''Hero During Yongle Period'' () is a 2003 Chinese historical romance television series directed by Yu Min, produced by

Zhang Jizhong Zhang Jizhong (born May 23, 1951) is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese film producer, director, teacher, and writer. He is known as one of the more prominent television producers in China. His best known productions include the China Central Te ...

, and starring

Liu Tao Liu Tao (, born 12 July 1978) is a Chinese actress from Nanchang, Jiangxi. She is known for her roles in ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (2003), ''Madame White Snake'' (2006), ''Mazu'' (2012), ''To Elderly With Love'' (2013), ''Nirvana in Fire'' ...

Bao Jianfeng Bao Jianfeng (; born November 3, 1975) is a Chinese actor and singer of Mongolian descent, best known in film for portraying Mao Zedong in ''The Road of Exploring'' (2011), Lü Bu in '' The Assassins'' (2012) and Chen Shuxiang in ''The Bloody of ...

, Kou Shixun,

Liu Xiaoqing Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s. Biography In her early days Liu worked as a farm labourer, then as a propagandist for the People's Liberatio ...

, Tang Guoqiang, and Chen Long. The television series picks up the story of Princess Man'er, the daughter of

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

, who was married to Feng Tianci while they inspected the conditions of the people in the south of the

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in th ...

Synopsis

After

Hongwu Emperor The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (), courtesy name Guorui (), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398. As famine, plagues and peasant revolts in ...

died on June 24, 1398, his grandson Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne as the second emperor of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

, his reign did not last long: an attempt to restrain his uncles led to the Jingnan rebellion. The Jianwen Emperor was eventually overthrown by one of his uncles, Zhu Di, who was then enthroned as the

. Yongle Emperor has a daughter, Princess Man'er, she is a mischievous girl. When they inspected the conditions of the people in the south of the

, she falls in love with Feng Tianci, a childhood playmate who led the Ming army defeated the

Mongols The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal membe ...

Cast

Main

as Princess Man'er, daughter of

. *

as Feng Tianci, husband of Princess Man'er. * Kou Shixun as Yongle Emperor, father of Princess Man'er, he loves Jin Niang. *

as Jin Niang, the hostess of Wanggui Pavilion, a boite in Peking. She loves Hu Bugui, an officer in the Jianwen Period. * Tang Guoqiang as Jianwen Emperor. * Chen Long as Xuande Emperor.

Supporting

* Yan Danchen as Tie Hanyan * Ma Ling as Concubine Ji * Qiu Yongli as Ji Gang * Niu Piao as Hu Bugui * Ren Silu as Liu Mengru * Yang Rong as Ling'er * Li Qi as Feng Yidao * Li Qingqing as Feng Tianci's mother. * Zhang Xueying as young Jin Niang

Soundtrack

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hero During Yongle Period 2003 Chinese television series debuts 2003 Chinese television series endings Mandarin-language television shows Chinese historical television series Television series by Ciwen Media