Romance of the Western Chamber (Chinese: 西厢记) is a 2013 Chinese historical romantic comedy directed by Lu Qi and written by Chen Baohua. It stars Zhou Qiqi, Zhang Xiaochen and Deng Jiajia.[2][3] The TV series is an adaptation of Wang Shifu's work of the same name.
| Romance of the Western Chamber | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 西廂記 |
| Simplified Chinese | 西厢记 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīxiāngjì |
| Genre | Historical, romantic comedy |
| Based on | Romance of the Western Chamber |
| Written by | Chen Baohua |
| Directed by | Lu Qi |
| Starring | Zhou Qiqi Zhang Xiaochen Deng Jiajia |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Li Xiaoming |
| Production location | Furong Garden |
| Production company | China International Television Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8 |
| Release | January 30 – February 7, 2013[1] |
Synopsis
editCast
editMain
edit- Zhou Qiqi as Cui Yingying, the daughter of the Prime Minister
- Zhang Xiaochen as Zhang Gong, the young scholar.
- Deng Jiajia as Hongniang, a servant of Ying Ying[4]
Supporting
edit- Song Jia as Mrs. Cui, Yingying's mother
- Sun Jian as Zheng Heng
- Qi Ji as Du Que
- Wang Huichun as Zheng Deze
- Shi Dasheng as Cui Yu, the Prime Minister, father of Yingying
- Ma Xiaowei as monk Huiming
- Ma Jingwu as the Emperor
- Wang Ji as the Empress
- Zheng Siren as the son of the Emperor
- Fu Jia as Sun Feihu
Production
editMost of the film was shot on locations in Datang Furong Garden, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xingqing Park, and Heyang.[5]
Music
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Sight of You (看了你一眼)" (Opening theme) | Ji Chuchen | Xu Xiangrong | Ding Wei and Yong De |
References
edit- ^ 《新西厢记》昨晚收官. iFeng (in Chinese). 2013-02-07.
- ^ 新版《西厢记》杀青 画面极致再现盛唐风貌. Mtime (in Chinese). 2010-12-09.
- ^ 电视剧版《西厢记》将于明年与观众见面. ifeng (in Chinese). 2010-08-28.
- ^ 电视剧<西厢记>西安开机 邓家佳红娘造型曝光. Tencent (in Chinese). 2009-09-17.
- ^ 电视剧<西厢记>西安开机 宋佳苦等15年终圆梦. Tencent (in Chinese). 2010-09-06.
External links
edit- Romance of the Western Chamber at Douban (in Chinese)