Prelude of Lotus Lantern (Chinese: 宝莲灯前传) is a 2009 Chinese mythology fantasy television series. The television series directed by Hong Kong director Mang San Yu and written by Wang Biao, and starring Vincent Chiao, Zhou Yang, Liu Xiaoqing and Liu Tao. It tells the story of Erlang Shen, a popular Chinese God in Chinese mythology.[1] The series serve as a prequel of the 2005's Lotus Lantern (TV series)
| Prelude of Lotus Lantern | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Chinese mythology, fantasy, historical |
| Based on | Lotus Lantern |
| Written by | Wang Biao (Jiu Nian) |
| Directed by | Mang San Yu |
| Starring | Vincent Chiao Zhou Yang Liu Xiaoqing Liu Tao |
| Ending theme | Cao Fujia A mountain in the distance |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Li Gongda |
| Production location | Zhuozhou World Studios |
| Cinematography | Guan Jianxiong Gu Qiming |
| Editor | Hou Qi |
| Production companies | China Teleplay Production Center Co., Ltd. Beijing Songlian International Film and TV Cultural Media co., LTD Beijing Dahui Cultural Development Co., Ltd. Beijing Tianxingji Film and TV Cultural Communications co., LTD. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8 |
| Release | April 14 – April 29, 2009 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 寶蓮燈前傳 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宝莲灯前传 | ||||||
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Plot
editThis is the prequel to Lotus Lantern. The story this time focus on around Chen Xiang's uncle Er Lang Shen and his mother Sanshengmu .
Cast
edit- Vincent Chiao as Erlang Shen (Yang Jian).[2]
- Niu Junfeng as young Erlang Shen
- Zhou Yang as Sanshengmu, a niece of Jade Emperor, the third daughter of Yaoji.
- Liu Xiaoqing as Xi Wangmu.
- Liu Tao as Yaoji.
- Li Guangjie as Yang Tianyou.
- Jenny Guo as the Seventh Fairy.
- Kira Lu as Bamei.
- Li Xinru as Chang'e.[3]
- Wang Weiguo as Jade Emperor.
- Tan Xiaoyan as Guanyin.
- Alvin Wong as Yuding Zhenren.
- Wu Guohua as Taiyi Zhenren.
- Xie Ning as Zhu Bajie.
- Ding Jian as Sun Wukong.
- Chen Chuang as Xiaotianquan
- Song Zuer as Nezha.
- Yvonne Lim as Princess San, the third daughter of Dragon King.
- Cao Jun as Chenxiang. (Guest Star in episode 46)
Production
editThe television series shot the scene in Zhuozhou World Studios of Zhuozhou city, Hebei province, China.
It was a hot TV series in CCTV-8 and one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.[4]
References
edit- ^ "资料：电视剧《宝莲灯前传》剧情简介". Sina. 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ 《宝莲灯前传》将播 焦恩俊演绎好人版二郎神. People (in Chinese). 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ "丑女林无敌"李欣汝变装扮"嫦娥" 惊艳亮相. People (in Chinese). 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
- ^ 《宝莲灯前传》热播 柳小海：喜剧要按悲剧演. People.com (in Chinese). 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Prelude of Lotus Lantern Sina