The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin

The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin
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Genre	Idol drama, historical, romance
Written by	Chan Man-kwai
Directed by	Lai Shuiqing
Starring	Peter Ho Gao Yuanyuan Yan Kuan Alyssa Chia Bao Jianfeng Florence Tan
Opening theme	Xinhai Wuyang (心海无央) performed by Dai Yuqiang
Ending theme	Nihao Jiuhao (你好就好) performed by Xinzi and Li Jinbo
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Han Junfeng Xiang Hua Situ Yuanjie Chen Wei Pi Jianxin Han Guoqiang
Producer(s)	Li Yanju Liu Jinan Bian Xiaojun Wu Dun Zhang Zhang Chan Man-kwai Zhang Jinghui Pi Jianxin
Location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Release
First shown in	2005

The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin is a 2005 Chinese television series loosely based on the early life of Li Shimin, who later became Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. It focuses on Li Shimin's romance with Ruoxi, a fictitious Sui Dynasty princess.

Cast

• Peter Ho as Li Shimin
• Gao Yuanyuan as Ruoxi
• Bao Jianfeng as Wei Zheng
• Alyssa Chia as Yanzhi
• Yan Kuan as Li Jiancheng
• Lin Jiangguo as Li Yuanji
• Florence Tan as Zhangsun Long'er
• Lü Xing as Liu Wenjing
• Yue Yueli as Li Yuan
• Gua Ah-leh as Empress Dou
• Wang Gang as Zhangsun Wuji
• Hei Zi as Yang Guang
• Xu Shouqin as Yuwen Huaji
• Wang Ning as Yuwen Chengdu
• Liu Weihua as Dou Jiande
• Li Qian as Dou Hongxian
• Chen Xianzheng as Huo Tianxing
• Fang Yuan as Haitang
• Han Zhenhua as Yuwen Kai
• Li Chongchong as Yuwen Jianling
• Jiang Hong as Lady Wu
• Chen Tao as Yuchi Gong
• Zhang Yapeng as Cheng Yaojin
• Wu Qiang as Wei Ting
• Yan Qingyu as Empress Xiao
• Gao Ziqi as Qin Shubao

External links

• (in Chinese) The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin on Sina.com