''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3'', also known as ''Shen Tan Di Renjie 3'', is the third installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on ''

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related to

Di Renjie Di Renjie (630 – November 11, 700), courtesy name Huaiying (懷英), formally Duke Wenhui of Liang (梁文惠公), was a Chinese politician of Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian. He was one of ...

, a

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magistrate and statesman. Written by Qian Yanqiu and directed by Qian and Zhang Wenling, the series starred

Liang Guanhua Liang Guanhua (; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Di Renjie on ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'' and its sequels. Early life and education Liang was born in Beijing on September 30, 1964. In 1981, he was accept ...

as the titular protagonist, and was first broadcast on

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on 15 March 2008, two years after the second season. It was followed by ''

Mad Detective Di Renjie ''Mad Detective Di Renjie'',
also known as ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 4'', is the fourth installment in a four- ...

'' in 2010.

Plot

The plot is divided into two parts as follows: # ''Hei Yi She'' (黑衣社), covering episodes 1 to 18. # ''Cao Qu Mei Ying'' (漕渠魅影), covering episodes 19 to 48.

Cast

* Zhang Zijian as Li Yuanfang * Lü Zhong as

Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...

* Xu Qian as Zeng Tai * Dong Xuan as Yungu / Xiaoqing * Yuan Ran as Xiaotao * Guan Yue as Wei'er * Song Chuyan as Wang Qiang * Yang Zengyuan as Fang Zhe * Zhao Chao as Liao Wenqing * Fu Jun as Wang Kai * Shi Baoshan as Official Li * Su Zixi as Xiaojuan * Liu Suhui as Laobao * Zhao Liang as Fengyang * Xu Ying as Jiawa * Wu Siman as Zhala * Gong Haibin as Qi Hu * Wang Lei as Pan Yue * Li Zhuolin as Shen Tao * He Zhengheng as Xiao Bao * Liu Jia as Yan'er * Liu Xuejiao as Meixiang * Zhang Shuping as Lu Jiying * Zhao Junkai as He Wuqi * Guo Qiming as Wen Qing * Qu Hongni as Ning Wushuang * Han Zhenhua as Ge Tianba * Wang Xinsheng as Cui Liang

External links

*
''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'' (Season 3)
on

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