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The Rise and Fall of Qing Dynasty

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The Qing Dynasty: Its Ascendancy and Decline
Company typeTelevision series
IndustryTelevision production
FoundedSeptember 1987
FounderATV (Asia Television)
Headquarters
Hong Kong
,
Hong Kong
Area served
Hong Kong
ProductsHistorical drama television series

The Qing Dynasty: Its Ascendancy and Decline (Chinese: 滿清十三皇朝) is a historical drama series divided into four segments, produced by Hong Kong's ATV and aired on ATV Home from September 1987 through May 1992.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

  • Title: 血染紫禁城; Bloodshed Over the Forbidden Palace
  • Focuses on the periods of the Xianfeng Emperor and Tongzhi Emperor
  • Includes 20 episodes
  • Shown between April 5 and September 20, 1990

Season 4

  • Title: 危城爭霸 / 皇城爭霸; Battle in the Dangerous City / Battle for the Imperial City
  • Covers the reigns of the Guangxu Emperor and Xuantong Emperor
  • Features 24 episodes (edited down to 20 for Hong Kong broadcasts)
  • Produced in 1990, aired later in Hong Kong from April 27 to May 22, 1992

Synopsis

This series traces the history of the Qing dynasty starting from its establishment as the Later Jin dynasty under founder Nurhaci in 1616, continuing through to its downfall marked by the abdication of the last emperor, Puyi, in 1912.

Tianming Era

  • Wong Wai portrays Nurhaci
  • Law Shek-ching as Šurhaci
  • Jaclyn Chu as Lady Tunggiya
  • Pau Hon-lam as Giocangga
  • Leung Kam-san as Taksi
  • Fung Tsan as Lady Nara
  • Cheng Lui as Nikan Wailan
  • Cheung Tsang plays Li Chengliang
  • Lo Kwok-fai as Li Rubai
  • Mak Tsui-han portrays Monggo
    • Yip Ka-man depicts young Monggo
  • Kok Chun-kei as Samugu
  • Szema Wah Lung cast as Bamuni
  • Siu San-yan plays Longdun
  • Tam Wing-kit as Sangguli
  • Kam San portrays Anfei Yanggu
  • Choi Kwok-hing as Eyidu
  • Chan Leung appears as E'er Guoni
  • Ngo Lung in role of Yangjienu
  • Sit Chun-kei as Qingjienu
  • Lau Siu-hung plays Gehashan
  • Lee Hung as Nuomina
  • Tsang Tsan-on portrays Atu
  • Ho Shu-pui cast as Changshu
  • Lee Sam as Yangshu
  • Lo Fan plays Yuelun
  • Lee Shau-kei as Suo'erguo
  • Ng Wing-sam in role of Gongzhenglu
  • Cheung Chun-wah as Manggūltai
  • Ben Ng portrays Amin
  • Poon Yau-shing cast as Heheli
  • Ling Man-hoi plays Buzhantai
  • Cheng Shu-fung as Jintaiji
  • Lee Hon-sing portrays Buqi
  • Tong Kam-tong acts as Nalan Bulu
  • Ho Tim cast as Sun Gui
  • Tsau Wai-kwong plays Tu'erge
  • Yau Tin-lung portrays Cuyen
  • Kwan Wai-lun acts as Daišan
  • Kwan Tze-biu plays Fiongdon
  • Yip Yuk-ping cast as Mukushi
  • Eva Lai appears as Lady Abahai
  • Ng Si-tak plays Hu'erhan
  • Pat Poon portrays Hong Taiji
  • Ting Leung acts as Xiong Tingbi
  • Chan Siu-lung in role of Yuan Chonghuan

Tiancong and Chongde Eras

Additional Ensemble

  • Kwan Suet-lai, Mang Lai-ping, Kwan Wan-ting, Yuen Yi-ling, Liu Yuet-yin, Lau Tsung-kei, Ho Tim, Chan Choi-yin, Tang Tak-kwong, Leung Ming, Fong Kit


Shunzhi Era

Kangxi Period

Qianlong Reign

  • Wong Yuen-sun cast as the Qianlong Emperor
  • Chan Fuk-sang playing Lady Fuca
  • Tsui Si-fei in the role of Consort Lan
  • Tsui Yau-pang portraying Yunzhe
  • Lin Lang cast as Liang'erji
  • Lau Chun playing Shaluoben
  • Cheung Chun-wah in the role of Heshen
  • Yau Tai-pang portraying Yu Minzhong
  • Poon Yau-shing cast as Liu Tongxun
  • Au Oi-ling playing Consort Qing
  • Ken Lok in the role of Zhou Riqing
  • Chan Hiu-ying portraying the Fragrant Concubine
  • Chan Tik-wah cast as Consort Ling
  • Lau Tsung-kei playing Hongxiao
  • Szema Wah Lung reprising Dazhuomu
  • Tsau Wai-kwong in the role of Xiaozhuomu
  • Chan Leung portraying Sule Tansha
  • Wong Siu-pang cast as Ji Yun
  • Wong Yue in the role of the future Jiaqing Emperor (Yongyan)
  • Lau Wan-fung playing Yongxin
  • Cheung Tsang cast as Liu Yong
  • Siu San-yan portraying Gong'ela
  • Ng Tsi-yin in the role of Hexiao
  • Lau Siu-kwan playing Fuk'anggan
  • Wong Hoi-tung cast as Fengshen Yinde
  • Poon Sin-yi in the role of Lady Niuhuru
  • Yuen Yi-ling portraying Lady Hitara
  • Wong Ching-ho playing Qinggui

Jiaqing

Daoguang

Part 3 (Xianfeng and Tongzhi)

Part 4 (Guangxu and Xuantong)

Theme songs

  • Part 1: sung by Chiu San
  • Part 2 (Yongzheng and Qianlong): vocals by Lo Chun-shun, Chan Fuk-sang, Lee Chun-hung, and Keung Pui-lei
  • Part 2 (Jiaqing and Daoguang): performed by Lo Chun-shun alongside Keung Pui-lei
  • Part 3: vocals delivered by Chiu San
  • Part 4: performed by Jaime Chik

Re-airing

This series was broadcast again on ATV Home in Hong Kong from October 3 until December 28, 2006.

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