''Arsenal Military Academy'' () is a 2019 Chinese

streaming television Streaming television is the digital distribution of television content, such as TV shows, as streaming media delivered over the Internet. Streaming television stands in contrast to dedicated terrestrial television delivered by over-the-air aer ...

series, directed by Hue Kaidong, with the script written by ''

Princess Agents ''Princess Agents'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series based on the novel ''11 Chu Te Gong Huang Fei'' (11处特工皇妃) written by Xiao Xiang Dong Er (潇湘冬儿). It stars Zhao Liying, Lin Gengxin, Shawn Dou and Li Qin. The series aire ...

'' author Xiao Xiang Dong Er. It originally airs 2 episodes daily on iQiyi, Tuesday through Friday at 20:00, and stars Bai Lu,

Xu Kai Xu Kai (, born 5 March 1995), also known by his English name Kai Xu, is a Chinese actor and model. His most notable roles include the dramas '' Story of Yanxi Palace'' (2018), '' The Legends'' (2019), ''Arsenal Military Academy'' (2019), ''Falling ...

, Li Chengbin and

Wu Jiayi Wu Jiayi (; born 1 December 1995) is a Chinese actress. Career In 2016, Wu made her small-screen debut in the period romance television series ''Demon Girl''. The same year, she was cast in the shenmo television series ''Zhaoge'', playing Yi Ji ...

. The drama tells the story of Xie Xiang, who disguises herself as a male student to join the military academy under her brother's name.

Synopsis

Hoping to follow in her deceased brother's footsteps, Xie Xiang ( Bai Lu) enrolls into the Arsenal Military Academy in Shunyuan disguised as a male, with only her good friend Tan Xiaojun (Zhang Xin) knowing her secret. There, she becomes good friends with the country bumpkin Huang Song (Liu Sibo) and the quiet Shen Junsan (Li Chengbin), all while getting into periodic quarrels with her hot-headed and playful roommate, Gu Yanzheng (

). Despite her small stature and weak constitution, she gradually trains into an able soldier, winning the respect of her peers. These students soon uncover a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the Japanese occupiers, the Chinese resistance, as well as past royal descendants of the now defunct

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

Cast

Main characters * Bai Lu as Xie Xiang *

as Gu Yanzhen * Li Chengbin as Shen Junshan *

as Qu Manting Arsenal Military Academy * Liu Runnan as Li Wenzhong * Wang Yizhe as Ji Jin * Liu Sibo as Huang Song * Meng En as Zhu Yanlin *

Shao Bing Shao Bing (邵兵) is a Chinese actor who has won a Huabiao Award China Huabiao Film Awards (), also simply known as Huabiao Awards, is an annual awards ceremony for Chinese cinema. Named after the decorative Chinese winged columns (''huab ...

as Guo Shuting * Lin Yo-wei as Lu Zhongyu Other characters * Gao Yuer as Jin Xianrong/Oda Hiroshi * Li Ang as Song Xicheng * Hong Yao as Shen Tingbai * Sun Tao as Huang Jingli * Dong Li as Xie Liangchen * Zhang Xin as Tan Xiaojun * Yin Zheng as Chengrui Beilei *

An Yuexi An Yuexi (; born 10 June 1989) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her supporting roles as a worm in ''The Journey of Flower'' and a servant in ''Eternal Love''; and her lead roles in '' The Whirlwind Girl 2'' and '' Let's Shake It''. Early ...

as An Wen * Liu Min as Huo Xiaoyu *

Zuo Xiaoqing Zuo Xiaoqing (; born 25 June 1977) is a Chinese actress, TV presenter and former rhythmic gymnast. She represented China at the 1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. In 1993, Zuo played a minor role in Jiang Wen's directorial debut ''In ...

as Pei Nianqing * Liu Enshang as Sato Kazuo * Zhang Yixi as Gu Qiqi * He Jiayi as Mrs. Qu * Li Jie as Mr. Qu *

Sun Anke Sun Anke (; born 2 February 1998), also known as Zhang Xiaowei (), is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles in the dramas ''Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me'' (2017), ''Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre'' (2019), ''Arsenal Military ...

as Qu Manshu * Lu Ling as Mrs. Xie * Zhang Gong as Mr. Xie Zhipei * Ren Shan as Gu Zongtang * Fang Anna as Sister Huang * Li Qinqin as Fu Jin * Xiao Rongsheng as Zhang Siling * Xuan Lu as Bai Biyun

Soundtrack

Production

Filming began on March 26, 2018 at

Hengdian Studios Hengdian World Studios () is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world. The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group fo ...

and Zhejiang Province. Filming finished and officially entered post-production on August 6 of the same year.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

''Arsenal Military Academy''
on

Weibo Weibo may refer to: * Microblogging in China, or China-based microblogging services (), including: ** NetEase Weibo (), launched by NetEase ** People's Weibo (), launched by ''People's Daily'' ** Phoenix Weibo (), launched by Phoenix Television ** W ...

Chinese period television series Chinese espionage television series Chinese romance television series 2019 Chinese television series debuts 2019 Chinese television series endings Television series by Huanyu Film Mandarin-language television shows Chinese web series IQIYI original programming Television series by Tencent Pictures {{China-tv-stub