Yi Cheng (voiced by Zhang Kai), Khatan of Ashile Tribe. Former princess of the fallen Sui Kingdom. Ashile She'er's mother
- Deng Wen (邓雯) as Princess Yi Cheng (young)
- Lu Yan Bei as Madame Jin Se, Princess Yi Cheng's subordinate. Consort of Khagan Yan Li
- Fu Hong Sheng as Shi Xin Si Li (voiced by Feng Sheng), envoy of Ashile tribe. Khagan Yan Li's loyal subordinate
- Zhang Hao Zhe as Ya Luo (voiced by Li Xin), Ashile Sun's subordinate
- Liu Tian Bao as Nu Er, Ashile Sun's subordinate
- Jiang Xiao Lin as Su Yi She, Ashile Sun's subordinate
- Li Long as Tu Ke She, Tegin of Bear Division
- Li Ang as Si Se Chu, general
- Zhu Zhi Huang (朱智煌) as Yi Bu Kan, soldier of Bear Division
- Yang Jun Cheng as Lei Meng (Uncle Lei), Princess Yi Cheng's guard
- Zhang Yin Long as Uncle Lei (young)
- Zhu Li Qun as A Yi'er, Ashile Sun's foster mother
Tang Dynasty
Royal family
- Geng Le as Li Shimin, Prince Qin (later Crown Prince). Li Chang Ge's uncle and Li Leyan's father
- Liu Jin Long as Li Jiancheng (voiced by Tang Shui Yu), Crown Prince. Li Chang Ge's father
- Zhou Yun Shen as Li Yuanji (voiced by Tang Shui Yu), Prince Qi
- Xu Rong Zhen as Madame Jin (voiced by Li Shi Rong), Li Chang Ge's mother
- He Yu Xiao as Li Chengqian, Li Shimin's son
Officials
- Tan Jian Chang as Wei Zheng (voiced by Yang Mo), Wei Shuyu's father. Li Jiancheng's former advisor and Li Chang Ge's teacher
- Cheng Tai Shen as Du Ruhui (Ke Ming), Li Shimin's confidante
- Yang Zi Hua as Fang Xuanling (voiced by Zhao Shu Ren), Li Shimin's advisor and Li Chang Ge's former teacher
- Tian Jun Cheng as Li Jing, a general. Hongfu Nu's lover
- Kong Qi Li as Li Chunfeng (voiced by Qian Wen Qing), a renowned writer and mathematician
- Wei Bing Hua as Chang He (voiced by Qi Si Jia), Li Jiancheng's former subordinate who turned to Li Shimin
- Xing Wen Jie as Luo Yi, commander of the Scorpion Army. Li Jiancheng's subordinate
- Hou Wei Tao as Fang Yi, Li Shimin's subordinate
- Chao Zhi Qian as Yuchi Jing De, general of Jing Province
You Province
- Cheng Cheng as Li Yuan (voiced by Tang Shui Yu), Prince of Lu Jiang. Li Jiancheng's former subordinate
- Wang Xiao Wei as Wang Junkuo (voiced by Yan Ming), a general who is Li Yuan's subordinate
- Li Tai Yan as Shen Gu, commander of You Province Troops. Li Jiancheng's former subordinate
Shuo Province
- Lu Xing Yu as Gongsun Heng, governor of Shuo Province
- Li Jian Yi as Qin Gu, advisor of Gongsun Heng. Later becomes Li Chang Ge's mentor
- Wu Chong Xuan as Xu Feng (voiced by Qian Wen Qing), Gongsun Heng's guard. Later becomes a follower of Li Chang Ge
- Liu Chu Xuan as Luo Shiba, one of the members of Yan Yun Eighteen Troops and Luo Yi's subordinate. Later becomes Li Chang Ge's guard
- Wang Jing Yan as Madame Gongsun , Gongsun Heng's wife
- Qiao Hua (乔画) as Gongsun Yuan, Gongsun Heng's daughter
- Zhang Bin as Guo Ning, general serving Gongsun Heng
- Zhu Xiang as Zhang Hui, general serving Gongsun Heng
- Li Bao Min as Sima Tu, military governor of Shuo Province
- Yu Xiao Dong as Sima Jian, Sima Tu's younger brother. Tu Ke She's military advisor
- Huang Xin as Wang Li, Sima Tu's guard
Uyghur
- Cao Xi Yue as Mimi Gu Li (voiced by Zhou Zhou), daughter of the one of the Mo Bei tribe leaders. She was offered as a slave to the Ashile Tribe, and became Madame Jin Se's subordinate and planted as a mole by Li Chang Ge's side. Ashile She'er's childhood playmate and first love. Mu Jin's lover
- Zhang Zi Xun (张紫薰) as Mimi Guli (young)
- Huangyang Tian Tian as Zhen Zhu, Princess Guo Jia of Mo Bei tribe
- Wang Rui Chang as Pu Sa, Prince of Mo Bei
- Zhou Ao Yun as Bu Zhen, Mimi Gu Li's younger brother
Liu Yun Pavilion
- Sa Ding Ding as Madame Jing Dan, master of Liu Yun Pavilion
- Li Guang Fu as Sun Simiao, famed physician and reverend known by the nickname "Medicine King"
- Liu Hai Kuan as Situ Langlang, only descendant of Yue Nu Sword
- Zhou Ke Di (周可迪) as A Bi, a slave whose kingdom was destroyed by the Turkic and was taken in by Liu Yun Pavilion
Others
- Feng Jun Jie as A Dou (voiced by Chen Jin Wen), Li Chang Ge's disciple. Previously a gangster who was taken in at Ping Xiang Zhai
- Peng Bo as Yi Nan
- Xu Chang Chao as Tu Lu Ke
- Chen Jing Bo as Hai Lao, human trafficker
- Lou Yan Ru as Ma Zi, human trafficker
- Chen Heng as Chai Niang Zi, boss of Xi Jiao Weaving Factory. Took in Li Leyan when she was stranded in Yun Continent
- Xu Shen Dong as Lin Liu Niang, employee of Xi Jiao Weaving Factory
- Ren Wan Jing as Xu Si Niang, employee of Xi Jiao Weaving Factory
- Song Hai Ning (宋海宁) as Zhang San Niang, employee of Xi Jiao Weaving Factory
- Mei Ling Zhen as Hongfu Nu, Li Jing's lover
- Chen Mu Lin (陈沐琳) as An Rou, Leyan's attendant
- Huang Zi Gu (黄梓顾) as Tian Jing
- Xiao Jin Xi as Quan Niang
- Yu Qing as Ya Xi
- Long De as Hao He
- Sun Yi Fan as Yang Cheng
- Liu Feng Shuo as Cui Tong
- Zhang Ping Juan as Empress Xiao
- Yang Chun Rui as Namu Ze
- Wang Wen Hu as Tuo Lu
- Yun Xiang as Zhangsun Run
- Yuan Zhi Ying as Zhangsun Jing
- Liu Zi Rui as Wei Zhiyuan
- Li Chang An as Zhang Liu Lang
- Xu Wei as Dao Ba Nan
- Yang Bin as Zhu Hongyun
- Yang Di as A Dong
- Hu Yi Lin as Su Su, a lady who is human trafficked alongside Leyan
- Jia Shu Yi as San Niang, Madame Jin's attendant
- Dong Li Wu You as Sheng Xin
- Guo Jin Hao as Xiao Wu, a beggar child Leyan met along her journey
- Fang Xiao Mo as Yang Zhengdao
- He Chu Qing as Wu Niang
- Wu Si Chen as A Er Tai
- Lin Chen Rui as Little Young Master
- Yang Hao Chen (杨浩辰) as Youth
- Wang Kai Yue as A Ning
- Hu Zhi Yong as Ao Dan
- Zhang Ai Yue as Su Yi Li
- Li Shi Yan as Granny Chen
- Liu Yong Gang as Officer Zhang
- Wei Zhi Qiang as Officer Chen
- Wang Kai as Soldier
Production Credits
- Original Writing: Chang Ge Xing (长歌行) by Xia Da
- Director: Zhu Rui Bin (overall), Cheng Feng, Gu Zhi Wei
- Screenwriter: Chang Jiang, Pei Yu Fei
- Producer: Yan Bei (鄢蓓), Fang Fang, Zhang Zhi Wei
- Presenter: Zhao Yi Fang, Guo Yi Lin (郭一林)
- Music Supervisor: Li He, Jin Da Zhou (金大洲)
- Company: Huace Media, Tencent Penguin Pictures, Yan Yu Television, Yan Ran Vision
Recognitions
- 2021 Chinese American TV Festival Golden Angel Awards:
- Golden Angel Award TV Series
- Outstanding Young Actress (Dilireba)
- Best New Actor (Fang Yi Lun)
- 2021 16th Seoul International Drama Awards: Asian Star Award (Zhao Lu Si)

