''Royal Tramp'' is a 2008 Chinese television series adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Deer and the Cauldron ''The Deer and the Cauldron'', also known as ''The Duke of Mount Deer'', is a comic historical novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), the longest of his novels and the last to be published but chronologically it is the eighth novel. It was initially pub ...

''. 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

Huayi Brothers Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Maca ...

, the series consists of 50 episodes, filmed in high definition. The series was first broadcast on

Jiangsu TV Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is ...

in China in 2008 and was subsequently aired on

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

in Hong Kong and other countries.

Cast

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in ...

Wei Xiaobao The following is a list of characters from the novel ''The Deer and the Cauldron'' by Jin Yong. Some of these characters previously appeared in another novel ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'', which is also written by Jin Yong. Some of these char ...

** Wang Chengyang as young Wei Xiaobao *

Wallace Chung Wallace Chung Hon-leung (; born 30 November 1974) is a Hong Kong actor and singer, best known for his work on several Chinese television dramas. Chung ranked 68th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 94th in 2014, 45th in 2015, 31st in ...

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to 1 ...

** Shi Lei as young Kangxi Emperor *

He Zhuoyan He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...

as Shuang'er * Shu Chang as Princess Jianning * Liu Zi as Fang Yi * Liu Yun as Mu Jianping *

Cherrie Ying Cherrie Ying Choi-yi (born 20 June 1983), better known as Ting Yim-yi or Ting Man, is a Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress. She moved to New York City at a young age, and later to Hong Kong. Her nickname is "Dingding" (丁丁), and she is often credit ...

as A'ke * Hu Ke as Su Quan * Li Fei'er as Zeng Rou *

Qiao Zhenyu Qiao Zhenyu (, born 1 November 1978) is a Chinese actor who is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy. Career In 2000, Qiao made his debut in the film ''Soaring Dragon Leaping Tiger''. The same year, he filmed his first television drama ''Xin ...

Zheng Keshuang Zheng Keshuang, Prince of Yanping (; 13 August 1670 – 22 September 1707), courtesy name Shihong, art name Huitang, was the third and last ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in the 17th century. He was the second son of Zheng Jing and a ...

* TAE as Liu Yizhou * Jing Gangshan as Feng Jizhong * He Jiayi as Jiunan * Tan Feiling as

Songgotu Songgotu (Manchu: ; ; 1636 – 1703) was a minister during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. He was an uncle of the emperor's primary spouse, Empress Xiaochengren of the Hešeri clan, who died during childbirth. He was als ...

Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...

Oboi Oboi (Manchu: , Mölendorff: Oboi; ) (c. 1610–1669) was a prominent Manchu military commander and courtier who served in various military and administrative posts under three successive emperors of the early Qing dynasty. Born to the Guwalgi ...

* Zhu Yanping as Chen Jinnan * Hua Zi as Hai Dafu * Gao Yuan as Empress Dowager / Mao Dongzhu *

Ning Jing Ning Jing (; born April 27, 1972) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for playing Milan in ''In the Heat of the Sun'' (1994), Danzhu in '' Red River Valley'' (1997), Angel in '' Lover's Grief over the Yellow River'' (1999) and Emp ...

Chen Yuanyuan Chen Yuanyuan (1624–1681) was a Chinese courtesan who lived during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. She was the concubine of Wu Sangui, the Ming dynasty general who surrendered Shanhai Pass to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and later reb ...

* Ma Lin as Wei Chunhua * Li Chengru as Xingchi (

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661) was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1644 to 1661. A Deliberative Council of Prince ...

) * Zhong Liang as

Wu Yingxiong Wu Yingxiong (; 1634 – 18 May 1674) was a Chinese aristocrat and the eldest son of Chinese military general Wu Sangui who was instrumental in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the expansion of the Qing dynasty into the Central Plain in 164 ...

Tu Men Tu Men (February 1960 – 12 December 2021) was a Chinese actor of Evenks ethnicity. Career Tu is known for his portrayals of Genghis Khan in films such as ''Genghis Khan'' and ''An End to Killing''. In 2018 he was at the center of a political d ...

Wu Sangui Wu Sangui (; 8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai () or Changbo (), was a notorious Ming Dynasty military officer who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty in China. In Chinese ...

Yu Chenghui Yu Chenghui (16 August 1939 – 4 July 2015), sometimes credited as Yue Sing-wai, was a Chinese actor, action director and martial artist. Martial arts career Yu started practising martial arts at the age of 11, specialising in the use of the ''j ...

Feng Xifan Feng Xifan ( 17th century), pseudonym Xifan (), was an official and general of the Kingdom of Tungning on the island of Taiwan in the late 17th century. He was from Longxi County, which is around present-day Qiling Village, Longwen District, ...

* Liu Xiaohu as Zhang Kangnian * Rocky Hou as Yang Yizhi * Wang Xiaoming as Mu Jiansheng * Li Xintong as A'qi * Hu Dong as Duolong * Xiao Xiangyu as Gui Erniang * Li Zefeng as Gui Zhong * Shen Baoping as Gui Xinshu * Zhao Xiaorui as Mao Shiba * Xue Zhongrui as Prince Kang * Yang Niansheng as Xu Tianchuan * Liu Naiyi as Taoist Xuanzhen * Li Ming as Qian Laoben * Yan Guanying as Fat Monk * Qin Weidong as Thin Monk * Wang Jianguo as Qi Qingbiao * Sang Weilin as Zhao Liangdong *

Chen Zhihui Chen Zhihui is a Chinese actor best known for playing supporting roles in various films and television series since the 1980s. Some of his more notable roles in film include: Master Chin in '' Jet Li's Fearless'' (2006); Zhang Fei in '' Three Kin ...

Li Zicheng Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by the nickname, Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who overthrew the Ming dynasty in 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the emperor of the short-li ...

* Huang Gexuan as

Galdan Boshugtu Khan Erdeniin Galdan (1644–1697, mn, Галдан Бошигт хаан, , ), known as Galdan Boshugtu Khan (in Mongolian script: ) was a Choros Dzungar- Oirat Khan of the Dzungar Khanate. As fourth son of Erdeni Batur, founder of the Dzungar Kha ...

* Zhang Hengping as Taoist Wugen * Yuan Yuan as Hong Antong * Huang Suying as Mamasan of Lichun Brothel * Duan Duan as Ao Biao * Tao Jixin as Liu Dahong * Qiao Yu as Li Xihua * Zhou Gang as Xingdian * Zhou Xiaobin as Deng Bingchun * Li Na as Liu Yan * Zhao Da as Wen Youdao * Zhao Jintao as Wen Youfang * Sun Lihua as Ruichu * Li Aiqin as Yunhui * Guo Xiao'an as Deng Guan * Xing Han as Yun Sumei * Xi Xianfeng as Green Dragon Marshal * Wang Jingluan as Taohua * Yang Lin as Yu Ba * Liu Guanlin as Jing Ji * Zhang Chi as Huang Lizhou * Su Mao as Lu Gaoxuan * Lu Shigang as Guan Anji * Zhao Gang as Xia Guoxiang * Hou Yueqiu as Zhang Danyue * Zhao Yang as Wang Jinbao * Ren Baocheng as

Shi Lang Shi Lang (1621–1696), Marquis Jinghai, also known as Secoe or Sego, was a Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties in the 17th century. He was the commander-in-chief of the Qing fleets which destroyed the power of Zheng Che ...

* Chen Hai as Lin Xingzhu * Zhang Gong as Hu Yizhi * Li Jun as Deng Guang * Ma Zijun as Huicong * Ren Wu as Qingliang Temple abbot * Zha Xi as Wu Zhirong * Su Yan as Xiaoguizi * Li Yuan as Peng Chun * Gao Fei as Third Young Mistress Zhuang * De Long as Gao Lijin * Zhao Guixiang as

Gu Yanwu Gu Yanwu () (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (), was a Chinese philologist, geographer, and famous scholar-official in Qing dynasty. He spent his youth during the Manchu conquest of China in anti-Manchu activities a ...

* Hu Qingshi as Zha Jizuo * Chen Zhou as

Lü Liuliang Lü Liuliang (; 1629–3 October 1683) was a Han Chinese poet and author from Tongxiang, Zhejiang province. He was born under the Ming Dynasty but died under the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Career In 1647 one of his nephews was executed for anti-Qin ...

* Wang Bing as Bayan * Dong Zhigang as Yu Lin * Shen Tian as Xing Hua * Ye Jing as Huangfu Ge * Yuan Ming as Rui Dong * Zhang Kai as Wei Tongchui * Li Chen as Wei Hutou * Jin Wenting as Wei Shuangshuang * Ba Tu as Wu Lishen * Han Yueqiao as Tao Hongying *

Carrie Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...

Sophia Alekseyevna Sophia Alekseyevna ( rus, Со́фья Алексе́евна, p=ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə; ) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Pri ...

* Henry as

Fedor Golovin Fyodor Golovin may refer to: *Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin Count Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin (russian: Фёдор Алексеевич Головин; 1650 – ) was the last Russian boyar and the first Chancellor of the Russian Empire, he was ...

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''Royal Tramp'' official page
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