| Li Wei Resigns from Office | |
|---|---|
 Taiwan DVD cover | |
| Also known as | The Resignation of Li Wei Li Wei's Resignation |
| Traditional Chinese | 李衛辭官 |
| Simplified Chinese | 李卫辞官 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Wèi Cí Guān |
| Genre | Historical drama Comedy |
| Written by | Yuyue |
| Directed by | Kuk Kwok Leung |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Xu Jialiang |
| Opening theme | “I Laugh Free and Unfettered" |
| Ending theme | "Yesterday's Tomorrow" |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Related | |
| Li Wei the Magistrate | |
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Li Wei Resigns from Office (Chinese: 李衛辭官; pinyin: Lǐ Wèi Cí Guān) is a 2005 Chinese television historical comedy drama and the third installment in the Li Wei series. It was directed by Kuk Kwok Leung and written by Yuyue, the series' original writer. It ran for a single season and totaled forty-two episodes.
Set many years after the events of the second installment, Li Wei Resigns from Office depicts fictionalized events in the life of Qing magistrate Li Wei during the early reign of the Qianlong Emperor as Li attempts to resign from the Qing court. Unfortunately, he is continuously impeded by its affairs which force him to continue his reluctant servitude to the young emperor. As a result of the time shift, the main cast from the previous series were replaced by older actors in addition to new characters, including Li's son Xiaowei, being introduced. Veteran Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and Cheng Pei-pei star respectively as an older Li and as Li's mother.