Initiating Prosperity

Chinese TV series or program
Initiating Prosperity
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Also known asKaichuang Shengshi
Xin Sui Tang Fengyun
Traditional Chinese開創盛世 / 新隋唐風雲
Simplified Chinese开创盛世 / 新隋唐风云
Literal meaningThe Beginning of an Age of Prosperity / New Stories of Sui and Tang
Hanyu PinyinKāichuàng Shèngshì / Xīn Suí Táng Fēngyún
GenreHistorical drama
Written byZhang Huili
Directed byWang Wenjie
Presented byYou Xiaogang
StarringShen Xiaohai
Liu Wenzhi
Zhang Zijian
Sun Feifei
Bao Guo'an
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducersBao Haiming
Zhang Huili
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companies
  • Shandong Film and Drama Centre
  • Huihuang Shiji Company

Initiating Prosperity[1] is a Chinese historical television series based on events in a period in Chinese history known as the Transition from the Sui dynasty to the Tang dynasty. The series was directed by Wang Wenjie and starred Shen Xiaohai, Liu Wenzhi, Zhang Zijian, Sun Feifei and Bao Guo'an. It was first broadcast on television stations in China in 2006.

Cast

  • Shen Xiaohai as Li Shimin
  • Sun Feifei as Princess Yuerong
  • Bao Guo'an as Emperor Yang of Sui
  • Saren Gaowa as Empress Xiao
  • Liu Guanxiong as Yuwen Shu
  • Zhao Yi as Yuwen Huaji
  • Lü Zhuoda as Yu Shiji
  • Zhang Youfei as Gao Junya
  • Li Bao'an as Wang Wei
  • Zhang Fumin as Song Laosheng
  • Wang Yongquan as Gao Deru
  • Yu Weiping as Sang Xianhe
  • Wang Jin as Sima Dekan
  • Cui Binbin as Yang Tong
  • Lei Kesheng as An Jiatuo
  • Zhang Chengxiang as Yuan Wendu
  • Du Zhiguo as Yu Zhi
  • Liu Wenzhi as Emperor Gaozu of Tang
  • Zhang Zijian as Li Jiancheng
  • Yang Dong as Li Yuanji
  • Wu Cheng as Li Zhiyun
  • Li Ping as Lady Wan
  • Yao Di as Lady Yuwen
  • Zhang Na as Lady Yin
  • Song Song as Consort Zhang
  • Song Xiaona as Empress Zhangsun
  • Liu Yijun as Feng Deyi
  • Wang Wei as Xiao Yu
  • Xie Gang as Pei Ji
  • Su Zaiqiang as Liu Wenjing
  • Zhang Guosheng as Qutu Tong
  • Hou Yong as Wei Zheng
  • Zhang Yuanrong as Zhangsun Wuji
  • Hu An as Fang Xuanling
  • Zhou Hao as Du Ruhui
  • Zhang Wei as Yuchi Gong
  • Liu Difei as Li Jing
  • Bao Hailong as Qin Shubao
  • Ye Erjiang as Cheng Yaojin
  • Zhang Dagui as Liu Zhenghui
  • Ma Jie as Hou Junji
  • Huo Ercha as Shibi Khan / Jieli Khan
  • Renqing Dunzhu as Tuli Khan
  • Yang Fan as Zhishisili
  • Wang Wensheng as Dou Jiande
  • Li Qishan as Wang Shichong
  • Li Zhenqi as Li Mi
  • Zhang Hongtao as Duan Da
  • Guo Changhui as Wang Bodang
  • Senge as Wu Duan'er
  • Xia Tian as Xue Rengao
  • Min Xiding as Chen Si
  • Zhang Mengxing as Yuanzhen
  • Liu Fengxue as Yuanli
  • Jin Hanning as Dugu An
  • Li Feng as Dugu Benxin
  • Deng Ming as Linghu Da
  • Shi Lei as Hu Er

References

  1. ^ Initiating Prosperity 开创盛世: A Televisual Tale from the Tang dynasty, by Nadia Sartoretti — CHINA HERITAGE QUARTERLY, China Heritage Project, The Australian National University

External links

  • (in Chinese) Initiating Prosperity on Sina.com