Bing Sheng
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Bing Sheng is a 2008 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Zhu Yawen, Li Tai, Hu Jing, Zhao Yi, He Zhuoyan
He Zhuoyan
He Zhuoyan is a Chinese actress and singer. She was one of the top ten finalists of the 2005 Hangzhou Super Girl singing contest. In 2006, Hé emerged as champion of the Zhang Jizhong category of the Chinese Yahoo Three Directors Star Search programme...

, Xu Huanhuan, Tu Men and Wu Ma
Wu Ma
Wu Ma is a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 180 appearances to his name , Wu Ma is one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema...

. The series is based on a semi-fictional biography of the ancient Chinese militarist Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
Sun Wu , style name Changqing , better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi , was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed, and who is most likely, to have authored The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy...

, author of The Art of War
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...

. It was broadcast on CCTV
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...

 in 2010.

Plot

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the four great clans in the Qi state
Qi (state)
Qi was a powerful state during the Spring and Autumn Period and Period of the Warring States in ancient China. Its capital was Linzi, now part of the modern day city of Zibo in Shandong Province....

 compete among themselves to win a dominant position in politics. Despite the animosity between their respective fathers, Sun Wu
Sun Tzu
Sun Wu , style name Changqing , better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi , was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed, and who is most likely, to have authored The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy...

 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
Chu (state)
The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...

, Wu Zixu
Wu Zixu
Wu Yun , better known by his style name Zixu , is the most famous ancestor of people with the surname of Wu . All branches of the Wu clans claim him as their "first ancestor"...

 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
Wu (state)
The State of Wu , also known as Gou Wu or Gong Wu , was one of the vassal states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period. The State of Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu. Considered a semi-barbarian state by ancient Chinese...

 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
King Helü of Wu
King Helü of the state of Wu , a state in ancient China, was initially known as Prince Guang . He reigned towards the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.-Biography:...

 and the king puts him in charge of the Wu army. Sun Wu begins his illustrious military career by writing The Art of War
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...

and displaying his genius in leading the Wu forces to victory in battles against rival states.

Cast

  • Zhu Yawen as Sun Wu
    Sun Tzu
    Sun Wu , style name Changqing , better known as Sun Tzu or Sunzi , was an ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher who is traditionally believed, and who is most likely, to have authored The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy...

  • Li Tai as Guo Wujiu
  • Hu Jing as Gao Zisu
  • He Zhuoyan
    He Zhuoyan
    He Zhuoyan is a Chinese actress and singer. She was one of the top ten finalists of the 2005 Hangzhou Super Girl singing contest. In 2006, Hé emerged as champion of the Zhang Jizhong category of the Chinese Yahoo Three Directors Star Search programme...

     as Guo Moli
  • Rocky Hou as Gao Jue
  • Zhao Yi as Wu Zixu
    Wu Zixu
    Wu Yun , better known by his style name Zixu , is the most famous ancestor of people with the surname of Wu . All branches of the Wu clans claim him as their "first ancestor"...

  • Wang Weiguo as King Liao of Wu
    King Liao of Wu
    King Liao of Wu , also named Zhouyu, was king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period.-Biography:...

  • Tu Men as King Helü of Wu
    King Helü of Wu
    King Helü of the state of Wu , a state in ancient China, was initially known as Prince Guang . He reigned towards the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.-Biography:...

  • Zhang Songwen as King Fuchai of Wu
  • Lin Peng as Bo Pi
    Bo Pi
    Bo Pi was a bureaucrat in the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. His grandfather, Bo Zhouli, who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to Wu, where he served as an advisor to the king of Wu...

  • Chen Jiming as En Bo
  • Han Dong as Jing Chai
  • Xu Huanhuan as Zhai Qian
  • Zhao Bin as King Goujian of Yue
  • Zhao Xiaoxiao as Fan Li
    Fan Li
    Fan Li was an ancient Chinese advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had been to the state of Wu as hostage together with King Goujian of Yue. Three years later they came back and he helped Goujian to carry on a reform. At last Yue was able to defeat the state of Wu. After...

  • Cao Peng as Wen Zhong
  • Li Zefeng as King Zhao of Chu
  • Tan Feiling as Shen Baoxu
  • Wu Ma
    Wu Ma
    Wu Ma is a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 180 appearances to his name , Wu Ma is one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema...

     as Yan Ying
  • Yang Niansheng as Sun Ping
  • Jiang Hualin as Sun Shu
  • Li Jichang as Yue Ping
  • Wu Ting as Lady Hu

External links

Bing Sheng on Baidu Baike
Baidu Baike
Baidu Encyclopedia is a Chinese language collaborative Web-based encyclopedia provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu. Like Baidu itself, the encyclopedia is heavily self-censored in line with government regulations....

 Bing Sheng on Sina
Sina.com
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