Towards the Republic

Towards the Republic

"Towards the Republic" (zh-cp|c=走向共和|p=Zǒuxiàng Gònghé) or "For the Sake of The Republic" as it is known in some countries is a 60-episode Chinese television series produced by CCTV. A conclusive lecture given by Republic of China's founder Dr. Sun Yat-sen about his "Three Principles of the People" and "Five-Power Constitution", which constitutes the final five minutes of the entire play, was cut from broadcast during the shows national première on CCTV-1. It deals with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the and creation of the Republic of China.

Cast & Crew

*Wang Bing as Li Hongzhang
*Lu Zhong as Empress Dowager Cixi
*Ma Shaohua as Sun Yat-sen
*Sun Chun as Yuan Shikai
*Sun Ning as Kang Youwei
*Li Guangjie as the Guangxu Emperor
*Xu Min as the Prince Qing Yikuang

*Produced by Gao Jianmin
*Directed by Zhang Li
*Theme Song "Towards the Sunset" sung by Xu Peidong

External links

*zh icon [http://www.cctv.com/teleplay/special/zxgh/01/index.shtml Web page of "Towards the Republic" TV Series] from CCTV
*zh icon [http://www.huanghuagang.org/issue07/gb/07.htm Commentary on "Towards the Republic"] from an anti-CPC organization [defunct]
*zh icon [http://www.zaobao.com/special/china/general/letter050603a.html "Towards the Republic" being banned] from Singapore-based Lianhe Zaobao's forums
*de icon&en icon [http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/representations/gonghe/gonghe.html Representations of History in Chinese Film and Television]


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