| Bing Sheng | |
|---|---|
DVD cover art |
|
| Also known as | 1. The Ultimate Master of War 2. Military Sage 3. Sun Tzu |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Gao Dayong Lang Xuefeng Kang Feng Ma Shuai Liu Dongyue |
| Directed by | Wu Jiatai Zhao Jian Qi Jian |
| Starring | Zhu Yawen Li Tai Hu Jing Zhao Yi He Zhuoyan Xu Huanhuan Tu Men Wu Ma |
| Country of origin | China |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Song Yaping |
| Producer(s) | Zhang Jizhong Wong Zhonglei Ge Weidong Wang Zhongjun |
| Location(s) | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CCTV |
| First shown in | 2010 |
| Bing Sheng | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 兵聖 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 兵圣 | ||||||
|
|||||||
Bing Sheng is a 2008 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Zhu Yawen, Li Tai, Hu Jing, Zhao Yi, He Zhuoyan, Xu Huanhuan, Tu Men and Wu Ma. The series is based on a semi-fictional biography of the ancient Chinese militarist Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War. It was broadcast on CCTV in 2010.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the four great clans in the Qi state compete among themselves to win a dominant position in politics. Despite the animosity between their respective fathers, Sun Wu and Guo Wujiu develop a close friendship, and they are tutored in military strategy by the renowned militarist Tian Rangju. Meanwhile in the Chu state, Wu Zixu becomes a fugitive after his father is wrongly accused of treason and his entire family is exterminated by the incompetent King Ping of Chu. Wu Zixu settles in the Wu state with help from Sun Wu and Wujiu.
Tragically, the situation among the four clans of Qi deteriorates to the point of armed conflict, when the Sun clan massacres the Guo and Gao clans overnight in a military coup. Wujiu escapes from Qi and since then he begins to see Sun Wu as a bitter rival and sworn enemy. Wujiu settles in the Chu state and becomes a high ranking military officer. On the other hand, Sun Wu is devastated by the sudden twist of events and wanders around until he finally settles in the Wu state. Through Wu Zixu, Sun Wu is introduced to King Helü of Wu and the king puts him in charge of the Wu army. Sun Wu begins his illustrious military career by writing The Art of War and displaying his genius in leading the Wu forces to victory in battles against rival states.
|
||||||||