Romance of the Western Chamber (TV series)

Romance of the Western Chamber
Traditional Chinese西廂記
Simplified Chinese西厢记
Hanyu PinyinXīxiāngjì
GenreHistorical, romantic comedy
Based onRomance of the Western Chamber
Written byChen Baohua
Directed byLu Qi
StarringZhou Qiqi
Zhang Xiaochen
Deng Jiajia
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerLi Xiaoming
Production locationFurong Garden
Production companyChina International Television Corporation
Original release
NetworkCCTV-8
ReleaseJanuary 30 (2013-01-30) –
February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07)[1]

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.

Synopsis

See also: Romance of the Western Chamber § Plot

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • 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

Most of the film was shot on locations in Datang Furong Garden, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Xingqing Park, and Heyang.[5]

Music

No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."A Sight of You (看了你一眼)" (Opening theme)Ji ChuchenXu XiangrongDing Wei and Yong De 

References

  1. ^ 《新西厢记》昨晚收官. iFeng (in Chinese). 2013-02-07.
  2. ^ 新版《西厢记》杀青 画面极致再现盛唐风貌. Mtime (in Chinese). 2010-12-09.
  3. ^ 电视剧版《西厢记》将于明年与观众见面. ifeng (in Chinese). 2010-08-28.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.