''Huang Yanpei'' is a Chinese historical television series based on the life of Huang Yanpei, a prominent educator, industrialist and politician who was also one of the founders of the China Democratic League. Directed by Hong Baosheng and Zhao Lei, the series starred

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as the eponymous character. The series was first broadcast on

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in China on 27 May 2010.

Cast

as Huang Yanpei *

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* Liu Jin as

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* Ma Xiaowei as

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* Gu Wei as

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* Zheng Weili as Wang Jiusi * Hao Yang as Yao Weijun * Mi Xuedong as

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* Zhang Wei as Zhuang Ziyun * Liu Yibing as Wang Qingli * Xiao Daiqing as Shang Yimin * Sun Meng as Sun Yutang * Lei Zhenyu as

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* Liu Xin as Shao Lizi * Ma Rui as Lin Suyu * Li Yusheng as Lu Hemei * Liu Jingfan as Zuo Shunsheng * Wang Shiwen as Wang Shijie * Gai Mei as Leng Yu * Peng Guobin as Huang Jingwu * Wan Bin as Ding Dali * Xu Guangming as Wu Zhongyou * Li Zhi as Yang Chengqi * Yu Yang as

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* Cheng Cheng as Huang Yanpei's son * Wang Jianjun as Gu Shoucheng * Hou Tongjiang as Yang Sisheng * Sui Cunyi as Lai Xiaodong * Zheng Xilong as Yu A'shun * Fu Xiaobo as Yu Guoquan * Bai Hongbiao as Gu Junfan * Qi Xiaoxiao as Huang Yanpei's daughter * Liu Di as secret agency leader * Yan Fengqi as

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* Xiao Guilin as

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* Zhou Yemang as

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* Song Weihua as Wang Ruofei * Lin Xin as

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* Li Ou as Fan Wenlan * Li Bao'an as Gang Yejin * Shen Tian as Assistant Xu * Qi Zixuan as Worker Li * Zhao Baozhu as Driver Ma * Luo Yuan as Lanhua * Liang Song as

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* An Ruiyun as Zhang Jian * Bai Qiulin as Cheng Dequan * Zhang Dongqiang as

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* Liu Jun as

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* Zhang Hongtao as

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* Zhang Rihui as Hu Juewen * Chen Zhenghua as

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* Li Qiaoke as Sun Qimeng * Wang Yingming as Zhang Qun * An Limin as Wang Genzhong * Wan Zheng as Pan Hannian * Liao Chongru as Zou Taofen * Yang Chong as Zou Jialiu * Zhao Lei as Ino Osamu * Liu Xiaoxi as

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* Feng Boming as Teshima * Thomas as

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* Zhou Qing as guard commander * Wang Weiwei as warden

Controversy

Around March 2009, when ''Huang Yanpei'' was still in production, it elicited strong criticism from Huang Fangyi (黄方毅), one of Huang Yanpei's sons. Huang Fangyi wrote on an online blog that his family members were extremely displeased with the historical inaccuracies and errors in the television series, and that they strongly objected to

portraying his father on screen. Huang Fangyi further described in the following points: * Zhang Tielin's image and temperament, including his speech (Zhang speaks with a strong

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accent), did not match Huang Yanpei's. Zhang is well known to audiences as a comedy actor, so it is inappropriate for him to portray Huang Yanpei, who is known to be a serious man. It is also ironic and disrespectful to allow an actor of non-Chinese citizenship — Zhang took up British citizenship in 1997 — to portray Huang Yanpei, who is known for his deep patriotism. * Huang Yanpei's extramarital affair with Lin Suyu, a fictional character, in the television series is an insult to his moral character. The romance is a form of "low class" trivia. * Huang Yanpei was a vegetarian for most of his life. However, in one scene, he is shown eating maoxuewang, a

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dish made of pig's blood. * It is inappropriate for fictional characters such as Zhuang Ziyun and Shang Yimin to play significant roles in Huang Yanpei's life. * The television series did not accurately reflect the struggles in Huang Yanpei's life. Some events in Huang's life deviated largely from how they were in actual history, such as his contributions to education and the economy. Huang's relationship with the

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was inaccurately portrayed. Huang Fangyi mentioned that he wrote to the producers, providing suggestions for changes to be made. However, except for some kind words, he did not receive any further response from them. He was not satisfied as he felt that the television series deeply affected his family emotionally, and said that they would continue to protest.反对张铁林主演黄炎培后人对《黄炎培》说不
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References

External links

*
''Huang Yanpei'' official page
on

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