First episode date 28 December 2012 Language Standard Mandarin | Genre Historical drama | |
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Also known as 'King's WarChu Han Chuanqi' Written by Wang PeigongWang HailinYan Gang Directed by Gao XixiShen YanGuo Miaoxin Presented by Yu DongChi YufengOuyang ChanglinYang ShouchengZhang SuzhouWan KeWang TongyuanWang XiaodongZhao ShuqingGu YongqiangLuo HaoHe Ling Starring Chen DaomingPeter HoDuan YihongQin LanLi YixiaoSun HaiyingYang LixinHuo QingYu HeweiYou YongElvis TsuiYu Bin Opening theme Tianxia Yingxiong (天下英雄) performed by Han Lei Similar Chu Han Zhengxiong, Three Kingdoms, The Story of Han Dynasty, Beauty's Rival in Palace, Heroes in Sui and Tang Dyn | ||
Legend of Chu and Han, also known as King's War and Chu Han Chuanqi, is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty. It started airing on Anhui TV, Zhejiang TV, Jiangxi TV and Tianjin TV on 28 December 2012.
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Cast
Production
Legend of Chu and Han is the second historical drama television series directed by Gao Xixi, after Three Kingdoms (2010). The production cost for Legend of Chu and Han was expected to break records, as Bona Film Group Ltd. announced on 8 June 2011 that it would provide Gao with a budget of 1.7 billion yuan for the project, excluding the costs for possible future expansions.
Filming started on 25 August 2011 and ended on 5 May 2012.
Set construction
According to reports, apart from its huge budget, one of the highlights of the series is its realistic sets. The palace, along with other important locations in the television series, had to be totally reconstructed in accordance with the requirements stated in the script. The sets are expected to be completed by July 2011.
Casting
Chen Daoming formally signed on to play Liu Bang, one of the lead roles in the drama. On 25 August 2011, Gao Xixi appeared in public with six confirmed members of the cast, including Chen, Peter Ho, Hu Dong and Liu Yuxin. Chen had been confirmed to play Liu Bang while Ho was a likely choice for the role of Xiang Yu.
Script
Screenwriter Wang Peigong spent years creating the script for Legend of Chu and Han. Gao Xixi said in an interview, "Peigong and I would discuss about Legend of Chu and Han when we have time. It has been four years, I believe the time is ripe now. The story will begin from Liu Bang starting off as a patrol officer in Pei County, until he established the Han Dynasty and became the emperor. This series will not follow the narrative style of historical dramas. The clever part about Legend of Chu and Han lies in the word Legend."
English Language Version
On August 15, 2015 an English Dub of all 80 episodes was completed for release on South African Cable Television.
Reception
The series received low ratings, but Gao Xixi claimed that it was attracting a highly educated audience.