Yongzheng Dynasty

Yongzheng Dynasty
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Chinese	雍正王朝
Hanyu Pinyin	Yōngzhèng Wángcháo
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	Yongzheng Da Di by Eryue He
Screenplay by	Liu Heping
Directed by	Hu Mei
Presented by	Yang Weiguang Liu Wenwu Cui Zengfu
Starring	Tang Guoqiang Jiao Huang Xu Min Wang Huichun Wang Hui Du Yulu Jiang Guangyu Du Zhiguo
Opening theme	"He Who Wins the Hearts of the People Wins the World"
Composer	Xu Peidong
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producers	Zhao Huayong Zheng Jiaming
Producers	Liu Wenwu Feng Ji Su Bin Luo Hao
Production location	China
Cinematography	Chi Xiaoning Zhang Yuefu
Editors	Liu Miaomiao Wu Zhaolong
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	CCTV Changsha TV Beijing Tongdao Culture Development
Original release
Network	CCTV
Related
Li Wei the Magistrate
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Yongzheng Dynasty is a 1999 Chinese historical television series starring Tang Guoqiang and Jiao Huang. The series, spanning 44 episodes, occupied the CCTV-1 prime time slot; after its premiere, there have been many re-runs of the show on television networks in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The series was adapted from Eryue He's historical novels, which are loosely based on historical events in the reigns of the Kangxi and Yongzheng Emperors in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). The series was followed by a 2001 prequel, Kangxi Dynasty, and a 2002 sequel, Qianlong Dynasty, both of which were also based on Eryue He's novels.

Yongzheng Dynasty was one of the most watched television series in mainland China in the 1990s and remains one of the "classics" among Chinese historical television dramas. It is among the highest rated CCTV-1 prime time historical dramas in history.^[1] The series roughly covers Chinese history from 1705, some 15 years prior to the Yongzheng Emperor's accession to the throne, to the emperor's death in 1735. About one third of the content is devoted to the struggle among the Kangxi Emperor's sons for the succession to their father's throne.

Yongzheng Dynasty received critical acclaim. The major themes covered in the series include loyalty and betrayal, fratricide, political corruption, and the centralisation of power.