The Three Heroes and Five Gallants (2016 TV series)

The Three Heroes and Five Gallants
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Also known as	Three Heroes and Five Gallants
Traditional Chinese	五鼠鬧東京
Simplified Chinese	五鼠闹东京
Literal meaning	The Five Rats Havoc in the Eastern Capital
Hanyu Pinyin	Wǔ Shǔ Nào Dōng Jīng
Based on	The Three Heroes and Five Gallants by Shi Yukun
Directed by	Wu Chia-tai
Starring	Chen Xiao Yan Kuan Zheng Shuang
Opening theme	"Qingshan Gao" (青山高) by Yumu
Ending theme	"Buru Huainian" (不如懷念) performed by Chen Chusheng
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	44
Production
Executive producer	Wang Xin
Producer	Li Gongda
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Huayi Brothers Tianxing Yiyuan Entertainment
Original release
Network	Anhui Television
Release	17 February 2016 (2016-02-17)

The Three Heroes and Five Gallants is a 2016 Chinese television series produced by Huayi Brothers with Tianxing Yiyuan Entertainment (天星亿源影视), based on the 19th-century classic novel of the same name. Starring Chen Xiao, Yan Yikuan and Zheng Shuang, the series premiered on February 17, 2016, on Anhui TV.

Cast

• Chen Xiao as Bai Yutang
• Yan Yikuan as Zhan Zhao
• Zheng Shuang as Ding Yuehua
• Liang Guanhua as Bao Zheng
• Liu Dekai as Emperor Renzong of Song
• Ma Shuliang as Pang Ji
• Xie Ning as Xu Qing
• Rao Xiaozhi as Pang Yu
• Li Xinyu as Consort Pang
• He Yu as Lu Fang
• Wang Daqi as Han Zhang
• Wang Maolei as Jiang Ping
• Han Zhengguo as Gongsun Ce
• Wu Jing as Sha Qiukui
• Zhang Zhixi as Jin Yalan
• Zhang Na as Ji Saihua
• Xue Qi as Wang Chao
• Diao Biao as Ma Han
• Li Tianqi as Zhang Long
• Zhu Jing as Zhao Hu
• Guan Xin as Bao Xing
• Li Tiannuo as Yan Fei
• Niu Baoping as Pang Wang
• Hong Bo as Deng Che
• Zhang Jianli as Liu Wang

Ratings

Air date	Episode	Anhui TV ratings					Sichuan TV ratings
		Ratings	Audience share	Rank	Ratings	Audience share	Rank	Ratings	Audience share	Rank
2016.02.17	1-2	0.781	2.009	6	0.86	2.169	6	0.38	1.03	9
2016.02.18	3-4	0.767	2.002	6	0.848	2.162	6	0.35	0.95	11
2016.02.19	5-6	0.747	1.903	7	0.82	2.042	6	0.48	1.28	6
2016.02.20	7-8	0.614	1.62	10	0.663	1.705	10	0.37	0.99	8
2016.02.21	9-10	0.67	1.7	9	0.724	1.801	9	0.37	0.98	11
2016.02.22	11-12	0.605	1.527	7	0.663	1.645	8	0.33	0.89	5
2016.02.23	13-14	0.817	2.135	6	0.901	2.306	6	—	—	—
2016.02.24	15-16	0.758	2.019	5	0.828	2.157	5	0.39	1.07	7
2016.02.25	17-18	0.887	1.59	5	0.958	2.49	5	0.49	1.36	6
2016.02.26	19-20	0.841	2.175	5	0.906	2.292	5	0.45	1.2	6
2016.02.27	21-22	0.699	1.86	5	0.751	1.958	6	0.42	1.15	8
2016.02.28	23-24	0.726	1.89	5	0.788	2.009	5	0.37	1.03	9
2016.02.29	25-26	0.730	1.966	6	0.784	2.064	6	0.42	1.21	7
2016.03.01	27-28	0.882	2.4	6	0.965	2.568	4	0.53	1.52	6
2016.03.02	29-30	0.818	2.18	7	0.89	2.316	7	0.52	1.48	5
2016.03.03	31-32	0.873	2.358	5	0.955	0.525	4	0.52	1.49	6
2016.03.04	33-34	0.918	2.377	5	1.009	2.545	4	0.53	1.44	6
2016.03.05	35-36	0.834	2.149	7	0.909	2.296	7	0.56	1.53	6
2016.03.06	37-38	0.854	2.227	7	0.922	2.354	7	0.58	1.62	6
2016.03.07	39-40	0.784	2.005	7	0.854	2.187	6	0.59	1.69	6
2016.03.08	41-42	0.841	2.220	7	0.911	2.355	6	0.55	1.55	6
2016.03.09	43-44	0.875	2.24	7	0.957	2.401	6	0.57	1.55	7

International broadcast

• China – Anhui Television (17 February 2016)
• Malaysia – Astro Quan Jia HD (24 May 2016)
• Hong Kong – TVB Chinese Drama (23 August 2016)
• Taiwan – Long Turn TV (13 September 2016)
• Canada – Talentvision (5 October 2016)

Theme songs

#	Title	Singer	Songwriter	Notes
1	"Qingshan Gao" (青山高) (translation: Green Mountain High)	Yu Mu		Opening song
2	"Buru Huainian" (不如懷念) (translation: Better to Reminisce)	Chen Chusheng	Jin Wenqi	Ending song
3	"Zhidao Yujian Ni" (直到遇見你) (translation: Until I Met You)	Jin Wenqi
4	"Ran Ye" (燃夜) (translation: Burning Night)	Liu Minghui	Wang Zhuo
5	"Jianghu Shaonian Xing" (江湖少年行) (translation: A Youth's Jianghu Journey)	Tian Yuejun	Wang Zhuo
6	"Yi Zhi Jiangshan" (一紙江山) (translation: A Sheet of the Empire)	Tian Yuejun
7	"Shi Zi Jue" (十字訣) (translation: Ten-Character Chant)	Ah Qiao

External links

• (in Chinese) Opening song on YouTube