- Han Wu Da Di
infobox television
show_name = Han Wu Da Di
caption = "Han Wu Da Di"
format =Historical Drama
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Hu Mei
starring =Chen Bao Guo Gui Ya Lei Lin Jing Jiao Huang Yang Tong Shu Tao Hong
country =PRC
network = CCTV
first_aired =January 2 ,2005
last_aired = ???
num_episodes = 58|Han Wu Da Di (Great Emperor Wu of Han;
Traditional Chinese : 漢武大帝;Simplified Chinese : 汉武大帝;Hanyu Pinyin : Hàn Wǔ Dà Dì) is aTV series frommainland China about Han Wu Di (born Liu Che), the sixth and most famous emperor of theHan dynasty (206 BC – AD 220). The series has five actors playing his character from his boyhood to his old age. Of these,Chen Bao Guo gets the most screen time, playing the young emperor, and donning amoustache to play the middle aged emperor.Han Wu Da Di covers the life of Emperor Wu from his early childhood to his death, as well as significant personalities and events in the reign of his father, such as the
Rebellion of the Seven States . It also follows the conflicts that defined the pivotal war between the Han and theXiongnu , part of a long-standing enemity between the two, in which Han victories under Wu Di's rule marked the emperor's reign. Numerous historically significant figures from the period make their appearances in this historicaldrama , including:* Han Jing Di (father)
*Empress Wang Zhi (mother)
* Grand Empress Dowager Dou (paternal grandmother)
* Princess Pingyang (sister)
*Empress Chen Jiao (cousin, spouse)
*Princess Piao (aunt and mother-in-law, mother of Princess Chen)
*Empress Wei Zifu (spouse)
*Consort Zhao (spouse)
*Wei Qing (brother-in-law by Wei Zifu, 2nd husband of Princess Pingyang, and chiefcommander of the Hanarmy )
*Huo Qubing (nephew to Wei Qing, andgeneral in the Han army)
*Zhou Yafu (general in the reign of Emperor Jing)
*Liu Rong (deposed crown prince, Liu Che's brother)
*Liu Wu ,King of Liang
*Li Guang (general in the Han/Liang army)
*Zhang Qian (explorer -diplomat )
*Tian Fen (maternal uncle, Han court minister)
*Sima Qian (Han court minister andhistorian )
* Liu Ju (son)
* Liu Fuling (son)
*Su Wu (loyal Hanemissary )Production value ran high (budgeted at 50 million yuan, the drama claims to be "the most expensive historical drama"), with sweeping
battle scenes, periodcostume s,armor and props, and hugepalace backdrop s set up for the series. Filming in various scenic locations (fromInner Mongolia toHebei toHenan toZhejiang ) captured the expanse of the Han empire and itsfrontier s. While liberties were taken with some of the historical details, the series was generally well received by viewers.ources
* [http://english.people.com.cn/200502/02/eng20050202_172639.html Facts and flaws make up epic TV tales]
External links
* [http://www.cctv.com/teleplay/xjkt/2004-12-21/4482.shtml The official website of Han Wu Da Di]
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