Liaozhai zhiyi,sometimes shortened to Liaozhai,known in English as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio,Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio,Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio,or literally Strange Tales from a Studio of Leisure,is a collection of Classical Chinese stories by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling,comprising close to 500 stories or "marvel tales" in the zhiguai and chuanqi styles,which according to some critics,served to implicitly criticise societal problems. Written over a period of forty years from the late 1600s and ending in the early 1700s,it circulated in manuscripts that were copied and recopied among the author's friends but did not appear in print until 1766. Since then,many of the critically lauded stories have been adapted for other media such as film and television.
The Emperor in Han Dynasty,also released under the title The Emperor Han Wu in some countries,is a 2005 Chinese historical drama 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.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong. The series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and was first aired on the network in 1994. It spanned a total of 84 episodes,each approximately 45 minutes long. One of the most expensive television series produced at the time,the project cost 170 million yuan. It was completed over four years and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members,including divisions of the People's Liberation Army from the Beijing,Nanjing and Chengdu military regions. Some of the dialogue spoken by characters was adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes,such as the battles of Guandu,Red Cliffs and Xiaoting,were also live-acted.
The Water Margin is a 1998 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th-century novel of the same title. It was produced by CCTV with Zhang Jizhong as producer. It was first broadcast in China in January 1998. The series also featured action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping.
The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same name. It was first broadcast on CTV in 1984 in Taiwan.
All Men Are Brothers is a 2011 Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's 14th century novel Water Margin,one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The series is directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and features cast members from mainland China,Taiwan and Hong Kong. The series was first broadcast on 8TV in March 2011 in Malaysia.
Letter 1949 is a 2008 Taiwanese drama starring Queenie Tai,Lin Yo-wei,Alien Huang,Hawick Lau. It was produced by Eastern Shine Production. The series was broadcast on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) from 9 to 26 November 2008,Monday to Thursday at 20:00.
Outlaws of the Marsh is a Chinese television series adapted from Shi Nai'an's classical 14th century novel Water Margin. It was first broadcast on Shandong TV in China in 1983,and was not completed until 1986. The series was one of the earliest television dramas with an ancient China setting to be produced in mainland China. It was divided into different parts,each focusing on the story line of a certain character. Widely regarded,as a classic in mainland China,the series won a Golden Eagle Award.
Justice Bao is a Chinese TV series starring producer Jin Chao-chun as the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. The series ran for 3 seasons from 2010 to 2012. In addition to Jin,Kenny Ho,Fan Hung-hsuan and Lung Lung again reprise their iconic roles from the 1993 Taiwanese hit Justice Pao and the 2008 Chinese series Justice Bao.
The Legend of Crazy Monk is a Chinese television series about the life of Ji Gong. The series was directed by Lin Tianyi and based on Guo Xiaoting's classical novel Biography of Ji Gong. It was a hot TV series recently in Guangdong Television,Jiangsu Television and Shenzhen Television. It is shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 at 7pm.
Be With You is a 2015 Taiwanese romance,family drama television series produced by Sanlih E-Television,starring Bobby Dou,Huang Pei Jia,Nylon Chen,and Vivi Lee as the main cast. The Chinese title literally translates to "Want To Love". Filming began on March 18,2015 and the series was aired while filming continued. First original broadcast began April 14,2015 on SETTV channel,airing weekly from Monday till Friday at 8:00-9:00 pm.
Marry Me,or Not? is a 2015 Taiwanese romantic comedy television series created and produced by Eastern Television. Starring Roy Chiu,Ko Chia-yen,Joanne Tseng and Harry Chang,filming began on March 12,2015 and wrapped up on June 14,2015. The 15-episode series aired on CTV every Sunday at 10:00-11:30 pm from November 1,2015 to February 14,2016.
The Imperial Doctress is a 2016 Chinese television series based on the story of Tan Yunxian,a female physician during the Ming dynasty in China. It stars Cecilia Liu as the titular character. The series aired every day at 7.30pm on Jiangsu TV and Dragon TV,from 13 February to 9 March 2016.
Fung Hak-on was a Hong Kong actor. He appears in Hong Kong films since the 1960s until mid 2010s.
The Sound of Happiness is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 26 December 2018,from Mondays to Fridays,and ended its broadcast on 5 August 2020. The series started production on 22 November 2018. The series is aired every weeknight at 8pm and is simulcast one hour later on SET Taiwan's sister channel,SET Drama.
