All Men Are Brothers (TV series)

All Men Are Brothers
Company type	Television series
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2011; 15 years ago
Headquarters	China
Products	Television drama

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article All Men Are Brothers (TV series), available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 10 August 2025

All Men Are Brothers (Chinese: 水滸傳) is a 2011 television adaptation from China, based on the 14th-century novel Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, a cornerstone among the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Under the direction of Kuk Kwok-leung, the series assembles talent from mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It made its debut on 8TV in March 2011.

Episode Guide

#	English Title (Approximate)	Chinese Title
1	Marshal Hong mistakenly unleashes demons	洪太尉误走妖魔
2	The Seven Stars Assemble at Shijie Village	石碣村七星聚义
3	"Nine Tattooed Dragons" Secretly Flees Dongjing	九纹龙私走东京城
4	Lu Da Defends Jin Cuilian	鲁提辖义助金翠莲
5	Assaulting the "Lord of the West"	拳打镇关西
6	Lu Da Takes Monastic Vows at Wenshu Temple	鲁达剃度文殊寺
7	"Panther Head" Erroneously Enters White Tiger Hall	豹子头误入白虎堂
8	Uprooting the Willow Tree	倒拔垂杨柳
9	Turmoil in Wild Boars Forest	大闹野猪林
10	Lin Chong Defeats Instructor Hong	林冲棒打洪教头
11	Lu Zhishen Sets Fire to Waquan Monastery	智深火烧瓦罐寺
12	Instructor Lin Faces Snowstorm at Mountain Deity Temple	林教头风雪山神庙
13	Forced Ascent to Liangshan	逼上梁山
14	Yang Zhi Sells His Saber	杨志卖刀
15	Hijacking the Birthday Gift Convoy	智取生辰纲
16	Song Gongming Secretly Frees Heavenly King Chao	宋公明私放晁天王
17	The Elimination of Wang Lun	火并王伦
18	Song Jiang Weds Yan Xijiao	宋江收娶阎惜娇
19	Zhang Wenyuan's Affair at Wulong Manor	张文远情陷乌龙院
20	The Killing of Yan Xijiao	坐楼杀惜
21	Clever Capture of Mount Twin Dragons	智取二龙山
22	Wu Song Hunts the Tiger	武松打虎
23	Pan Jinlian Meets Ximen Qing	潘金莲竿打西门庆
24	Pan Jinlian Tries to Tempt Wu Erlang Drunkenly	金莲醉诱武二郎
25	Granny Wang's Greed and Romantic Schemes	王婆贪贿说风情
26	Granny Wang Manipulates Ximen Qing	王婆计唆西门庆
27	A Wicked Woman Poisons Wu Dalang	恶妇药鸩武大郎
28	Wu Song Kills His Sister-in-Law	武松杀嫂
29	"Female Yaksha" Runs an Inn at Cross Slope	十字坡母夜叉开店
30	Wu Song Assists Shi En	武松援手助施恩
31	Beating "Jiang the Door God" Drunkenly	醉打蒋门神
32	Chaos at Flying Cloud Pool	大闹飞云浦
33	Bloodshed at Mandarin Ducks Tower	血溅鸳鸯楼
34	Song Jiang Spends Night at Qingfeng Fort	宋江夜宿清风寨
35	Hua Rong Shoots Fiery Thunderbolt with an Arrow	花荣箭射霹雳火

Heroes of Liangshan

Ray Lui portrays Chao Gai
Zhang Hanyu as Song Jiang
Wang Jianxin in the role of Lu Junyi
Calvin Li as Wu Yong
Jing Gangshan as Gongsun Sheng
Bao Li Gao playing Guan Sheng
Hu Dong cast as Lin Chong
Zhao Qiusheng as Qin Ming
Yan Hongzhi portraying Huyan Zhuo
Zhang Di in the role of Hua Rong
Huang Haibing as Chai Jin
Bai Jiancai playing Li Ying
Yu Yankai as Zhu Tong
Jin Song cast as Lu Zhishen
Chen Long portraying Wu Song
Yu Bo in the role of Dong Ping
Zhang Xiaochen as Zhang Qing
Gao Hu portraying Yang Zhi
Wang Li as Xu Ning
Liu Hailong playing Suo Chao
Yu Boning in the role of Dai Zong
Kou Zhanwen portraying Liu Tang
Kang Kai as Li Kui
Han Dong cast as Shi Jin
Sun Xiaofei playing Mu Hong
Bai Hailong portraying Lei Heng
Yu Chengxi as Li Jun
Zhao Shuai in the role of Ruan Xiaoer
Liu Ke cast as Zhang Heng
Liu Difei portraying Ruan Xiaowu
Wei Binghua as Zhang Shun
Zhang Haoxiang playing Ruan Xiaoqi
Na Zhidong cast as Yang Xiong
Liu Guanxiang portraying Shi Xiu
Zhang Zichen in the role of Xie Zhen
Du Peng as Xie Bao
Yan Kuan playing Yan Qing
Chen Cheng cast as Zhu Wu
Na Jiawei portraying Huang Xin
Yang Yi in the role of Sun Li
Pan Ge as Xuan Zan
Sun Donghao playing Hao Siwen
Duan Yang cast as Han Tao
Chen Songtao portraying Peng Qi
Zhu Jie in the role of Shan Tinggui
Jiang Xiaomeng playing Wei Dingguo
Bai Zhicheng cast as Xiao Rang
Ji Qiansong portraying Pei Xuan
Zhang Chong as Ou Peng
Deng Fei playing Deng Fei
Wumaierjiang cast as Yan Shun
Xia Tian portraying Yang Lin
Geng Yi as Ling Zhen
Tian Ye playing Jiang Jing
Sun Boyang cast as Lü Fang
Yang Yang portraying Guo Sheng
Chen Dacheng in the role of An Daoquan
Tian Wentao playing Huangfu Duan
Wang Chunyuan cast as Wang Ying

Additional Cast

Yang Zi portrays Emperor Huizong
Ady An appears as Li Shishi
Xue Zhongrui takes the role of Cai Jing
Zhou Mingcan plays Tong Guan
Waise Lee acts as Gao Qiu
Tong Dawei features as Su Dongpo
Anita Yuen plays Lin Chong's spouse
Yang Niansheng portrays Su Yuanjing
Jin Ke appears as Chen Wanshan
Zhang Tielin takes on Hong Xin
Liu Xiao Ling Tong acts as Squire Kong
Qi Huai plays Wen Da
Wang Xinran portrays Fu'an
Yin Fuwen appears as Shi Wenbin
He Shengwei plays Liang Shijie
Zhao Yiyang acts as Gao Yanei
Song Dong features as Lu Qian
Liu Bingfeng portrays "Yuhou" Li
Wang Yiwei takes the role of Zhang Ganban
Wang Jianguo plays Wang Jin
Li Haohan appears as Wang Lun
Sun Lihua acts as Cheng Wan'er
Du Chun embodies Ximen Qing
Gan Tingting portrays Pan Jinlian
Qiang Long plays Wu Dalang
Hu Guangzi appears as Zhang Wenyuan
Xie Ning takes on Butcher Zheng
Han Dong plays Jiang the Door God
Ji Chunhua features as Luan Tingyu
Xu Xiangdong acts as Shi Wengong
Jiang Shouzhi portrays Ye Qing
Ma Zijun appears as Elder Zhizhen / Zhou Tong
Yang Yongjie takes the role of Zeng Tu
Wang Yanming plays Zeng Mi
Xu Shuo acts as Zeng Suo
Yin Hailong portrays Zeng Kui
Chen Guoliang appears as Zeng Sheng
Wang Duhao takes on Cui Daocheng
Gao Quanjun plays Qiu Xiaoyi
Wu Qingzhe embodies Fang La
Ren Xihong acts as Pang Wanchun
Meng Yao features as Pan Qiaoyun
Fu Lei portrays Zhu Biao
Xie Xian appears as Yulan
Wang Mian plays Ying'er
Bi Xiuru acts as Yan Po
Xiong Naijin embodies Yan Xijiao
Huang Yingxuan takes the role of Qiongying
Ding Zishuo portrays Jin Cuilian
Xu Wanqiu appears as Li Ruilan
Wang Zixuan acts as Lu Jinzhi
Wang Wenting plays Bai Xiuying
Chen Lili features as Madam Jia
Ma Youxi portrays Madam Cui
Yi Dan takes on Liu Gao's wife
Ge Siran appears as Liu Jinniang
Yang Qing acts as Granny Wang
Wang Yining plays Xu Ning's wife
Li Wenzhen portrays Granny Li
Xiao Yuyu appears as Yue'er
Liu Meilin acts as Jin'er
Qi Xunfei features as Chunxiang
Hai Bo embodies Immortal Zhang
Li Xi'er plays Li Qiaonu
Ren Yuan takes the role of Shi Bao

Music

The soundtrack for the series was composed by Zhou Zhiyong (), with its official release date on August 16, 2011. It was distributed through Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab alongside Longyue Wenhua.

List of Tracks

#	Title	Performer(s)	Remarks
1	四海 (Template:Zh) (Four Seas)	Sung by Coco Lee	Ending theme used in Taiwanese broadcast
2	自从你走后 (Template:Zh) (After You Left)	Performed by Chu Rui and Hu Dong	Closing theme song
3	醉红颜 (Template:Zh) (Wine and Beauty)	Vocal by Liu Yiduo
4	兄弟无数 (Template:Zh) (Countless Brothers)	Sung by Jing Gangshan	Opening theme song
5	四海盟约 (Template:Zh) (Oath of the Four Seas)	Performed by Mao Amin	Ending theme track
6	琴韵 (Template:Zh) (Melodies of the Qin)	Performed by Zhao Xiaoxia
7	群山谱 (Template:Zh) (List of Mountains)	Vocal by Chu Rui
8	大情感主题 (Template:Zh) (Deep Emotions Theme)	China National Symphony Orchestra performance
9	英雄之情怀 (Template:Zh) (Heroes' Feelings)	Sung by Song Fei
10	侠情 (Template:Zh) (Chivalrous Passion)	Performed by China National Symphony Orchestra
11	乡土 (Template:Zh) (Homeland)	Played by Gao Guanlin (sanxian) and Niu Changhong (banhu)
12	水泊梁山 (Template:Zh) (Liangshan Marsh)	Performed by Sun Hao, He Jiayi, and Ding Guagua
13	鲁腔 (Template:Zh) (Tunes from Lu)	China National Symphony Orchestra performance
14	英雄也有泪 (Template:Zh) (Heroes Shed Tears Too)	Played by China National Symphony Orchestra
15	英雄之忍辱而不屈 (Template:Zh) (Heroes Bear Humiliation but Do Not Yield)	Performed by China National Symphony Orchestra
16	自从你走后 (Template:Zh) (After You Left)	Sung solo by Hu Dong	Closing theme song
17	男人的臂膀 (Template:Zh) (Men's Arms)	Violin by Liu Yunzhi and dihu by Song Fei
18	绝地重生 (Template:Zh) (Safety in a Dangerous Situation)	Performed by China National Symphony Orchestra

Hong Kong Edition

The Hong Kong version includes unique Cantonese-language opening and closing theme songs.

#	Track Title	Credits	Remarks
1	天道同行 (Template:Zh) (Walk Heaven's Path Together)	Lyrics by Sung Pui-yin; composed by Yip Siu-chung; performed by Hubert Wu	Opening theme
2	飘花 (Template:Zh) (Drifting Blossoms)	Lyrics by England Cheng; composed by Yip Siu-chung; performed by Hubert Wu	Ending theme

Broadcast Information

Location	Channel	Air Dates	Time Slot
Hong Kong	High Definition Jade	4 May 2011	Weekdays, 23:45 - 00:45
Taiwan	China Television	25 July 2011	Weekdays, 20:00 - 22:00
Taiwan	NTV Variety	29 August 2011	Weekdays, 20:00 - 21:00
Mainland China	Anhui Satellite Channel	2 August – 10 September 2011	Daily, 19:31 - 21:16
Mainland China	Tianjin Satellite Channel	2 August – 10 September 2011	Daily, 19:30 - 21:15
Mainland China	Shandong Satellite Channel	2 August – 10 September 2011	Daily, 19:31 - 21:15
Mainland China	Dragon Television	2 August – 10 September 2011	Daily, 19:31 - 21:12

Re-airings

Location	Channel	Start Date	Time Slot
Mainland China	Tianjin Satellite Channel	Beginning 12 September 2011	Daily, 19:30 - 21:15
Mainland China	Shandong Satellite Channel	Beginning 12 September 2011	Daily, 19:31 - 21:15
Mainland China	Dragon Television	Beginning 12 September 2011	Daily, 19:31 - 21:12

Production Details

Originally, director Wu Ziniu was set to helm the project but had to withdraw due to scheduling delays and moved on to another work. Subsequently, Hong Kong director Kuk Kwok-leung took over. Art director Zheng Xiaolong voiced his trust in Kuk’s capabilities despite his initial preference for Wu.

There were rumors that Fan Bingbing might portray Pan Jinlian; however, her representative denied this, clarifying that Fan only accepts roles associated with her own production company. Zheng Shuang, who portrayed Hu Sanniang in an earlier adaptation, expressed interest in taking on Pan Jinlian’s character. Eventually, Gan Tingting was selected for the role.

Images showing actor Wu Yue dressed in period attire led to speculation about him playing Lin Chong. Nevertheless, his team confirmed these pictures were promotional materials for the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and unrelated to the series.

Additional casting rumors involved Deng Chao, Nie Yuan, Tong Dawei, and Huang Xiaoming. Huang was a leading candidate for Yan Qing but declined due to conflicts with his schedule. Deng was considered for Song Jiang’s role; Nie was initially reported as Lin Chong but ranked lower than Yu Bo in an unofficial audience poll. Both Nie Yuan and Deng Chao expressed interest in portraying Ximen Qing.

Related Works

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Outcome
2011	3rd China TV Drama Awards	Outstanding Television Series		Template:Won
		Exceptional Character Performance	Zhang Hanyu	Template:Won
		Promising New Actress	Bobo Gan	Template:Won
		Best Original Music Score	Jing Gangshan	Template:Won

External links

All Men Are Brothers at Sina.com