''The Conqueror's Story'' is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the

Chu–Han Contention The Chu–Han Contention ( zh, , lk=on) or Chu–Han War () was an interregnum period in ancient China between the fallen Qin dynasty and the subsequent Han dynasty. After the third and last Qin ruler, Ziying, unconditionally surrendered t ...

, an

interregnum An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next (coming from Latin '' ...

between the fall of the

Qin dynasty The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first Dynasties in Chinese history, dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin (state), ...

and the founding of the

Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

in Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on

TVB Jade TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Bro ...

Plot

The plot follows a story-by-story pattern, with each episode featuring an event before and during the

. A cast member explains the background of the story in the prologue of each episode.

Pre-episode extras

Prior to the start of each episode is an extra scene that provides an explanation to a certain main point within that episode, many of which have been enshrined in history books, or have become idioms frequently used in modern Chinese society.

Cast

: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' *

Adam Cheng Adam Cheng Siu-chow (born 24 February 1947) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and Cantopop singer. Career Cheng started his career in the 1970s, where he gained a reputation for playing the lead roles in TVB ''Wuxia'' drama series based on the works of ...

as Lau Bong *

Kwong Wa Kwong Wa (born Chan Muk-wah on 19 November 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is known for his portrayals of Chinese historical characters such as Lao Ai (''A Step into the Past''), Xiang Yu ('' The Conqueror's Story''), Tang Sanzang (''Jo ...

as Hong Yu *

Maggie Cheung Ho-yee Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (; born 20 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actress. Career Maggie Cheung Ho-yee competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "pot ...

as Lui Chi *

Melissa Ng Melissa Ng Mei-hang (born 5 May 1972) is a retired American Hong Kong television actress born in China. She had been under contract to the television station TVB since 1996 after coming second in the Miss Chinese International Pageant, retiring ...

as Consort Yu * Law Lok-lam as Fan Tsang * Wong Chak-fung as Hung Chong * Wong Chun-tong as Ying Bo * Kong Hon as Hung Leung *

Chan Hung-lit Chan Hung-lit (7 June 1943 – 24 November 2009), was a Hong Kong actor famous for portraying villains from the 1960s to 1980s. Background Chan started his acting career after joining Shaw Brothers Studio in 1964. and mainly acted in ''wux ...

as Hung Bak * Yau Biu as Lung Chui * Mak Ka-lun as Chung-lei Mui * Siu Chuk-yiu as Yu Tze-kei *

Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, maki ...

as Hon Sun *

Ram Chiang Ram Chiang Chi-kwong (born 2 July 1961), Although TVB's website lists his birthday as July 1 Ram Chiang has gone on record saying that date is wron is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor and former singer-composer, currently under Television Bro ...

as Cheung Leung * Ngai Wai as Fan Fai *

Gilbert Lam Gilbert Lam Wai San (born 6 July 1962) is a Hong Kong actor formerly with TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial televisio ...

Chan Ping Chan may refer to: Places * Chan (commune), Cambodia *Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada People *Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田) * Chan Caldw ...

* Chan Wing-chun as Ha-hau Ying * Henry Lo as Siu Ho * Timothy Siu as Cho Sam * Yu Tze-ming as Lik Yik-kei * Cerina da Graca as Consort Chik * Sherming Yiu as Lady Heung *

Angela Tong Angela Tong (born 30 June 1975) is a Hong Kong actress. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China. She was Miss Chinese Montreal 1995. She was educated in Concordia University. Pageant life After winn ...

Consort Bo Empress Dowager Bo (薄太后) was an imperial concubine of Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang). She was also known as Consort Bo (薄姬) during the life of the Emperor, and more formally as either Empress Dowager Xiaowen (孝文太后) or (rarer) Em ...

k * Chan Kwan as Lau Ying * Kwok Chuk-wah as Kei Shun * Sun Kwai-hing as Lau Bong's father * Liu Lai-lai as Lau Bong's mother *

Ngo Ka-nin Ngo Ka-nin (, born 26 September 1976) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and host. Career Ngo debuted as a radio DJ before he got into acting. He has also been one of the hosts for the entertainment news show, E-Buzz, since 2005 to 2007. Ngo is best ...

as Chor Yi Dai * Wong Ching as Sung Yi *

Lau Kong Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor who worked on the network TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when he first joined the now defunct network Commercial Television, he later joined RTV (now AT ...

as Lui Man * Mike Wong as Chun Chi Wong * Law Kwan-chor as Chiu Ko * Lee Wing-ho as Wu-hoi * Lee Wing-hon as Tze-ying * Cheung Tat-lun as Lui Bat-wai * Ho Yin-chung as Fu-so * Doi Chi-wai as Cheung Ping * Choi Kok-hing as Cheung Hum * Kwan Ching as Tung Yi * Wah Chung-nam as Sze-ma Yan * Chiu Man-tung as

Chan Sing Chan may refer to: Places *Chan (commune), Cambodia *Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada People *Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田) * Chan Caldwe ...

* Tsui Wing as Ng Kwong * Lee Hung-kit as Ngai Pau * Wong Man-biu as Pang Yut * Cheng Ka-sang as Cheung Yee * Lee Hoi-sang as Chan Yu * Tang Yu-chiu as Tin Do * Cheung Hon-ban as Ng Jui * Kwok Tak-shun as Hon Sun, King of Hon *

Joe Junior Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s ...

as Gak-lung * Yiu Ying-ying as Yan Cheung * Ngan Lai-jui as Princess Lo-yuen * Cheng Chi-sing as Yung Chi

External links

*
''The Conqueror's Story'' official page
on TVB's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Conqueror's Story 2004 Hong Kong television series debuts 2004 Hong Kong television series endings TVB dramas Television series set in the Western Han dynasty Television series set in the Qin dynasty