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| Romance of the Three Kingdoms | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 三國演義 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 三国演义 | ||||||
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| Genre | Historical drama | ||||||
| Based on | Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Du Jiafu Li Yibo Zhou Kai Zhu Xiaoping Ye Shisheng Liu Shusheng | ||||||
| Directed by | Wang Fulin (Head director) Zhang Shaolin (13 episodes) Shen Haofang (16 episodes) Sun Guangming (12 episodes) Zhang Zhongyi (15 episodes) Cai Xiaoqing (28 episodes) | ||||||
| Starring | Sun Yanjun Tang Guoqiang Bao Guo'an Wu Xiaodong Lu Shuming Li Jingfei Hong Yuzhou | ||||||
| Theme music composer | Gu Jianfen | ||||||
| Opening theme | Gungun Changjiang Dongshishui (滚滚长江东逝水) performed by Yang Hongji | ||||||
| Ending theme | Lishi De Tiankong (历史的天空) performed by Mao Amin | ||||||
| Composers | Gu Jianfen Li Yiding Wang Xian | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 84 | ||||||
| Production | |||||||
| Executive producers | You Shijun Zhang Guangqian Shan Yusheng Zhang Jizhong Hao Heming | ||||||
| Producers | Wang Feng Ren Dahui Dai Linfeng Yang Weiguang Zhang Tianmin Yu Changhua Zhou Ming Liu Jinru | ||||||
| Production locations | Hebei Inner Mongolia Sichuan Ningxia Gansu Qinghai Tibet Jiangsu Hubei Yunnan | ||||||
| Cinematography | Chen Jun Wang Dianchen Liu Shuliang Bi Fujian Zhang Shaolin Zhao Xinchang Gu Qiming | ||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
| Production company | CCTV | ||||||
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| Network | CCTV | ||||||
| Release | October 23, 1994 – February 20, 1995 | ||||||
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical 14th century novel of the same title by Luo Guanzhong. The series was produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and was first aired on the network in 1994. It spanned a total of 84 episodes, each approximately 45 minutes long. One of the most expensive television series produced at the time, the project cost 170 million yuan. It was completed over four years and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members, including divisions of the People's Liberation Army from the Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu military regions. Some of the dialogue spoken by characters was adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes, such as the battles of Guandu, Red Cliffs and Xiaoting, were also live-acted.
The series is widely seen as among the best period dramas in China and appraised for capturing the grand scale of the novel's story, themes and characters while maintaining its artistic and historical value. [1][2] The show has a 9.5 rating on Douban from over 89,030 reviews.
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