Towards the Republic

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Towards the Republic (Chinese: 走向共和; pinyin: Zǒuxiàng Gònghé) or For the Sake of The Republic as it is known in some countries is a 60-episode Chinese television series produced by CCTV. A conclusive lecture given by Republic of China's founder Dr. Sun Yat-sen about his "Three Principles of the People" and "Five-Power Constitution", which constitutes the final five minutes of the entire play, was cut from broadcast during the shows national première on CCTV-1. It deals with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the and creation of the Republic of China.

[edit] Cast & Crew

• Wang Bing as Li Hongzhang
• Lu Zhong as Empress Dowager Cixi
• Ma Shaohua as Sun Yat-sen
• Sun Chun as Yuan Shikai
• Sun Ning as Kang Youwei
• Li Guangjie as the Guangxu Emperor
• Xu Min as the Prince Qing Yikuang

• Produced by Gao Jianmin
• Directed by Zhang Li
• Theme Song "Towards the Sunset" sung by Xu Peidong

[edit] External links

• (Chinese) Web page of "Towards the Republic" TV Series from CCTV
• (Chinese) Commentary on "Towards the Republic" from an anti-CPC organization
• (Chinese) "Towards the Republic" being banned from Singapore-based Lianhe Zaobao's forums
• (German)&(English)Representations of History in Chinese Film and Television