To Live to Love

To Live to Love
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningThe Song of Everlasting Sorrow
Hanyu PinyinCháng Hèn Gē
Genre
  • period drama
  • romantic drama
Based onThe Song of Everlasting Sorrow
by Wang Anyi
Written by
  • Jiang Liping
  • Zhao Yaomin
Directed byDing Hei
Starring
Music byZhao Lin
Opening theme"Ruguo Meiyou Ni" (如果没有你) performed by Bai Guang
Ending theme"Wuxin Dengdai" (无心等待) performed by Janice Yan
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes35
Production
Executive producerDing Hei
ProducerHe Zizhuang
Cinematography
  • Huang Wei
  • Wang Tianlin
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkShanghai Television
ReleaseMarch 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
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To Live to Love[1] is a 2006 Chinese period TV drama series directed by Ding Hei, based on Wang Anyi's 1995 novel The Song of Everlasting Sorrow. The series stars Huang Yi and Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as the protagonist Wang Qiyao in different ages. It also stars Tse Kwan-ho (as Mr. Cheng), Wu Hsing-kuo (as Director Li), Xu Zheng (as Kang Mingxun), and Chen Lina (as Jiang Lili).

  1. ^ Wang Anyi (2008). The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai. Translated by Berry, Michael; Chan Egan, Susan Chan. Columbia University Press. pp. 433. ISBN 978-0-231-14342-4.