The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty

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Country of origin Hong Kong First episode date 7 September 1987 Number of seasons 4 Production company Asia Television		Original language(s) Cantonese Final episode date 22 May 1992 Genre Historical Fiction

Written by Hui Man-ho Cheuk Yat-choi Lee Ngoi-kwan Ng Siu-tung Tam Kam-wah Lee Tze-hing Wan Hak-kei Yau Fuk-hing Tang Ming-lan Directed by 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 Languages Standard Mandarin, Standard Cantonese Similar Palace, Heroic Legend of the Yang, The Legendary Fok, Curse of the Royal Harem, Rise of the Great Wall

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.

Season 1

Title: 滿清十三皇朝; literally: The Thirteen Manchu Qing Dynasties

Covers the reigns of Nurhachi, Hong Taiji, Shunzhi Emperor and Kangxi Emperor

68 episodes

Airing period: September 7 - December 11, 1987

Season 2

Title: 滿清十三皇朝2; literally: The Thirteen Manchu Qing Dynasties 2

Covers the reigns of the Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong Emperor, Jiaqing Emperor and Daoguang Emperor

50 episodes

Airing period: June 29 - September 7, 1988

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 Nurhachi in 1616, until its eventual collapse when the last ruler Puyi abdicated in 1912.

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.

References

The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty Wikipedia

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