Singing All Along

Singing All Along
Genre	historical fiction romance wuxia
Created by	Ruby Lin
Based on	Li Xin's novel series Xiuli Jiangshan
Written by	Shao Sihan Li Yanqian Wang Xiaoquan
Directed by	Lin Feng Chen Quan Zhu Ruibin
Starring	Ruby Lin Yuan Hong Li Jiahang Wang Yuanke Yu Bo Kenny Kwan Zong Fengnian Wang Lin Reyizha Alimjan
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
Production
Executive producer(s)	Han Luo
Producer(s)	Ruby Lin
Production company(s)	Ruby Lin Studio China International Television Corporation Anhui Television Shanghai Juhe Media Corporation Four Seasons Culture Corporation

Singing All Along is an upcoming Chinese television drama series produced by Ruby Lin, starring Lin and Yuan Hong. Set in 1st-century imperial China, the drama is based on Li Xin (李歆)'s 2007–2009 romantic novel series Xiuli Jiangshan (秀丽江山) and focuses on the relationship between Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu), peasant-turned-Eastern Han dynasty founder, and Yin Lihua (Empress Guanglie), the love of his life. Although the original novel involved time travel, the television series does not contain those parts.^[1]

Filming began in October 2013 in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang, China with a budget of ¥ 150 million (over 24 million USD).^[2]

Plot premise

To take a wife, (a real man) should marry Yin Lihua.

—Liu Xiu, in his youth (probably in the 10s AD)^[3]

In days of peril, in days of dread, it's always "I and you".

—Liu Xiu, quoting from Classic of Poetry in a 33 AD edict on Yin's family^[3]

In 22 AD, the peasant brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu led a rebel force to overthrow the oppressive Xin empire and to restore the Han dynasty. Yin Lihua, their beautiful childhood friend, joined their fight. During the bloody battles, Liu Xiu and Yin faced death many times together before the Xin empire was finally toppled. In 23, Liu Yan was seen by the new Han emperor Liu Xuan as a threat and executed. Fearing he would be next, Liu Xiu, with the help of his new bride Yin, managed to have Liu Xuan assign him to a territory beyond Liu Xuan's reach. However, developing a power base of his own proved difficult. In 24, Liu Xiu encountered a dilemma: in order to enter a military alliance with a mighty regional warlord, he needed to marry the warlord's niece Guo Shengtong and break his vows to Yin. Meanwhile, Yin discovered that Liu Xuan also had feelings for her... When Yin finally reunited with her husband in 25, Liu Xiu was already the new emperor who had just captured the capital; with Guo, a woman he did not love, as his new wife. As the empire remained divided, naming Guo the empress seemed the ideal choice politically, but Liu Xiu's heart never left Yin. Amid power struggle, war, and intrigues, could their love survive?

Cast

Notes and references

• (Chinese) Fan Ye et al., eds. (5th century). Hou Han Shu (後漢書) [Book of the Later Han].  Check date values in: |date= (help) CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link)

External links

• Official Micro-blog
• (Chinese) Singing All Along at Baidu Baike