''Tianxia Changhe'' () is a 2022 Chinese historical television series written and directed by Zhang Ting, and starring

Luo Jin Luo Jin (, born November 30, 1981) is a Chinese actor and singer. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2006. Early life and Career Luo was born on November 30, 1981 in Tonggu County, Yichun, Jiangxi. He made his acting debut in the 2003 d ...

, and

Huang Zhizhong Huang Zhizhong, () born 5 March 1969 in Tianjin, China is a Chinese actor. Background Huang was a basketball player at a young age. After he retired from basketball team, he worked in Tianjin Textile manufacturing factory as a Machinist fitt ...

. The series tells the story of and

Jin Fu Jin Fu (born 25 September 1964) is a Chinese former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as S ...

governing the

Yellow River The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Standard Beijing Mandarin, Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system in the world at th ...

during the Kangxi period of

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1912). The series aired on

Hunan Television Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasio ...

from November 11 to December 1, 2022.

Cast

Main

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 ...

of the Qing Empire. * as , hydraulic scholar in the Qing Empire. *

, governor of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

, and later director-general of the river conservancy.

Supporting

Xi Meijuan Xi Meijuan () is a Chinese film, television and stage actress. She is a member of the 12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 a ...

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Bumbutai ( mn, Бумбутай; mnc, m= ; zh, 布木布泰; 28 March 1613 – 27 January 1688), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was 21 years his junior. She was honoured as Empress Dowager Zhaosheng ...

, grandmother of Kangxi Emperor. *

Liang Guanhua Liang Guanhua (; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Di Renjie on ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie'' and its sequels. Early life and education Liang was born in Beijing on September 30, 1964. In 1981, he was accept ...

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 also ...

, a senior official of the Qing court, political opponent of Mingju. * as

Mingju Mingju (Manchu:, Mölendroff: ''mingju''; , November 19, 1635 – June 3, 1708), of the Manchu Nara clan, was an official of the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. He was thrown in prison for corruption. Second cousin to the ...

, a senior official of the Qing court, political opponent of Songgotu. * Su Ke as

Yu Chenglong Yu Chenglong (; 16171684) was a Chinese government official active during the Qing dynasty. Career Yu was appointed governor of Zhili in March 1680. In February 1682, he was named governor-general of Jiangnan (Jiangsu and Anhui) and Jiangxi and a ...

, an official of the Qing court. * Lu Siyu as

Gao Shiqi Gao Shiqi (, 26 October 1645 – 1703) was a Han Chinese politician, scholar, and art collector of the Qing Dynasty. Career Gao was born in Guan in Zhili province in 1631 and raised in Hangzhou. Although poor, he developed a great talent for ...

, a favourite courtier of Kangxi Emperor. * Zhao Lin as , an official of the Qing court, and also a historian. * Li Xinzhe as Jin Zhiyu, an official of the Qing court, a close ally of Songgotu.

Soundtrack

Production

The script has been revised many times by director Zhang Ting () since it was created ten years ago. ''Tianxia Changhe'' began production on 7 September 2021 in

Hengdian World Studios Hengdian World Studios () is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world. The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group foun ...

and finished filming on 8 January 2022 in

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

Reception

Douban Douban.com (), launched on 6 March 2005, is a Chinese online database and social networking service that allows registered users to record information and create content related to film, books, music, recent events, and activities in Chinese c ...

, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the series 8.2 out of 10.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tianxia, Changhe Television series set in the Qing dynasty 2022 Chinese television series debuts 2022 Chinese television series endings Chinese historical television series