The Legend of Xiao Chuo
The Legend of Xiao Chuo (Chinese: 燕云台; pinyin: Yan Yun Tai) is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel Yan Yun Tai by Jiang Shengnan.[1] The series chronicles the life of legendary Empress Xiao Yanyan.[2][3]
The Legend of Xiao Chuo | |
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Genre | Historical |
Based on | Yan Yun Tai by Jiang Shengnan |
Directed by | Jiang Jiajun |
Starring | Tiffany Tang Shawn Dou Charmaine Sheh Jing Chao |
Country of origin | China |
Original language(s) | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 60 |
Production | |
Production company(s) | Tencent Penguin Pictures |
Release | |
Original network | Tencent Video |
First shown in | China |
Plot
This is the story of Xiao Yanyan, also known as Xiao Chuo of the Liao Dynasty.
Xiao Yanyan (portrayed by Tiffany Tang) is the third daughter of prime minister Xiao Siwen and Princess Yan. Yanyan had two other sisters, Xiao Hunian (portrayed by Charmaine Sheh) and Wu Guili (portrayed by Lu Shan) who were in political marriages. She and Han Derang (portrayed by Shawn Dou) were childhood playmates and eventually lovers. However, because of fate, she encountered Yelu Xian (portrayed by Jing Chao) and entered the deep palace to become his queen. With her healthy tenacity and decisive courage, she made up for the shortcomings of Yelu Xian's character and health, and won his love and trust.
When Yelu Xian was critically ill, he entrusted her the government and she eventually became the most important woman in the history of Liao. She broke political boundaries, pushed the public to implement the New Deal, completed the process of the Hanization of the Liao Kingdom from the original tribe to the feudal dynasty, promoted the integration of the Khitan and the Han people, and made the Liao Kingdom prosperous and continuous. Emotionally, she pursued bravely - disregarding the widow's voice and the world's material opinions, and finally married Han Derang as the Empress Dowager, becoming a woman with perfect love, career and family in Chinese history.[4][5]
Cast
Main
- Tiffany Tang as Xiao Yanyan
- The legendary Empress Xiao Chuo and third Xiao sister.
- Shawn Dou as Han Derang
- Xiao Yanyan's childhood lover and a Liao general.
- Charmaine Sheh as Xiao Hunian
- Xiao Yanyan's older sister and wife of Yelü Yanchege.
- Jing Chao as Yelü Xian
- Xiao Yanyan's husband and the ruler of Liao.
Supporting
- Tan Kai as Yelü Yanchege
- Xiao Hunian's husband and the son of Emperor Taizong of Liao.
- Liu Yijun as Xiao Siwen
- The father of the Xiao sisters and prime minister of Liao.
- Lu Shan as Wu Guili
- The second Xiao sister and the lover of Yelu Xiyin.
- Ji Chen as Yelu Xiyin
- Prince of Zhao and brother of Yelu Xian.
- Wang Yuanke as Empress Zhen
- The former Empress of Liao and the stepmother of Yelü Xian.
- Meng Ziyi as Li Si
- Sheng Yilun
References
- "蒋胜男新作《燕云台》再写"权力巅峰的女人"". Xinhuanet.com (in Chinese).
- "历史古装大剧《燕云台》即将开机,唐嫣挑战萧太后". Netease (in Chinese). March 18, 2019.
- "唐嫣新剧《燕云台》即将开机,搭档窦骁佘诗曼". Sina (in Chinese). April 15, 2019.
- "燕云台 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%87%95%E4%BA%91%E5%8F%B0/19369496#viewPageContent