Zheng He Xia Xiyang (TV series)

Zheng He Xia Xiyang
Promotional poster
Also known as	The Great Voyage The Great Navigator: Zheng He
Traditional Chinese	鄭和下西洋
Simplified Chinese	郑和下西洋
Literal meaning	Zheng He sails the western ocean
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhèng Hé Xià Xīyáng
Genre	Historical drama
Screenplay by	Zhu Sujin
Directed by	Ma Xiao Liu Haitao
Starring	Gallen Lo Tang Guoqiang Yu Xiaohui Du Yulu
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	59
Production
Producer	Li Zhuoyu
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	CCTV
Original release
Network	CCTV-8

Zheng He Xia Xiyang is a 2009 Chinese television series based on the voyages of Zheng He, the explorer who led seven expeditions to Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa in the 15th century.

Cast

• Gallen Lo as Zheng He
• Tang Guoqiang as the Yongle Emperor
• Yu Xiaohui as Empress Xu
• Du Yulu as Yao Guangxiao
• Theresa Lee as Shana'er
• Yu Xiaoxue as Song Lianxin
• Sun Qiang as Wu Xuan
• Yan Hongzhi as Zhang Yu
• Li Daguang as Wang Jinghong
• Bai Yujuan as Xu Miaojin
• Dong Ziwu as Nan Xuangong
• Jiang Changyi as Xie Jin
• Hou Xiangling as Chen Zuyi
• Zhang Jie as Zhu Gaochi
• Xie Zhenwei as Zhu Zhanji
• Li Qi as Zhu Quan
• Zhang Hao as Xia Yuanji
• Yang Fan as Zhu Gaoxu
• Qian Xueming as Fang Xiaoru
• Lü Yiding as Shi Jinqing
• Ma Jun as Tie Ping
• Zhang Yushan as Qi Tai
• Liu Haitao as Zhu Neng
• Lan Danuo as the Jianwen Emperor
• Jia Wei as Qiu Fu
• Dong Danjun as Qiu Guangde
• Gang Limin as Hu Cheng
• Lin Jian as Song Tian
• Ma Tingjun as Liu Ruming
• Chen Weirong as King Yaliekunai'er
• Du Jian as Prince Mana of Brunei

Production

The series was specially produced to mark the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages. Shooting for the series started on 30 September 2005 in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang.

International Broadcasts

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
China	CCTV-8	2009 - 2009 ()	郑和下西洋 (电视剧) (Zheng He Xia Xiyang (2009); lit: )
Singapore	Channel 8	January 1, 2011 - May 21, 2011 (Weekend evening 22:30-00:30 (broadcast time 22:30-01:30 on May 21, 2011))	郑和下西洋 (电视剧) (Zheng He Xia Xiyang (2009); lit: )
Thailand	NationTV22	April 22, 2017 – September 14, 2017 (Every Monday to Friday from 14:00 - 15:00)	ซำปอกง (Zheng He Sails The Western Ocean (2009); lit: )
	NEW18	April 10, 2020 – August 21, 2020 (Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday)	ซำปอกง ( Zheng He Sails The Western Ocean (2009); lit: )

External links

• Zheng He Xia Xiyang on Sina.com (in Chinese)