| The Rise of the Tang Empire | |
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| Also known as | Control by Zhen Guan |
| Traditional Chinese | 貞觀之治 |
| Simplified Chinese | 贞观之治 |
| Literal meaning | The Zhenguan Era |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhēn Guān Zhī Zhì |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Ah Cheng Meng Xianshi |
| Directed by | Zhang Jianya |
| Starring | Ma Yue Jin Shijie Miao Pu Ma Shaohua Ma Jingwu Lu Jianmin Shen Mengsheng |
| Opening theme | Lixiang Guo (理想国) performed by Jacky Cheung |
| Ending theme | Tian Ji (天机) performed by Jacky Cheung and Bai Lu |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sun Ying |
| Production location | China |
| Cinematography | Zhi Lei |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Network | BTV |
The Rise of the Tang Empire is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Zhenguan era during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. The 50 episodes long series is directed by Zhang Jianya and written by Ah Cheng and Meng Xianshi. It was first broadcast on BTV in China in December 2006.