Zheng He Xia Xiyang (TV series)
| Zheng He Xia Xiyang | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written 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 | 40 |
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| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8 |
| Release | 2009 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭和下西洋 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑和下西洋 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Zheng He Sails the Western Ocean | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 大航海 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | The Great Voyage | ||||||
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Zheng He Xia Xiyang is a 2009 Chinese television series based on the voyages of Admiral Zheng He, the Hui Chinese explorer who led seven expeditions to Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa during the 15th century.
Cast
- Gallen Lo as Zheng He
- Tang Guoqiang as 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 Nanxuan Gong
- Jiang Changyi as Xie Jin
- Zhang Jie as Hongxi Emperor
- Hou Xiangling as Chen Zuyi
- Du Jian as Prince Mana
Production
The series was specially produced to mark the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages. Filming started on September 30, 2005 in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang.