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{{short description|Chinese television series about the Taiping rebellion}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Taiping Tianguo (TV series).jpg
| image_size           = 180
| caption              = DVD cover art
| native_name          = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| t = 太平天國
| s = 太平天国
| p = Tàipíng Tiānguó
}}
| genre                = Historical drama
| creator              =
| developer            =
| writer               = Zhang Xiaotian
| director             = Chen Jialin
| creative_director    =
| presenter            =
| starring             = Gao Lancun<br>Zhang Zhizhong<br>Liu Bing<br>Wang Shihuai<br>Huang He<br>Yang Tongshu<br>Wang Jinghua<br>[[Zhou Xun]]<br>Sun Feihu
| theme_music_composer = Meng Qingyun<br>Qi Jianbo
| opentheme            = ''Haohao Qiankun'' (浩浩乾坤) performed by Han Lei
| endtheme             = 1. ''Da Yingxiong'' (大英雄) performed by Yan Weiwen<br>2. ''Taiping Ge'' (太平歌 performed by Mao Amin<br>3. ''Feng Zhong Lei'' (风中泪) performed by Man Wenjun
| composer             =
| country              = China
| language             = Mandarin
| num_episodes         = 48
| executive_producer   =
| producer             = Jin Yusheng
| editor               =
| location             = China
| cinematography       =
| camera               =
| runtime              = 45 minutes per episode
| company              = [[China Central Television|CCTV]]
| channel              = CCTV (China)<br />[[STAR Chinese Channel]] (Taiwan)<br />[[Asia Television|ATV]] (Hong Kong)
| first_aired          = {{start date|2000|7|10|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2000|8|28|df=y}}
| related              =
}}
'''''The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom''''' is a Chinese television series based on the events of the [[Taiping Rebellion]] and the rise and fall of the [[Taiping Heavenly Kingdom]] in the late [[Qing dynasty]]. The 48-episode series was first broadcast on [[China Central Television|CCTV]] in China in 2000. The series was also broadcast on [[STAR Chinese Channel]] in Taiwan and on [[Asia Television|ATV]] in Hong Kong.
==Cast==
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* Gao Lancun as [[Hong Xiuquan]]
* Zhang Zhizhong as [[Yang Xiuqing]]
* He Yongsheng as [[Feng Yunshan]]
* Han Zaifeng as [[Xiao Chaogui]]
* Liu Bing as [[Wei Changhui]]
* Wang Shihuai as [[Shi Dakai]]
* Lu Yong as Lin Fengxiang
* Yu De'an as Luo Dagang
* Lin Qiang as [[Qin Rigang]]
* Shi Xiaohong as [[Li Xiucheng]]
* Huang He as [[Chen Yucheng]]
* Yang Tongshu as [[Fu Shanxiang]]
* Wang Jinghua as [[Hong Xuanjiao]]
* Li Jianqun as [[Su Sanniang]]
* Hu Tiange as Cheng Lingnan
* Jin Yuting as Zeng Wanmei
* [[Zhou Xun]] as Shi Yiyang
* Li Ming as [[Yang Fuqing]]
* Wang Gang as Li Kaifang
* Lan Lan as Yimei
* Peng Jun as Zeng Shuiyuan
* Chen Baojia as Meng De'en
* Han Zhenhua as Chen Chengrong
* Zhou Yilun as Zhou Xineng
* Song Rixin as Hong Daquan
* Hu Zhaofeng as [[Wei Jun]]
* Yang Jing as Wei Yujuan
* Zhang Jie as Li Shouchun
* Lu Wei as Zeng Xian
* Zhao Jingwen as Hu Yihuang
* Cai Di as Hou Qianfang
* Yang Zhijiang as Hong Renfa
* Hao Tienan as Hong Renda
* Li Yansong as Hou Shuqian
* Guo Tao as Wang Yizhong
* Xu Honghao as [[Tan Shaoguang]]
* Pan Jie as Xie Manmei
* Shi Zonghong as Chen Zongyang
* Su Keshi as Zhu Yidian
* Liu Haili as Lai Hanying
* Hu Xiaoting as Hu Yurong
* Li Quanzhong as Wang Haixiang
* Sun Deli as Jiang Yuanba
* Liang Jiaxing as Shi Xiangzhen
* Du Jun as Siqin
* Yang Jimin as Huang Yukun
* Sun Feihu as [[Zeng Guofan]]
* Liu Yubin as [[Zuo Zongtang]]
* Hou Tianlai as [[Xianfeng Emperor]]
* Gai Lili as [[Empress Dowager Cixi]]
* Xue Zhongrui as [[Sushun (Qing dynasty)|Sushun]]
* Zhao Yi as [[Prince Gong (Qing dynasty)|Prince Gong]]
* Zhu Yidan as Saishang'e
* Bao Si as [[Xiang Rong]]
* Zhang Guangzheng as Yang Fuzai
* Xu Maomao as [[Sengge Rinchen]]
* Cui Dai as [[Zeng Guoquan]]
* Hou Yongsheng as Zeng Tianyang
* Zhang Xiaobo as Wulantai
* Li Zheshi as Guo Kunchou
* Liu Gang as Guo Songchou
* Ye Qinglin as Zhang Liangji
* Wu Honghou as [[Luo Bingzhang]]
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==Production==
115 million yuan of the total budget of 150 million yuan was used for constructing the filming set, which is located in [[Nanhai District]], [[Foshan]], [[Guangdong]].<ref>{{cite web|title=谁说《太平天国》不行？该剧赚钱已成定局 [Who says "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom" cannot make it? It has become a fact that the TV series is making profit.]|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/tv/2000-07-25/11450.html|website=Sina Entertainment News|publisher=Sina.com|accessdate=6 December 2014|language=Chinese|date=25 July 2000}}</ref>
==See also==
* ''[[Twilight of a Nation]]''
==References==
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==External links==
* {{in lang|zh}} [http://data.ent.sina.com.cn/tv/46.html ''Taiping Tianguo''] on [[Sina.com]]
* {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.cnmdb.com/title/56566/ ''Taiping Tianguo''] at the Chinese Movie Database
* {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.hkatv.com/drama/taiping/ ''Taiping Tianguo'' page] on ATV's website
* {{in lang|zh}} [http://www.people.com.cn/GB/channel6/33/20000812/184354.html Transcript] of an interview with the history consultants of ''Taiping Tianguo''
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[[Category:2000 Chinese television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000 Chinese television series endings]]
[[Category:Television series set in the Qing dynasty]]
[[Category:Mandarin-language television shows]]
[[Category:Chinese historical television series]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Guangxi]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Nanjing]]