Qu Yuan
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Details
- Title: 屈原 / Qu Yuan
- Genre: Historical drama
- Episodes: 20
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Opening theme song: by Man Wen Jun (满文军)
- Ending theme song: by Ye Fan (叶凡)
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 7 kingdoms fought to unite the country under their own sovereign. 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
Cast
- Jiang Kai as Qu Yuan
- Tan Fei Ling (谭非翎) as King of Chu (Huai Wang)
- Heidi Wang as Queen Nan
- Cong Pei Xin (丛培信) as Jin Shang
- Zhang Ya Kun (张亚坤) as Jing Chai
- Xiu Qing as Song Yu
- Xu Di (许娣) as Qu Xu (Qu Yuan's sister)
- Chen Si Si (陈思思) as Du Ruo Zi
- Wu Li Ping (武利平) as Meng You
- Zhang Shan (张山) as King of Qi
- Yang Guang (阳光) as Zhuang Jiao
- Huo Si Yan as Zhuang Die
- Bao Lie (鲍列) as Zhu Guo
- Li Ming (李鸣) as Deng Tu Zi
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Wu Ao Jun (吴傲君), Luo Shi Xian (罗石贤)
- Chief producers: Wei Wen Bin (魏文彬), Zhang Guang Qian (张光前)
- Producer: 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)
- Product marketing: Long Qiu Yun (龙秋云), Zhang Guang Qian (张光前)
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 include Hebei and Henan.
- Production cost: Over 10 million yuan (~$1.25 million)*