The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty explained
| Genre: | Historical drama |
| Director: | Yeung Ho-wan
Wong Wai-yip
Hui Mei-kwan
Lui Sui-lun
Chu Yik-lung
Kwong Yip-sang
Keung Ming-hoi
Chow Wah-yu
Lo Ting
Cheung Kin-wai
Wu King-wai
Leung Yan-chuen
Yuen Wai-yee
Ng Yiu-kuen
Wong Chun-man
Yeung Chi-kin
Mak Tin-bong
Ng Chi-kuen |
| Starring: | Wong Wai
Pat Poon
Lee Ching-san
Jason Pai
Wai Lit
Wong Yuen-sun
Wong Yue
Lo Chun-shun
Leung Si-ho
Kent Tong
Yim Chau-wah |
| Theme Music Composer: | Kwan Sing-yau
Tsui Yat-kan |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
| Num Episodes: | 68 (Season 1)
50 (Season 2)
20 (Season 3)
24 (Season 4) |
| Producer: | Yeung Kam-chuen
Chow Wah-yu
Lung Siu-kei |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes per episode |
| Company: | ATV |
| Channel: | ATV Home |
| T: | 滿清十三皇朝 |
| S: | 满清十三皇朝 |
| P: | Mǎnqīng Shísān Huángcháo |
| J: | Mun5 Ching1 Sap6 Saam1 Wong4 Chiu4 |
| L: | The Thirteen Manchu Qing Dynasties |
The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty is a long-running four part television series about the history of the Qing dynasty. The series was produced by Hong Kong's ATV and was aired on ATV Home from September 1987 to May 1992.[1]
Four seasons
Season 1
- Title: 滿清十三皇朝; literally: The Thirteen Manchu Qing Dynasties
- Covers the reigns of Nurhaci, Hong Taiji, Shunzhi Emperor and Kangxi Emperor
- 68 episodes
- Airing period: September 7 - December 11, 1987
Season 2
Season 3
- Title: 血染紫禁城; Bloodshed Over the Forbidden Palace
- Covers the reigns of the Xianfeng Emperor and Tongzhi Emperor
- 20 episodes
- Airing period: April 5 - September 20, 1990
Season 4
- Title: 危城爭霸 / 皇城爭霸; Battle in the Dangerous City / Battle for the Imperial City
- Covers the reigns of the Guangxu Emperor and Xuantong Emperor
- 24 episodes (this season was edited down to 20 episodes when it aired in Hong Kong)
- Airing period: April 27 - May 22, 1992 (this season was produced in 1990, but it was not aired in Hong Kong until 1992)
Plot
The series covered the history of the Qing dynasty during the reigns of its twelve emperors. It started from its early origins as the Later Jin dynasty, founded by Nurhaci in 1616, until its eventual collapse when the last ruler Puyi abdicated in 1912.
Cast
Part 1
Tianming
- Wong Wai as Nurhaci
- Law Shek-ching as Šurhaci
- Jaclyn Chu as Lady Tunggiya
- Liu Yuet-yin as Litai
- Pau Hon-lam as Giocangga
- Leung Kam-san as Taksi
- Fung Tsan as Lady Nara
- Cheng Lui as Nikan Wailan
- Cheung Tsang as Li Chengliang
- Lo Kwok-fai as Li Rubai
- Mak Tsui-han as Monggo
- Yip Ka-man as Monggo (young)
- Kok Chun-kei as Samugu
- Szema Wah Lung as Bamuni
- Siu San-yan as Longdun
- Tam Wing-kit as Sangguli
- Kam San as Anfei Yanggu
- Choi Kwok-hing as Eyidu
- Chan Leung as E'er Guoni
- Ngo Lung as Yangjienu
- Sit Chun-kei as Qingjienu
- Lau Siu-hung as Gehashan
- Lee Hung as Nuomina
- Tsang Tsan-on as Atu
- Ho Shu-pui as Changshu
- Lee Sam as Yangshu
- Lo Fan as Yuelun
- Lee Shau-kei as Suo'erguo
- Ng Wing-sam as Gongzhenglu
- Cheung Chun-wah as Manggūltai
- Ben Ng as Amin
- Poon Yau-shing as Heheli
- Ling Man-hoi as Buzhantai
- Cheng Shu-fung as Jintaiji
- Lee Hon-sing as Buqi
- Tong Kam-tong as Nalan Bulu
- Ho Tim as Sun Gui
- Tsau Wai-kwong as Tu'erge
- Yau Tin-lung as Cuyen
- Kwan Wai-lun as Daišan
- Kwan Tze-biu as Fiongdon
- Yip Yuk-ping as Mukushi
- Eva Lai as Lady Abahai
- Ng Si-tak as Hu'erhan
- Pat Poon as Hong Taiji
- Ting Leung as Xiong Tingbi
- Chan Siu-lung as Yuan Chonghuan
- Lau Suk-fong as Ajigen
- Tsang Mei-ling as Deyinze
Tiancong, Chongde
Shunzhi
Kangxi
Part 2
Yongzheng
- Wai Lit as the Yongzheng Emperor
- Tang Tak-kwong as Yunxiang
- Eric Wan as Yunsi
- Cheung Wai as Yinti
- Chan Tsik-wai as Yunlu
- Tam Tak-sing as Yintang
- Ling Man-hoi as Nian Gengyao
- Kwan Tze-biu as Longkodo
- Yu Man-ping as Monk Wenjue
- Fan Wing-wah as Yue Zhongqi
- Cheng Shu-fung as Bai Taiguan
- Kwan Wai-lun as Zhang Tingyu
- Chan Choi-yin as Consort Xi
- Au Yin-lin as Consort De
- Lok Wai-ching as Consort Nian
- Ng Wui as Wang Bin
- Hon Kong as Maqi
- Tang Chi-sing as Cai Huaixi
- Fung Chi-wing as Wang Zhaoping
- Ho Tim as Li Siting
- Tsau Wai-kwong as Zeng Jing
- Wing Biu as Zhang Xi
- Ng Wing-sam as Lü Baozhong
- Yip Yuk-ping as Lü Siniang
- Cheung Ping-tsan as Qiurangong
- Chan Siu-lung as Ertai
- Keung Hon-man as Gan Fengchi
- Pau Hon-lam as Chen Shiguan
- Wong Tso-wing as Zhang Guangsi
- Berg Ng as Zhu Rongjing
- Fok Wing-fuk as Hongshi
- Wong Yuen-sun as Hongli
- Ling Fei-lik as Hongzhou
- Chow Sau-lan as Sun Furu
- Hung Tak-sing as Fuheng
Qianlong
Jiaqing
Daoguang
Part 3 (Xianfeng and Tongzhi)
Part 4 (Guangxu and Xuantong)
Theme songs
- Part 1: performed by Chiu San
- Part 2 (Yongzheng and Qianlong): performed by Lo Chun-shun, Chan Fuk-sang, Lee Chun-hung and Keung Pui-lei
- Part 2 (Jiaqing and Daoguang): performed by Lo Chun-shun and Keung Pui-lei
- Part 3: performed by Chiu San
- Part 4: performed by Jaime Chik
Re-airing
The series was re-aired on ATV Home in Hong Kong between October 3 and December 28, 2006.
Notes and References
- Yesasia.com. "Yesasia.com." 滿清十三皇朝. Retrieved on 2010-12-27.
