''The Great Emperor in Song Dynasty'' is a 2015 Chinese historical TV series directed by

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, starring

Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin (born June 27, 1970) is a Chinese actor active in television and film. He is most notable for the portrayal of Cao Cao in the 2010 television series ''Three Kingdoms (TV series), Three Kingdoms''; as well as his performance in ''Dec ...

Emperor Taizu of Song Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguish ...

(Zhao Kuangyin) who founded the

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

and reunified most of

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. The series was filmed at the

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in 2012, but was not broadcast until 2015.

International broadcast

*China - 10 August 2015,

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*Malaysia - 24 January 2016,

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Cast

Zhao Kuangyin Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguish ...

Yin Tao Yin Tao (, born 6 December 1979) is a Chinese actress. In 2017, she became one of the Chinese actresses to win the "Grand Slam", after winning the three biggest awards including the Feitian Awards, Golden Eagle Awards and the Magnolia Awards. B ...

as Wang Yuehong **Li Yiying as young Wang Yuehong *

also as

Xu Rui Xu Rui (born June 6, 1995) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 63 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Inna Trazhukova Inna Vyacheslavovna Trazhukova (russ ...

*Shao Feng as

Zhao Kuangyi Zhao Jiong (20 November 939 – 8 May 997), known as Zhao Guangyi from 960 to 977 and Zhao Kuangyi before 960, also known by his temple name Taizong after his death, was the second emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 976 to h ...

**Qiu Shuang as young Zhao Kuangyi *Wang Huichun as

Zhao Pu Zhao Pu (922 – 14 August 992), courtesy name Zeping, was a Chinese politician and strategist during the reigns of the first two Song dynasty emperors ( Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong), who was instrumental in plotting the seizure and cons ...

*Tian Ling as Du Shenping * Zhou Yang as Zhao Jingniang *Li Jianxin as

Wang Ji'en Wang Ji'en () (died 999), previously Zhang Dejun (), was an eunuch and a military general during imperial China's Later Zhou and the following Song dynasty. Under Later Zhou Wang Ji'en was born in Shanzhou (, modern Shan County, Henan). His ori ...

*Li Wenwen as

Fu Rong Fu Rong (苻融) (died 383), courtesy name Boxiu (伯休), formally Duke Ai of Yangping (陽平哀公), was an official and general of the Di-led Former Qin dynasty of China. He was a younger brother of Fu Jiān, the third emperor of the dynas ...

*Kang Kai as

Zhang Qiong Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

*Ji Chenmu as

Fu Zhaoshou Fu or FU may refer to: In arts and entertainment *Fool Us, Penn & Teller's magic-competition television show *Fǔ, a type of ancient Chinese vessel *Fu (poetry) (赋), a Chinese genre of rhymed prose *'' FU: Friendship Unlimited'', a 2017 Marath ...

*Cao Weiyu as

Shen Yilun Shen Lun ( 909 – 16 November 987, courtesy name Shunyi), known as Shen Yilun before 976, was a scholar-official who successively served the Later Han, Later Zhou and Song dynasties. He was one of the Song dynasty grand councilors between 973 a ...

*Wang Guan as He Shuya *Sun Jia as Xue Fengjiao *Li Jianyi as

Chen Tuan Chen Tuan 陳摶 (allegedly October 10, 871 – July 22, 989) was a Chinese Taoist credited with creation of the kung fu system Liuhebafa ("Six Harmonies and Eight Methods"). Along with this internal art, he is also said to be associated with a ...

*Liu Yajin as

Meng Chang Meng Chang (孟昶) (919–965), originally Meng Renzan (孟仁贊), courtesy name Baoyuan (保元), formally Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王) (as posthumously honored by Emperor Taizu of Song), was the second emperor of Later Shu during i ...

*Yan Pei as Wei Renpu *Xu Maomao as

Gao Huaide Gao Huaide (高懷德) ( 926 – 982) courtesy name Cangyong was a general in ancient China, first in the Later Zhou military and later in the Northern Song military. Life Gao Huaide's father Gao Xingzhou was a general in the Later Zhou military ...

*Lu Yong as

Guo Wei Guo Wei () (10 September 904 – 22 February 954According to Guo Wei's biography in "Old Histories of the Five Dynasties", he died between 9am and 11 am on the ''renchen'' day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the ''Xiande'' era of his reign ...

*Li Hongrui as

Li Chongjin Li Chongjin () (died 960) was a military general during imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the subsequent Song Dynasty. A nephew of Later Zhou's founding emperor Guo Wei, he rose to high ranks in the Later Zhou military. ...

*Cheng Xiangyin as Wang Rao *Sun Ning as

Tao Gu ''Tao'' or ''Dao'' is the natural order of the universe, whose character one's intuition must discern to realize the potential for individual wisdom, as conceived in the context of East Asian philosophy, East Asian religions, or any other philo ...

*Song Laiyun as Han Tong *Li Yuxuan as Han Gui *Wang Dongming as

Liu Chengyou Liu Chengyou () (28 March 931Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter – 2 January 951), also known by his posthumous name Emperor Yin (), was the second and last emperor of imperial China's short-lived Later Han dynasty, during t ...

*Li Yansheng as Liu Wensou *Ye Peng as Zheng En *Bi Haifeng as

Zhao Hongyin Zhao Hongyin () (899-956) was a military general in Imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. After his death, his son Zhao Kuangyin founded the Song dynasty in 960. His other son Zhao Kuangyi would also become a Song emperor. Fo ...

*Lu Yujie as

Fu Yanqing Fu Yanqing () (898'' History of Song'', vol. 251.-July 31, 975''Xu Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 8.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), né Li Yanqing (), courtesy name Guanhou (), formally the Prince of Wei (), nicknamed Fu Disi (� ...

*Huo Qing as Jia Yan *Fan Ying as

Lu Duoxun Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscrip ...

*Wang Zitong as Song Huayang **Xu Yuan as young Song Huayang *Gao Baosong as An Zhong *Wang Ming as Yingying *Zhang Jinyu as Wanqing *Zuo Yidan as Bailing *Liu Jing as Xiaodie *Wang Tongyu as Liu Yao *Fan Yulin as Chen Kai *Zhang Xinhua as Cheng Dexuan *Shang Yue as Niu Deshui *Zhong Minghe as

Su Fengji Su Fengji (蘇逢吉) (died January 2, 951''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 289.Academia Sinica Chinese-West ...

*Xu Ge as Li Chongju *Yang Guang as Li Yun *Zhang Yaxi as Li Yu *Li Yuemin as Lei Dexiang *Ji Chonggong as Wei Rong *Xu Wanqiu as Liu Chengyou's concubine *An Ruiyun as Du Shenzhao *Fan Guolun as Du Zhu *Bai Jincheng as Doctor Fan *Wu Xiaodong as

Chai Rong Chai Rong () (27 October 921 – 27 July 959), later known as Guo Rong (), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ...

*Yang Sichen as

Chai Zongxun Guo Zongxun () (14 September 953 – 973) or Chai Zongxun (), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Gong of Later Zhou (), was the third and last emperor the Chinese Later Zhou dynasty, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. ...

*Tian Yuqing as

Fu Ming Fu Ming (born 5 January 1983) is a Chinese football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Footba ...

*Guo Wenxue as Lü Yuqing *Ma Zengqin as Lady He *Yang Kaiwen as An Yougui *Liu Yuchen as

Zhao Dezhao Zhao Dezhao (趙德昭) (951 – 26 August 979) was an imperial prince of the Chinese Song Dynasty. Officially the Prince Yi of Yan (燕懿王), he was the second son of Emperor Taizu and the crown prince since his elder brother died young. ...

**Huang Yujialin as young Zhao Dezhao *Zhang Yuzhu as elderly clansman *Hu Jingpei as Ge Ba *Cao Yuqing as Ge Ba's mother *Tang Qirong as Doctor Hong *Wang Hui as Huilin *Yang Zhe as Zhang Yongde *Jia Jungang as

Li Hao Li Hao may refer to: * Li Hao (murderer), murderer and rapist sentenced to death in 2014 * Li Gao or Li Hao (351–417), Northern Liang official who founded the Western Liang * Li Hao (Later Shu) (died 965), official of the Former Shu, Later Tang, ...

*Li Yufu as Lin Renzhao *Yu Kuai as Li Jixun *Zou Dongxiao as

Liu Jiyuan Liu Jiyuan () (died in 992), also known by his regnal name Emperor Yingwu of (Northern) Han ((北)漢英武帝), was the last ruler of the Shatuo-led Chinese Northern Han dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was the gra ...

*Cheng Yuxuan as Liu Chongjun *Dai Ming as

Shi Hongzhao Shi Hongzhao () (died December 24, 950''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 289.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), courtesy name Huayuan (), formally the Prince of Zheng () (as posthumously honored during Later Zhou), was a major general of ...

*Yang Shu as

Li Shouzhen Li Shouzhen (; died August 17, 949''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 288. Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter) was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period states Later Jin ...

*Luo Ting as

Yang Bin Yang Bin (楊邠) (died December 24, 950''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 289.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter), formally the Prince of Hongnong (弘農王) (as posthumously honored during Later Zhou), was a chancellor of the Chinese ...

*Guo Junke as Meng Xuanzhe *Qiu Yunhe as Liu Chang *Yin Xiaotian as

Li Cunxu Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (), personal name Li Cunxu (), nickname Yazi (), stage name Li Tianxia (), was the ruling prince of the Former Jin dynasty (r. 908–923) and later became the founding emperor of the Later Tang dynasty (r. 923� ...

(cameo) *Yu Conghai as

Li Siyuan Li Siyuan (李嗣源, later changed to Li Dan (李亶)) (10 October 867 – 15 December 933), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang (後唐明宗), was the second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty of China, reignin ...

(cameo) *Zhang Chenghao as

Emperor Jingzong of Liao Emperor Jingzong of Liao (1 September 948 – 13 October 982), personal name Yelü Xian, courtesy name Xianning, was the fifth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He improved government efficiency and reduced corruption. He was know ...

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