The Prince of Han Dynasty

The Prince of Han Dynasty
DVD cover art for Season 1
Traditional Chinese大漢天子
Simplified Chinese大汉天子
Literal meaningSon of Heaven of the Great Han
Hanyu PinyinDà Hàn Tiānzǐ
GenreHistorical fiction
Written byYang Xiaoxiong
Directed bySeason 1:
Liang Benxi
Gao Yijun
Season 2:
Dong Li
Season 3:
Fan Xiuming
Creative directorStanley Kwan
Presented byShi Xue
Shi Jingguo
StarringHuang Xiaoming
Opening themeShouye Gengbi Chuangye Nan(守业更比创业难) performed by Jing Gangshan
Ending themeWangle Wo (忘了我) performed by Huang Gexuan / Chu Rui
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes41 (Season 1)
40 (Season 2)
48 (Season 3)
Production
ProducerZhou Min
Production locationChina
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companies
  • Baoshi Film Investment
  • China Great Wall Arts and Culture Centre
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The Prince of Han Dynasty is a three-season Chinese television series featuring a fictionalised life story of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty. Season 1 was first broadcast on Beijing Television in 2001 in mainland China, followed by the second and third seasons in 2003 and 2005 respectively. Except for Huang Xiaoming, who played Emperor Wu in all three seasons, the cast members in each season are almost different from its preceding one.