The Rise of the Tang Empire

The Rise of the Tang Empire
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Also known as	Control by Zhen Guan
Traditional Chinese	貞觀之治
Simplified Chinese	贞观之治
Literal meaning	The Zhenguan Era
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhēn Guān Zhī Zhì
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Ah Cheng Meng Xianshi
Directed by	Zhang Jianya
Starring	Ma Yue Jin Shijie Miao Pu Ma Shaohua Ma Jingwu Lu Jianmin Shen Mengsheng
Opening theme	Lixiang Guo (理想国) performed by Jacky Cheung
Ending theme	Tian Ji (天机) performed by Jacky Cheung and Bai Lu
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	50
Production
Producer	Sun Ying
Production location	China
Cinematography	Zhi Lei
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	China Film Group Corporation Shanghai Media Group Beijing Hualubaina Film & TV China Film & Television Production
Original release
Network	BTV

The Rise of the Tang Empire is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Zhenguan era during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. The 50 episodes long series is directed by Zhang Jianya and written by Ah Cheng and Meng Xianshi. It was first broadcast on BTV in China in December 2006.

• Carol of Zhenguan

• (in Chinese) The Rise of the Tang Empire on Sina.com