The Legend of Kublai Khan, also known as Legend of Yuan Empire Founder, is a Chinese television series based on the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the establishment of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China. The series started shooting in 2011. It premiered at the 2013 Shanghai Television Festival from 11 to 13 June 2013,[2] and was first aired on HBS from 21 to 30 July 2013.[1] The series was directed by Tsui Siu-ming and starred Hu Jun and Charmaine Sheh as Kublai Khan and Chabi, along with Cai Wenyan, Wu Yue, Tang Guoqiang, Gao Fa, Steven Ma and Ray Lui in supporting roles.
Li Hua Zhou Shidu Yu Dong Sheng Luosong Kong Deming Cao Fang Wu Huai'en Wang Guangzhong Liu Hong Xi Hongyi Du Daning He Ling Guo Li Liu Zhanhui Cheng Lidong Jin Tingting Wu Weimin Wang Jingyi Tian Jun Zheng Yuxia Li Ying Xiaoning Zhang Huayong Hou Li Wu Zhiling Wang Liqiao Luo Yi
Qiankun Wu Di Bu Baorong (乾坤无地不包容) performed by Tsui Siu-ming
Ending theme
Leishui Daluo Le Hualei (泪水打落了花蕾) performed by Jin Tingting
Composer
Luo Jian
Country of origin
China
Original language
Mandarin
No. of episodes
50 46 (Hong Kong release)
Production
Executive producers
Wang Xiangwen Zhang Ping Fan Xiaojun Feng Wei Liu Yipeng Su Jianrong Liu Haiming Wang Guang Chang Sheng Zhang Zili Wang Haitao Guo Zhijian Zhao Wei Tu Tu Zhao-Yan Guozhang Xu-Li Fengming
Producers
Zhou Shidu Sheng Luosong Feng Jing Xi Hongyi Tang Xuan Zhu Xianqing Zhang Linshu Bu Xiaofeng Di Nannan Wang Liqiao He Qing
Production location
China
Cinematography
Guan Jianxiong
Editor
Li Jian
Running time
45 minutes per episode
Production companies
Hainan Province Film and Television Production Centre
The series, spanning over 70 years, romanticises the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the establishment of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China.
Kublai was born in 1215 as a son of Tolui, the fourth son of Genghis Khan. At the time, Töregene, the wife of Ögedei (Genghis Khan's third son), sees Tolui as a potential threat to her husband. As Tolui gains more glory for his victories in battle, Töregene worries whether Genghis Khan will choose Ögedei to be his successor. She also feels uneasy because the young Kublai is highly favoured by his grandfather.
Ögedei eventually succeeds his father as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. After Töregene secretly poisons Tolui to death, Tolui's sons, under the leadership of their eldest brother Möngke, seek to avenge their father. Töregene plans to use this opportunity to frame Möngke and his brothers of plotting treason against Ögedei, and thereby get rid of Tolui's clan. At this critical juncture, Kublai and his mother, Sorghaghtani, manage to convince his brothers not to do anything rash. Instead, they would secretly build up their forces, lie low and wait until the time is ripe to take revenge.
Following Ögedei's death, Töregene becomes the Regent of the Mongol Empire for some years until her son, Güyük, is elected as the new Great Khan. When Güyük dies in a conflict against his cousin Batu, his wife Qaimish takes over as the Regent for a brief period of time until Möngke becomes the new Great Khan.
A few years later, after Möngke dies in a battle against the Song Empire at Diaoyu Fortress, Kublai and his younger brother Ariq Böke engage in a power struggle to seize the succession. Kublai eventually overcomes his brother and secures his position as the Great Khan after defeating all his rivals. He conquers the rest of China and establishes the Yuan dynasty, becoming its founding emperor.
December 23, 2013 - February 28, 2014 (Monday to Friday HD Theater 23:45-00:45 (for other replay times, please see here), Broadcasting will be suspended on December 31, January 30, 31 and February 7)
March 27, 2019 to 20 June 2019 (Every Monday to Thursday from 22.30 - 23.30.)
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April 6, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (Every Monday to Thursday from 21.15 - 22.15.)
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Production
The Legend of Kublai Khan was produced at a cost of about 150 million yuan.[3]
Awards
The Legend of Kublai Khan won the Golden Angel Award for Outstanding Television Series and Best Director of Chinese TV Series at the 2013 Chinese American Film Festival.[4]
Controversy over title renaming
The Legend of Kublai Khan was released under the title The Genius of War – Kublai (打仗天才忽必烈) when it was aired on Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) in July 2013. Apparently, this was done without the approval of the producers, and the reason behind the renaming is believed to be that HBS wanted to attract higher viewership. Director Tsui Siu-ming and lead actor Hu Jun expressed unhappiness over the renaming; Hu even wrote on his weibo, "Who changed the title? What genius of war?", and added an angry emoticon.[3]
References
^ abcd"《忽必烈传奇》湖南地面频道首播受热捧 ("The Legend of Kublai Khan" is well-received when it started airing on HBS)". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). Sina.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^"《忽必烈傳奇》搶灘上海電視節(附圖) ("The Legend of Kublai Khan" premieres at the Shanghai Television Festival (pictured))". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). Sina.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ ab"胡军不满新剧更名为《打仗天才忽必烈》 (Hu Jun expresses unhappiness over renaming of new drama to "The Genius of War – Kublai")". Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). Sina.com. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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The Legend of Kublai Khan also known as Legend of Yuan Empire Founder is a Chinese television series based on the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the establishment of the Mongol led Yuan dynasty in China The series started shooting in 2011 It premiered at the 2013 Shanghai Television Festival from 11 to 13 June 2013 2 and was first aired on HBS from 21 to 30 July 2013 1 The series was directed by Tsui Siu ming and starred Hu Jun and Charmaine Sheh as Kublai Khan and Chabi along with Cai Wenyan Wu Yue Tang Guoqiang Gao Fa Steven Ma and Ray Lui in supporting roles The Legend of Kublai KhanAlso known asLegend of Yuan Empire FounderTraditional忽必烈傳奇 建元風雲Simplified忽必烈传奇 建元风云MandarinHubilie Chuanqi Jian Yuan FengyunGenreHistorical dramaWritten byHasi BagenDirected byTsui Siu mingPresented byLi HuaZhou ShiduYu DongSheng LuosongKong DemingCao FangWu Huai enWang GuangzhongLiu HongXi HongyiDu DaningHe LingGuo LiLiu ZhanhuiCheng LidongJin TingtingWu WeiminWang JingyiTian JunZheng YuxiaLi YingXiaoningZhang HuayongHou LiWu ZhilingWang LiqiaoLuo YiStarringHu JunCharmaine ShehCai WenyanWu YueTang GuoqiangGao FaSteven MaRay LuiBa SenHasi GaowaXie MiaoXu XiangdongDu YihengHe YanniWang HuilaiXu DongmeiHuang JianqunZhang YanDebbie GohLiu XiaoxiaoZhang JingdaJin TingtingOpening themeQiankun Wu Di Bu Baorong 乾坤无地不包容 performed by Tsui Siu mingEnding themeLeishui Daluo Le Hualei 泪水打落了花蕾 performed by Jin TingtingComposerLuo JianCountry of originChinaOriginal languageMandarinNo of episodes5046 Hong Kong release ProductionExecutive producersWang XiangwenZhang PingFan XiaojunFeng WeiLiu YipengSu JianrongLiu HaimingWang GuangChang ShengZhang ZiliWang HaitaoGuo ZhijianZhao WeiTu TuZhao Yan GuozhangXu Li FengmingProducersZhou ShiduSheng LuosongFeng JingXi HongyiTang XuanZhu XianqingZhang LinshuBu XiaofengDi NannanWang LiqiaoHe QingProduction locationChinaCinematographyGuan JianxiongEditorLi JianRunning time45 minutes per episodeProduction companiesHainan Province Film and Television Production Centre Tianjin Beifang Film Group Bona Film Group China International Culture and Art Centre Beijing Yangguang Shengtong Culture Art Jiuzhou Audio Visual Publishing Beijing Dongfang Investment Managing Inner Mongolia Shiqi Group Beijing Ruyi Jixiang Television Planning Beijing Zhongshi Meixing International Culture Media Alpas Grasslands Culture Tourism Development The Travel Channel Qilin Net Beijing Film Culture Media Guofu Film Beijing Culture Media LeTV comDistributorSheng LuosongReleaseOriginal networkHBS 1 Original release21 July 2013 07 21 1 30 July 2013 2013 07 30 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 International broadcasts 4 Production 5 Awards 6 Controversy over title renaming 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditThe series spanning over 70 years romanticises the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the establishment of the Mongol led Yuan dynasty in China Kublai was born in 1215 as a son of Tolui the fourth son of Genghis Khan At the time Toregene the wife of Ogedei Genghis Khan s third son sees Tolui as a potential threat to her husband As Tolui gains more glory for his victories in battle Toregene worries whether Genghis Khan will choose Ogedei to be his successor She also feels uneasy because the young Kublai is highly favoured by his grandfather Ogedei eventually succeeds his father as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire After Toregene secretly poisons Tolui to death Tolui s sons under the leadership of their eldest brother Mongke seek to avenge their father Toregene plans to use this opportunity to frame Mongke and his brothers of plotting treason against Ogedei and thereby get rid of Tolui s clan At this critical juncture Kublai and his mother Sorghaghtani manage to convince his brothers not to do anything rash Instead they would secretly build up their forces lie low and wait until the time is ripe to take revenge Following Ogedei s death Toregene becomes the Regent of the Mongol Empire for some years until her son Guyuk is elected as the new Great Khan When Guyuk dies in a conflict against his cousin Batu his wife Qaimish takes over as the Regent for a brief period of time until Mongke becomes the new Great Khan A few years later after Mongke dies in a battle against the Song Empire at Diaoyu Fortress Kublai and his younger brother Ariq Boke engage in a power struggle to seize the succession Kublai eventually overcomes his brother and secures his position as the Great Khan after defeating all his rivals He conquers the rest of China and establishes the Yuan dynasty becoming its founding emperor Cast EditHu Jun as Kublai Su Jiahang as Kublai young Charmaine Sheh as Chabi Cai Wenyan as Toregene Wu Yue as Ariq Boke Lao Huanjie as Ariq Boke young Tang Guoqiang as Genghis Khan Gao Fa as Mongke Lei Haotian as Mongke young Steven Ma as Liu Bingzhong Ray Lui as Tolui Ba Sen as Ogedei Hasi Gaowa as Sorghaghtani Xie Miao as Siremun Xu Xiangdong as Huochi Du Yiheng as Hao Jing He Yanni as Yunlin Wang Huilai as Dong Wenyong Xu Dongmei as Kusa er Huang Chien chun as Guyuk Jin Bo as Guyuk young Debbie Goh as Qaimish Zhang Yan as Yelu Chucai Yelu Zhu Liu Xiaoxiao as Hao Qin Zhang Jingda as Hulagu Zhang Bolun as Hulagu young Jin Tingting as Yina Zhang Jiaojiao as Yina young Sengge Renqin as Chilaun Dao erji as Subutai Lu Ying as Anchen Liu Sibo as Fifth Princess Luo Huimiao as Alandar Ji Shuai as Liu Taiping He Ya nan as Tana Wang Lu as Kaidu Li Hua as Yesutai Menghe Wuliji as Chagatai Hongtong Batu as Jochi Sude Siqin as Bo orchu Siqin Bilige as Batu Gangte Mu er as Shiban Dao erji as Godan Liu Shijia as Godan young Baoyin Gexige as Mukha Dong Ming as Baodi Wang Zhengping as Reverend Haiyun Jiang Yongbo as Ahmad Fanakati Anna as Fatima Dalielihan Hade er as Suhe Bate er as Buhe Sulide as Batu Fan Yu as Qasin Suyou Lesiren as Yesu Hong Chang as Li Tan Yan Linfei as Wang Jian Yong Qing as Narisong Tao Ri as Taozi Tang Zhaokang as Jinhua Wudamu as Bateng Wang Xueqian as Zhenjin Yijile as Khochu Lan Tian as Hutu Jiang Haotong as NaohuInternational broadcasts EditRegion Network s Station s Series premiere Title if different from original China HBS July 21 2013 July 30 2013Malaysia 8TV September 11 2013 November 19 2014 Asian Select Monday to Friday 20 30 21 30 Taiwan GTV1HD December 19 2013 January 17 2014 Monday to Friday 20 00 22 00 大漠風雲Hong Kong TVB Jade December 23 2013 February 28 2014 Monday to Friday HD Theater 23 45 00 45 for other replay times please see here Broadcasting will be suspended on December 31 January 30 31 and February 7 建元風雲United States KTSF 26 March 21 2014 May 29 2014 Monday to Friday 20 00 21 00 Hong Kong Jade April 23 2015 June 30 2015 至五 10 30 11 30 5月1日及25日暫停播映 5月28日 11 00 11 55 South Korea CHING June 11 2015 2015 United States KSCI 18 September 24 2015 2015 Monday to Friday from 12 00 to 13 00 Japan ASIA DRAMATIC April 24 2016 2016 Fabylai Han Thailand True4U November 5 2015 April 8 2016 Every Thursday to Friday from 14 00 15 00 tanankubilkhan ckrphrrdiaehngmxlokl5HD1 March 27 2019 to 20 June 2019 Every Monday to Thursday from 22 30 23 30 tanankubilkhanNEW18 April 6 2020 June 30 2020 Every Monday to Thursday from 21 15 22 15 tanankubilkhanProduction EditThe Legend of Kublai Khan was produced at a cost of about 150 million yuan 3 Awards EditThe Legend of Kublai Khan won the Golden Angel Award for Outstanding Television Series and Best Director of Chinese TV Series at the 2013 Chinese American Film Festival 4 Controversy over title renaming EditThe Legend of Kublai Khan was released under the title The Genius of War Kublai 打仗天才忽必烈 when it was aired on Hunan Broadcasting System HBS in July 2013 Apparently this was done without the approval of the producers and the reason behind the renaming is believed to be that HBS wanted to attract higher viewership Director Tsui Siu ming and lead actor Hu Jun expressed unhappiness over the renaming Hu even wrote on his weibo Who changed the title What genius of war and added an angry emoticon 3 References Edit a b c d 忽必烈传奇 湖南地面频道首播受热捧 The Legend of Kublai Khan is well received when it started airing on HBS Sina Entertainment News in Chinese Sina com 22 July 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2014 忽必烈傳奇 搶灘上海電視節 附圖 The Legend of Kublai Khan premieres at the Shanghai Television Festival pictured Sina Entertainment News in Chinese Sina com 12 June 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2014 a b 胡军不满新剧更名为 打仗天才忽必烈 Hu Jun expresses unhappiness over renaming of new drama to The Genius of War Kublai Sina Entertainment News in Chinese Sina com 23 July 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2014 2013 Awards Chinese American Film Festival Retrieved 2 December 2014 External links Edit in Chinese The Legend of Kublai Khan on Sina com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Legend of Kublai Khan amp oldid 1109242679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
