Legend of Chu and Han

Legend of Chu and Han
File:Legend of Chu and Han.jpg Poster
Also known as	'King's War Chu Han Chuanqi'
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Wang Peigong Wang Hailin Yan Gang
Directed by	Gao Xixi Shen Yan Guo Miaoxin
Presented by	Yu Dong Chi Yufeng Ouyang Changlin Yang Shoucheng Zhang Suzhou Wan Ke Wang Tongyuan Wang Xiaodong Zhao Shuqing Gu Yongqiang Luo Hao He Ling
Starring	Chen Daoming Peter Ho Duan Yihong Qin Lan Li Yixiao Sun Haiying Yang Lixin Huo Qing Yu Hewei You Yong Elvis Tsui Yu Bin
Opening theme	Tianxia Yingxiong (天下英雄) performed by Han Lei
Ending theme	Wei Ai Er Sheng (为爱而生) performed by Song Zuying
Composer(s)	Xu Peidong
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	80 as of 15 June 2013
Production
Executive producer(s)	Zhao Hongmei, Zhang Huali, Kong Lingquan, Cheng Weidong, Gu Shunkun, Zhao Duojia, Guo Man, Zheng Gang, Xue Huixuan, Ding Yilan, Guo Li, Xiao Rong, Guo Yan, Ma Baozhou, Zhang Heng, Yang Yuming, Yu Wanqin, Liu Jun
Producer(s)	Lu Guoqiang, Li Chaoyang, Feng Weiwei, Jiang Zhong, Mu Xiaosui
Production location(s)	China
Cinematography	Niu Mingshan Guo Qingrui Zhang Yong Li Li
Production company(s)	1. Bona Film Group Ltd. 2. Beijing XiShiJi Film and TV Culture Development
Distributor	Mou Jihong
Release
Original network	1. Anhui TV 2. Zhejiang TV 3. Jiangxi TV 4. Tianjin TV
First shown in	28 December 2012

Legend of Chu and Han
Traditional Chinese	楚漢傳奇
Simplified Chinese	楚汉传奇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chǔ Hàn Chuánqí

Legend of Chu and Han, also known as King's War and Chu Han Chuanqi, is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty. It started airing on Anhui TV, Zhejiang TV, Jiangxi TV and Tianjin TV on 28 December 2012.

Cast

• Chen Daoming as Liu Bang
• Peter Ho as Xiang Yu English Version Trey
• Duan Yihong as Han Xin
• Qin Lan as Lü Zhi
• Li Yixiao as Consort Yu
• Yang Lixin as Xiao He
• Sun Haiying as Fan Zeng
• Huo Qing as Zhang Liang
• Zhang Jinyuan as Chen Ping
• Liu Yuxin as Concubine Qi
• Hu Dong as Ying Bu
• Wang Xinjun as Peng Yue
• You Yong as Yong Chi
• Kang Kai as Fan Kuai English Version Trefyn Gaillard
• Wang Jishi as Lu Wan
• Fan Yulin as Long Ju
• Zhang Chenghao as Zhou Bo English Version Peter Harris
• Xu Xiaojian as Cao Shen
• Lin Peng as Xiahou Ying
• Jiang Yongbo as Cao Wushang
• Yu Hewei as Qin Shi Huang
• Yu Bin as Qin Er Shi English Version Trefyn Gaillard
• Chi Dong as Han Sheng
• Li Yuan as Ji Bu
• Li Yixin as Zhao Chuiluan
• Zheng Wei as Liu Ying
• Yu Mingjia as Lady Cao
• Cai Yida as Xiang Zhuang
• Qiu Yunhe as Xiang Di
• Yang Ziduo as Yu Ziqi
• Zhu Yanping as Xiang Liang
• Xu Maomao as Xiang Bo
• Ye Dingming as Fusu
• Ji Chenmu as King Huai of Chu
• Cao Weiyu as Zhang Han
• Miao Luoyi as Liyuan
• Gong Yirong as Ruojiang
• Liu Xiaoxiao as Jitao
• Wang Zitong as Emei
• Ye Peng as Zhongli Mo
• Elvis Tsui as Wei Bao
• Li Jianxin as Li Si
• Xu Wenguang as Zhao Gao
• Wang Shengnan as Xiaoyi
• Wu Gang as Shen Yiji
• Li Jichun as Ziying
• Shang Yue as Song Xiang
• Liao Jianheng as Liu Fei
• Sun Erchen as Li Si's youngest son

Production

Legend of Chu and Han is the second historical drama television series directed by Gao Xixi, after Three Kingdoms (2010). The production cost for Legend of Chu and Han was expected to break records, as Bona Film Group Ltd. announced on 8 June 2011 that it would provide Gao with a budget of 1.7 billion yuan for the project, excluding the costs for possible future expansions.

Filming started on 25 August 2011 and ended on 5 May 2012.

Set construction

According to reports, apart from its huge budget, one of the highlights of the series is its realistic sets. The palace, along with other important locations in the television series, had to be totally reconstructed in accordance with the requirements stated in the script. The sets are expected to be completed by July 2011.

Casting

Chen Daoming formally signed on to play Liu Bang, one of the lead roles in the drama. On 25 August 2011, Gao Xixi appeared in public with six confirmed members of the cast, including Chen, Peter Ho, Hu Dong and Liu Yuxin. Chen had been confirmed to play Liu Bang while Ho was a likely choice for the role of Xiang Yu.

Script

Screenwriter Wang Peigong spent years creating the script for Legend of Chu and Han. Gao Xixi said in an interview, "Peigong and I would discuss about Legend of Chu and Han when we have time. It has been four years, I believe the time is ripe now. The story will begin from Liu Bang starting off as a patrol officer in Pei County, until he established the Han Dynasty and became the emperor. This series will not follow the narrative style of historical dramas. The clever part about Legend of Chu and Han lies in the word Legend."

English Language Version

On August 15, 2015 an English Dub of all 80 episodes was completed for release on South African Cable Television.

Reception

The series received low ratings, but Gao Xixi claimed that it was attracting a highly educated audience.

International broadcast

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
Thailand	True4U	August 10, 2015	ฉู่ฮั่น ศึกชิงบัลลังก์ สะท้านปฐพี (Chu Han Suek Ching Ballang Sataan Pattapi)

External links

• (Japanese) Japanese DVD trailer on YouTube