The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (TV series)

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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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Traditional Chinese 太平天國
Simplified Chinese 太平天国
Hanyu Pinyin Tàipíng Tiānguó
GenreHistorical drama
Written byZhang Xiaotian
Directed byChen Jialin
StarringGao Lancun
Zhang Zhizhong
Liu Bing
Wang Shihuai
Huang He
Yang Tongshu
Wang Jinghua
Zhou Xun
Sun Feihu
Theme music composerMeng Qingyun
Qi Jianbo
Opening themeHaohao Qiankun (浩浩乾坤) performed by Han Lei
Ending theme1. Da Yingxiong (大英雄) performed by Yan Weiwen
2. Taiping Ge (太平歌 performed by Mao Amin
3. Feng Zhong Lei (风中泪) performed by Man Wenjun
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerJin Yusheng
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production company CCTV
Release
Original networkCCTV (China)
STAR Chinese Channel (Taiwan)
ATV (Hong Kong)
Original release10 July (2000-07-10) 
28 August 2000 (2000-08-28)

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a Chinese television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion and the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing dynasty. The 48-episode series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2000. The series was also broadcast on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan and on ATV in Hong Kong.

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Production

115 million yuan of the total budget of 150 million yuan was used for constructing the filming set, which is located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong. [1]

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References

  1. "谁说《太平天国》不行?该剧赚钱已成定局 [Who says "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" cannot make it? It has become a fact that the TV series is making profit.]". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). Sina.com. 25 July 2000. Retrieved 6 December 2014.