Medal of the Republic (TV series)

Medal of the Republic
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	功勋
Simplified Chinese	功勛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gōngxūn
Genre	Biographical, historical
Written by	Wang Xiaoqiang, Gong Xiangdong, Xu Su, Liu Gejian, Li Xiuwen, Chen Ping, Song Fangjin, Shen Jie, Wang Xiaoping
Directed by	Zheng Xiaolong (chief director) Shen Yan [zh], Lin Nan, Yang Wenjun [zh], Mao Weining [zh], Kang Honglei [zh], Yan Jiangang [zh], Yang Yang [zh]
Starring	Lei Jiayin Jiang Xin Tong Dawei Guo Tao Huang Zhizhong Huang Xiaoming Zhou Xun
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producers	Cao Ping Dun Yong
Production companies	Shanghai Media Group Dongyang Chunyu Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. Dongyang LETV Huaer Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. Rongchuang Future Film and Television Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Alibaba Pictures Tencent Pictures iQIYI Zhejiang Radio and Television Group Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	Zhejiang Television Dragon Television Beijing Television Jiangsu Television
Release	September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)
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Medal of the Republic (Chinese: 功勋) is a 2021 Chinese eight-part anthology biographical television series. The TV series follows the deeds of eight people who were awarded the Medals of the Republic.

It consists of eight segments directed by eight directors, Zheng Xiaolong (also chief director), Shen Yan [zh], Lin Nan, Yang Wenjun [zh], Mao Weining [zh], Kang Honglei [zh], Yan Jiangang [zh], and Yang Yang [zh].^[1] It stars many of China's top actors, many in supporting roles and cameos. The series follows the stories of the first group of eight recipients (Li Yannian [zh], Yu Min, Zhang Fuqing [zh], Huang Xuhua, Shen Jilan, Sun Jiadong, Tu Youyou and Yuan Longping) of the Medal of the Republic, China's highest honor for those who have made great contributions to the development of the People's Republic of China.^[1][2] Medal of the Republic is also a production to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.^[3] The series was aired on Zhejiang Television, Dragon Television, Beijing Television and Jiangsu Television on 26 September 2021.^[4]