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Yuan Chong Huan

2018 · 1 season

A stately, talky historical chronicle of border warfare and court intrigue that rewards patience with slow-building gravity.

Created by
Ching-Lin Chiang, Tang Guoqiang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shao Bing, Wang Yuanke, Liu Yichen
Overview
In the first year of the Tianqi reign of the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, led the Eight Banners Army and took advantage of the change of imperial power and the slack of military preparations in the Ming Dynasty to capture important towns outside the Great Wall one after another. When the Liaodong border was in danger, Yuan Chonghuan rode out of the border alone to inspect the situation and later served in Liaodong.

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Created by
Ching-Lin Chiang, Tang Guoqiang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Shao Bing, Wang Yuanke, Liu Yichen
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • politics
    • betrayal
    • loyalty
    • power
    Places
    • military
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Ching-Lin Chiang, Tang Guoqiang
    Starring
    Shao Bing, Wang Yuanke, Liu Yichen, Gao Ziqi, Liang Guanhua, Tang Guoqiang, Alvin Cao, Shen Baoping
    Length
    1 seasons, 46 episodes, 45 min each
    Languages
    Mandarin

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