Amazing Detective Di Renjie

Amazing Detective Di Renjie
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Also known as	1. Shen Tan Di Renjie 2. Wu Chao Mi An'
Genre	detective fiction, historical drama, gong'an fiction, crime fiction
Written by	Qian Yanqiu
Directed by	Qian Yanqiu
Presented by	Zhu Tong Pang Jian
Starring	Liang Guanhua Zhang Zijian Lü Zhong
Opening theme	Chang Ge Yi Qu (长歌一曲) performed by Tengger
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30 (original version) 27 (simplified version)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wang Guohui
Production location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	CCTV-8
First shown in	6 August 2004
Chronology
Followed by	Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006)

Amazing Detective Di Renjie
Traditional Chinese	神探狄仁傑
Simplified Chinese	神探狄仁杰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shén Tàn Dí Rénjié
(alternate Chinese title)
Chinese	武朝迷案
Literal meaning	Mystery Cases of the Wu Dynasty
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔ Cháo Mí Àn

Amazing Detective Di Renjie, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie and Wu Chao Mi An, is a Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman. Written and directed by Qian Yanqiu, the series starred Liang Guanhua as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on CCTV-8 on 6 August 2004. The series was followed by three sequels: Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2 (2006), Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3 (2008), and Mad Detective Di Renjie (2010).

Plot

The plot is divided into three parts as follows:

1. Shi Tuan Jing Hun (使团惊魂), covering episodes 1 to 13.
2. Lan Shan Ji (蓝杉记), covering episodes 14 to 23.
3. Di Xue Xiong Ying (滴血雄鹰), covering episodes 24 to 30.

Cast

• Liang Guanhua as Di Renjie
• Zhang Zijian as Li Yuanfang
• Lü Zhong as Wu Zetian
• Zhu Yanping as Hu Jinghui
• Xu Qian as Zeng Tai
• Diana Pang as Li Qingxia (Jin Mulan)
• Yan Yansheng as Liu Jin
• Jiang Xin as Fang Yingyu (Xiaohong)
• Xu Xiaobei as Ilterish Qaghan
• Li Shilong as Liu Chali
• Xu Feilian as Liu Chuanlin
• Liu Shuang as Princess Taiping

External links

• (Chinese) Amazing Detective Di Renjie (Season 1) on Sina.com