Romance of the Three Kingdoms (TV series)
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a 1994 Chinese television series produced by 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...

. It is based on Luo Guanzhong
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Ben , better known by his style name Luo Guanzhong , was a Chinese writer of the early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also known as Huhai Sanren...

's Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...

, one of the Four Great Classical Novels
Four Great Classical Novels
The Four Great Classical Novels, or the Four Major Classical Novels of Chinese literature, are the four novels commonly regarded by scholars to be the greatest and most influential of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, they are well known to most Chinese readers...

 of Chinese literature. It spanned a total of 84 episodes, with each episode being approximately 44 minutes long.

A team of about 1,000 people took four years to complete the project. More than 400,000 civilian participants were recruited, including divisions of the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

. It is CCTV's most expensive television production up to date.

Most of the dialogues spoken by the characters were adapted directly from the novel. Extensive battle scenes were live acted, such as the Battle of Guandu
Battle of Guandu
The Battle of Guandu was a military conflict between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The battle, which concluded with victory for Cao Cao, was a turning point in the war between the two warlords...

, Battle of Red Cliffs
Battle of Red Cliffs
The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle at the end of the Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was fought in the winter of 208/9 AD between the allied forces of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan...

 and Battle of Xiaoting
Battle of Xiaoting
The Battle of Xiaoting, also known as the Battle of Yiling and the Battle of Yiling and Xiaoting, was fought between the states of Eastern Wu and Shu Han in 222 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

.

List of episodes

The series are divided into five parts and each part with a different executive producer and director(s).

Part One: The Heroes Struggle for Power (第一部: 群雄逐鹿)

  • Executive producer: You Shijun
  • Directors: Shen Haofang, Cai Xiaoqing
  1. Oath of the Peach Garden (桃园三结义)
  2. Political Turmoil by the Ten Attendants (十常侍乱政)
  3. The Capital Falls to Dong Zhuo (董卓霸京师)
  4. Mengde Presents a Sword (孟德献刀)
  5. The Three Heroes Joust Lü Bu (三英战吕布)
  6. An Interlocking set of Stratagems (连环计)
  7. Fengyi Pavilion (凤仪亭)
  8. Three Declinations to Take Xu Province (三让徐州)
  9. Sun Ce's Dynasty (孙策立业)
  10. An Arrow through a Halberd (辕门射戟)
  11. The Battle of Wancheng (宛城之战)
  12. White Gate Tower (part 1) (白门楼 (上))
  13. White Gate Tower (part 2) (白门楼 (下))
  14. A Talk of Heroes over Drinks (煮酒论英雄)
  15. War Between Yuan and Cao (袁曹起兵)
  16. Guan Yu's Three Conditions (关羽约三事)
  17. Return of Wealth and Seal (挂印封金)
  18. Through Five Passes, Slew Six Generals (千里走单骑)
  19. Reunion at Gucheng (古城相会)
  20. The Death of Sun Ce (孙策之死)
  21. The Battle of Guandu (part 1) (官渡之战 (上))
  22. The Battle of Guandu (part 2) (官渡之战 (下))
  23. Yuan Shao's Defeat (大破袁绍)

Part Two: The Battle of Red Cliff (第二部: 赤壁鏖战)

  • Executive producer: Zhang Guangqian
  • Director: Cai Xiaoqing
  1. Leaping Across the Tan Stream (跃马檀溪)
  2. Liu Bei Seeks the Wise (刘备求贤)
  3. A Recommendation for Zhuge (回马荐诸葛)
  4. The Three Visits (三顾茅庐)
  5. Inferno at Bowang Hill (火烧博望坡)
  6. Taking the People across the River (携民渡江)
  7. A Battle of Words with Scholars (舌战群儒)
  8. A Clever Provocation of Zhou Yu (智激周瑜)
  9. Zhou Yu's Scheme (周瑜空设计)
  10. A Heroes' Feast (群英会)
  11. Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats (草船借箭)
  12. The Self-Torture Ruse (苦肉计)
  13. Pang Tong's Interlocking Stratagems (庞统献连环)
  14. Spear and Poem (横槊赋诗)
  15. Zhuge's Prayer for the Wind (诸葛祭风)
  16. Red Cliff (火烧赤壁)
  17. Strategic Capture of Southern Administrative Division (智取南郡)
  18. Conquering Four Administrative Divisions (力夺四郡)
  19. The Beauty Scheme (美人计)
  20. Dew Drop Temple (甘露寺)
  21. Return to Jing Province (回荆州)
  22. Zhou Yu Infuriated Thrice (三气周瑜)
  23. A Funeral Attended by the Sleeping Dragon (卧龙吊孝)
  24. Slicing Off Beard and Discarding Robe (割须弃袍)

Part Three: Rise of the Three Kingdoms (第三部:三国鼎立)

  • Executive producer: Shan Yusheng
  • Director: Sun Guangming
  1. Zhang Song Presents a Map (张松献图)
  2. Liu Bei Enters Sichuan (刘备入川)
  3. Valley of the Fallen Phoenix (凤雏落坡)
  4. Righteous Release of Yan Yan (义释严颜)
  5. The Capture of Western Sichuan (夺战西川)
  6. Attending a Feast Alone with only a Single Blade as Accompaniment (单刀赴会)
  7. The Battle of Hefei (合肥会战)
  8. Contending for Succession (立嗣之争)
  9. Mount Dingjun (定军山)
  10. Strategic Capture of Hanzhong (巧取汉中)
  11. Drowning the Seven Armies (水淹七军)
  12. The Fall of Maicheng (走麦城)
  13. The Death of Cao Cao (曹操之死)
  14. Cao Pi Ends the Han Empire (曹丕篡汉)
  15. The Campaign on Eastern Wu (兴兵伐吴)
  16. The Burning of the Linked Camps (火烧连营)

Part Four: Northern and Southern Conquests (第四部:南征北战)

  • Executive producer: Zhang Jizhong
  • Director: Zhang Shaolin
  1. Pacifying Five Armies (安居平五路)
  2. Crossing the Lu River (兵渡泸水)
  3. Seeking the Way (绝路问津)
  4. The Seven Captures and Releases of Meng Huo(七擒孟获)
  5. The Northern Expedition (出师北伐)
  6. Jiang Wei Surrenders (收姜维)
  7. Return of Sima Yi (司马复出)
  8. The Empty Fort Strategy (空城退敌)
  9. Sima Seizes the Seal (司马取印)
  10. The Battle of Wits at Mount Qi (祁山斗智)
  11. Zhuge in Disguise as a God (诸葛妆神)
  12. The Six Campaigns on Mount Qi (六出祁山)
  13. Extinguished Fire in Shangfang Valley (火熄上方谷)
  14. Autumn Winds of the Wuzhang Plains (秋风五丈原)

Part Five: The Three Kingdoms United as One (第五部:三分归一)

  • Executive producer: Hao Hengmin
  • Director: Zhang Zhongyi
  1. Feigning Illness to trick Cao Shuang (诈病赚曹爽)
  2. Turmoil in the Wu Court (吴宫干戈)
  3. Siege at Mount Tielong (兵困铁笼山)
  4. Sima Zhao Commits Regicide (司马昭弑君)
  5. The Ninth Expedition on the Central Plains (九伐中原)
  6. The Stealth March to Yinping (偷渡阴平)
  7. Jin Unites the Three Kingdoms (三分归晋)

Cast

Note: Due to the time taken to complete the project (four years), there were numerous instances of multiple actors playing the same character, or the same actor taking on multiple roles. For example, Wu Xiaodong played Sun Jian
Sun Jian
Sun Jian was a military general and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a coalition to oust Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord who held the puppet Emperor Xian in his power...

 in episode 5 but was cast as Sun Quan
Sun Quan
Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu....

 in the remaining episodes. Chen Zhihui is an extreme example of the later because he had played total four roles, three as generals from Wei, Shu and Wu (Xu Chu
Xu Chu
Xu Chu was a warrior who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He served as a bodyguard to the warlord Cao Cao. Gigantic and strong, yet simple-minded and honest, Xu Chu was referred to as "Dumb Tiger" by his fellow men...

, Liao Hua
Liao Hua
Liao Hua , originally named Liao Chun , style name Yuanjian , was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

, and Taishi Ci
Taishi Ci
Taishi Ci was a military general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served several warlords, including Kong Rong, Liu Yao, and Sun Ce.-Early life:...

) and one as minor warlord Bao Xin
Bao Xin
Bao Xin was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty of China. Initially, he participated in the imperial campaign against the Yellow Turbans along with other regional warlords. After the rise of Dong Zhuo, who usurped the power of the Imperial Court, Bao joined the campaign...

. An example of the former is Zhang Liao
Zhang Liao
Zhang Liao was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He participated in many campaigns, including those against Yuan Shao's clan and the Wuhuan tribes...

, who is played by Xu Shaohua in episode 12, Zhang Yakun in episode 39 and Wang Weiguo in episode 54.

Main cast













  • Sun Yanjun as Liu Bei
    Liu Bei
    Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

  • Tang Guoqiang
    Tang Guoqiang
    Tang Guoqiang is an award winning Chinese actor best known for playing historical figures in several films and television series. Some of his more notable roles to date are: various Chinese emperors , Zhuge Liang, Yan Zhenqing and Mao Zedong...

     as Zhuge Liang
    Zhuge Liang
    Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....

  • Bao Guo'an as Cao Cao
    Cao Cao
    Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...


  • Wu Xiaodong as Sun Quan
    Sun Quan
    Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu....

  • Lu Shuming as Guan Yu
    Guan Yu
    Guan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, of which Liu Bei was the...


  • Li Jingfei as Zhang Fei
  • Hong Yuzhou as Zhou Yu
    Zhou Yu
    Zhou Yu was a military general and strategist who served his close friend, the warlord Sun Ce, during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...


  • Wei Zongwan as Sima Yi
    Sima Yi
    Sima Yi was a general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He is perhaps best known for defending Wei from Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions...

  • Zhang Guangbei as Lü Bu
    Lü Bu
    Lü Bu was a military general and later a minor warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. According to the Records of Three Kingdoms, Lü Bu was highly-skilled in horse-riding and archery, and was thus nicknamed "Flying General"...



Wei














  • Li Fengying as Lady Bian
    Empress Dowager Bian
    Empress Dowager Bian , personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Wuxuan , was an empress dowager of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

  • Yang Junyong as Cao Pi
    Cao Pi
    Cao Pi , formally known as Emperor Wen of Wei, was the first emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery , he was the second son of the late Han Dynasty warlord Cao Cao.Cao Pi, like his father, was a poet...

  • Wang Guanghui as Cao Rui
    Cao Rui
    Cao Rui , formally known as Emperor Ming of Wei, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a son of Cao Wei's first emperor Cao Pi according to Liu Song dynasty historian, Pei Songzhi, but was a son of Yuan Xi according to modern...

  • An Zhiyi as Cao Fang
    Cao Fang
    Cao Fang , formally known as Duke Li of Shaoling, was the third emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He retained the title Prince of Qi after he was deposed by the regent Sima Shi...

  • Ji Chenmu as Cao Mao
    Cao Mao
    Cao Mao , formally known as the Duke of Gaogui, was the fourth emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a grandson of Cao Wei's first emperor Cao Pi. Described as intelligent and studious, Cao Mao made repeated attempts to seize back state power...

  • Wang Han as Cao Huan
    Cáo Huàn
    Cao Huan , formally known as Emperor Yuan of Wei, was the fifth and last emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history....

  • Chi Chonggen as Cao Xi
    Cao Xi
    Cao Xi was the second son of Cao Zhen, an officer who served the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Ancient China. Cao Xi was also the younger brother of Cao Shuang....

  • Dai Jingguo as Cheng Yu
    Cheng Yu
    Cheng Yu , originally named Cheng Li and changed his name to Yu after dreaming of the sun on top of Mount Tai, was one of the major advisors to the Han Dynasty warlord Cao Cao, and became a high-ranking official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of China...

     (at Guandu
    Battle of Guandu
    The Battle of Guandu was a military conflict between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The battle, which concluded with victory for Cao Cao, was a turning point in the war between the two warlords...

    )
  • Yu Lianzeng as Cheng Yu (at Red Cliffs
    Battle of Red Cliffs
    The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle at the end of the Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was fought in the winter of 208/9 AD between the allied forces of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan...

    )
  • Jiang Kai as Guo Jia
    Guo Jia
    Guo Jia was a strategist and advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. During his 11 years of service, Guo Jia's brilliance greatly aided Cao Cao in his victories over rival warlords Lü Bu and Yuan Shao, as well as chief of the Wuhuan tribe, Tadun...

  • Zhai Wanchen as Xu Shu
    Xu Shu
    Xu Shu was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He initially served Liu Bei before joining Cao Cao in 208.-Biography:...

  • Huoercha as Cao Hong
    Cao Hong
    Cao Hong was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He started his career during the late Han Dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao, who was also his cousin.-Early career:...

  • Bala Zhuer as Cao Hong
  • Tai Zuhui as Cao Ren
    Cao Ren
    Cao Ren was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He played a significant part in assisting Cao Cao in the civil wars leading to the end of the Han Dynasty...

  • Kang Ming as Cao Shuang
    Cao Shuang
    Cao Shuang , style name Zhaobo , was a military general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was the son of Cao Zhen...

  • Sun Zhencai as Cao Xun
    Cao Xun
    Cao Xun was an adopted son of Cao Rui, an emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It is not known who his birth parents were, because Cao Rui deliberately kept their identities secrets, although it was likely that he was adopted from within the imperial...

  • Zheng Qiang as Cao Zhen
    Cao Zhen
    Cao Zhen was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was also a distant nephew of Cao Cao, though the latter treated him like a son. Cao Zhen participated in many...

  • Wang Liangbo as Cao Zhi
    Cao Zhi
    Cao Zhi was a poet who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. His poetry style, greatly revered during the Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the Jian'an style....


  • Pan Yinlai, Lei Tieliu as Sima Shi
    Sima Shi
    Sima Shi , style name Ziyuan , was a military general and regent of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. In 249, he assisted his father Sima Yi in overthrowing the emperor Cao Fang's regent Cao Shuang, allowing the Sima family to become paramount authority in the state, and he...

  • Li Chiyou, Gao Lancun as Sima Zhao
    Sima Zhao
    Sima Zhao was a military general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

  • Gu Lan as Xun Yu
    Xun Yu
    Xun Yu was a strategist and statesman who served as an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Early life:...

  • Xu Shaohua, Zhang Yakun, Wang Weiguo as Zhang Liao
    Zhang Liao
    Zhang Liao was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He participated in many campaigns, including those against Yuan Shao's clan and the Wuhuan tribes...

  • Siqin Bilige, Qi Kejian as Yu Jin
    Yu Jin
    Yu Jin was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He joined Cao in the early years of the civil wars that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty...

  • Bala Zhu'er as Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun
    Xiahou Dun was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Cao Cao's original family name was Xiahou, but his father Cao Song was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng, so Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao share blood relations...

  • Wang Jianguo, Lu Ying, Chen Zhihui, Han Dong as Xu Chu
    Xu Chu
    Xu Chu was a warrior who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He served as a bodyguard to the warlord Cao Cao. Gigantic and strong, yet simple-minded and honest, Xu Chu was referred to as "Dumb Tiger" by his fellow men...

  • Sude Siqin as Meng Tan
  • Mo Qi as Wang Zhi
    Wang Zhi (fictional)
    Wang Zhi is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He served as a general under the warlord Cao Cao, and was appointed as Administrator of Xingyang...

  • Ye Jinsen as Hu Ban
    Hu Ban
    Hu Ban is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the son of Hu Hua , a Consultant who served Emperor Huan...

  • Huo Ercha, Nige Mutu, Li Dongguo, Liu Honglin, Xie Dong as Xu Huang
    Xu Huang
    Xu Huang was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He served the state of Cao Wei, founded by Cao Cao's successor Cao Pi, during the Three Kingdoms period...

  • Sude Siqin as Han Meng
  • Zhang Yingwu, Sang Bao, Zhang Jinghai as Li Dian
    Li Dian
    Li Dian was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He participated in the Battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao...

  • Ma Xingyue, Qin Baolin as Xin Pi
    Xin Pi
    Xin Pi, style name Zuozhi , was a minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He originally served the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period. He had an older brother, Xin Ping. He switched allegiance to Cao Cao after Yuan's defeat and served as a...

  • Zhou Zhou as Jiang Gan
    Jiang Gan
    Jiang Gan was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.The annotations to Records of Three Kingdoms from the Jiangbiao Zhuan described Jiang Gan as a good-looking man whose debating skills were unmatched in the Jiangnan and Huai River region...

  • Xiao Lu, Ma Yusen, Wei Xian as Liu Ye
    Liu Ye (Three Kingdoms)
    Liu Ye was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty, and a politician of the Cao Wei state during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

  • Me Yue as Cai Mao
    Cai Mao
    Cai Mao was a military general specializing in naval warfare during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He was from Xiangyang in Jing Province and originally served the warlord Liu Biao before joining Cao Cao's forces. He gained his status when his sister married Liu Biao.Cai Mao initially...

  • Mang Lai, Bi Lige as Wen Ping
  • Yu Jianai as Xun You
    Xun You
    Xun You was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He later opposed Cao Cao taking the title of "King of Wei". His uncle, Xun Yu, was better known. In the Wade-Giles version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he and his uncle have the same name, Xun...


  • Li Xiaozhou as Cai Zhong
    Cai Zhong
    Cai Zhong is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Biao. He was a cousin of Cai Mao. Cai Zhong and Cai He later defected to Cao Cao after Liu Biao's death. Cao Cao sent them as spies to Sun...

  • Li Hua as Cai He
    Cai He
    Cai He is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Biao, and a cousin of Cai Mao. Cai He and Cai Zhong later defected to Cao Cao after Liu Biao's death. Cao Cao sent them as spies to Sun Quan's...

  • Wang Huanan, Xing Guozhou as Zhang He
    Zhang He
    Zhang He was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He continued serving the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period until his death....

  • Wang Jie as Cao Hong
    Cao Hong
    Cao Hong was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He started his career during the late Han Dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao, who was also his cousin.-Early career:...

  • Yang Zibin as Han Hao
    Han Hao
    Han Hao, style name Yuansi , was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history....

  • Qian Yulin as Xiahou Yuan
    Xiahou Yuan
    Xiahou Yuan was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was killed in the Battle of Mount Dingjun against Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong in 219, and was given the posthumous title of Marquis Min , literally meaning "sympathetic...

  • Jiao Yucheng as Xiahou Shang
    Xiahou Shang
    Xiahou Shang was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a distant nephew of Xiahou Yuan and father of Xiahou Xuan and Lady Xiahou Hui.-Biography:...

  • Xu Yongliang, Li Xuliang as Jia Xu
    Jia Xu
    Jia Xu , style name Wenhe , was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He previously served Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Zhang Xiu before finally joining Cao Cao...

  • Xu Deshan as Cao Ren
    Cao Ren
    Cao Ren was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He played a significant part in assisting Cao Cao in the civil wars leading to the end of the Han Dynasty...

  • Chang Yuping, Sun Qicheng as Guo Huai
    Guo Huai
    Guo Huai , style name Boji , was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He started his career during the late Han Dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao. During Cao Pi's reign, Guo rose up the ranks and became a grand marshal under Sima Yi...

  • Zhang Nan as Meng Da
    Meng Da
    Meng Da was a military general who served under Liu Zhang, Liu Bei, Cao Pi, and Cao Rui during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Takeover of Yi Province:...

  • Zheng Qiang as Cao Zhen
    Cao Zhen
    Cao Zhen was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was also a distant nephew of Cao Cao, though the latter treated him like a son. Cao Zhen participated in many...

  • Liu Geng as Zhong Yao
    Zhong Yao
    Zhong Yao was a Chinese calligrapher and politician of Cao Wei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Born in modern Xuchang, Henan, he was at one time the Grand Administrator of Chang'an....

  • Chen Changlong as Qin Liang
  • Shi Tiansheng, Shen Shuangcun as Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba
    Xiahou Ba , style name Zhongquan , was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

  • Wang Jiming as Xiahou Mao
    Xiahou Mao
    Xiahou Mao, style name Zilin , was a military general and civilian administrator of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was the second son of Xiahou Dun...

  • Zheng Dapeng as Wang Tao
    Wang Tao (Three Kingdoms)
    Wang Tao is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He served as an official in the state of Cao Wei, and was a Registrar under Sima Zhao. Wang met the Shu Han general Jiang Wei during the Battle of Mount Tielong...

  • Liu Yinglu as Chen Tai
    Chen Tai
    Chen Tai , style name Xuanbo , was a military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was the son of Chen Qun. Chen Tai was very knowledgeable in the art of war, and so led his men as if they were his own children...


  • Hao Yueguo as Xiahou Xuan
    Xiahou Xuan
    Xiahou Xuan , style name Taichu , was a minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was the son of Xiahou Shang. Xiahou Xuan's mother was Cao Shuang's aunt , and thus he was close to Cao Shuang's faction. Despite this, he survived the overthrow and execution of Cao...

  • Yin Huasheng as Zhang Ji
  • Han Xinmin as Jia Chong
    Jia Chong
    Jia Chong , style name Gonglü , formally known as Duke Wu of Lu , was an official of the Jin Dynasty period of Chinese history...

  • Guan Yue as Zhong Hui
    Zhong Hui
    Zhong Hui was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Zhong Yao, a calligrapher and politician of Wei....

  • Wang Hongguang as Deng Ai
    Deng Ai
    Deng Ai was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. It was said that whenever he saw a hill or wide valley, he would immediately size up the best places to store grain and position troops. His talent was recognized by Sima Yi, who recommended him to take up...

  • Wu Wenqing as Deng Zhong
  • Wang Ying as Shao Ti
  • Yan Yansheng as Wang Su
    Wang Su
    Wang Su was the son of the Cao Wei official Wang Lang during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. When Guanqiu Jian started a rebellion in Shouchun, Wang advised Sima Shi to lower the rebels' morale by treating their families with respect...

  • Zhao Piyu as Qiu Jian
  • Jiang Chongxia as Hu Lie
  • Qi Jianbo as Hu Yuan
  • Zhang Ping as Cheng Ji
  • Wen Hao as Huan Fan
    Huan Fan
    Huan Fan , style name Yuanze , was a minister of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Huan Fan became very close to that of Cao Shuang and later earned the nickname "Font of Wisdom". At one time Huan Fan counseled Cao Shuang to fight onward rather than to...

  • Yang Aifu as Li Sheng
  • Liu Xi as Jiang Ji
  • Qi Wenqiang as Fei Yao
    Fei Yao
    Fei Yao was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:Fei served as General of the Rear in the state of Cao Wei. In 220, he followed Zhang Ji and Xiahou Ru to suppress a rebellion by Zhang Jin in Jiuquan . In 228, he defended Chencang from Shu...

  • Li Shicai as Hao Zhao
    Hao Zhao
    Hao Zhao, style name Bodao , was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. His single most important victory over the much larger Shu Han army led by Zhuge Liang during the Siege of Chencang made him a celebrity overnight, but he soon died of...

  • Yang Jun as Sun Li

  • Dong Ji as Wang Lang
    Wang Lang
    Wang Lang was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty and a politician of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Through his granddaughter's marriage to Sima Zhao, he would become great-grandfather of Sima Yan, who later became the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty.-Early life...

  • Qin Baolin as Ma Zun
    Ma Zun
    Ma Zun was an official of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served as Administrator of Tianshui Commandery and was in charge of defending Tianshui from Zhuge Liang's Shu Han forces. Ma Zun was out to engage Zhuge's army with his subordinates Jiang Wei, Liang Xu, and Yin Shang...

  • Gao Xiaobao as Yang Ling
  • Li Songqiao as Cui Liang
    Cui Liang
    Cui Liang is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the Administrator of Anding Commandery in the state of Cao Wei.-Biography:...

  • Zhu Decang as Zhang Dang
  • Liu Liwei as Qin Qi
    Qin Qi
    Qin Qi is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was a subordinate of Xiahou Dun, a general serving under the warlord Cao Cao. Qin was in charge of guarding a ferry point on the southern bank of the Yellow River...

  • Song Ge as Hua Xin
    Hua Xin
    Hua Xin , style name Ziyu , was an adviser serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was originally a minister of the Han Dynasty imperial court, but later switched to serving under the warlord Sun Ce, and then later under Cao Cao...

  • Zhang Shijun as Chen Qun
    Chen Qun
    Chen Qun was a minister of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.Chen Qun initiated the Nine-rank system for civil service nomination in Cao Wei. Following the death of the ruler Cao Pi, Chen Qun became the Guardian of Cao Wei's military forces...

  • Ma Jichun as Kuai Yue
    Kuai Yue
    Kuai Yue , style name Yidu , was an advisor to the warlord Liu Biao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was the younger brother of Kuai Liang. When Liu Biao died and Liu Cong succeeded him, Kuai Yue recommended that he surrender to Cao Cao...

  • Lü Suosen as Sima Wang
    Sima Wang
    Sima Wang was a military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He served the Jin Dynasty after the end of the Three Kingdoms period...

  • Zhou Huilin as Mao Jie
    Mao Jie
    Mao Jie , style name Xiaoxian , was an official serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was from Pingqiu County, in Chenliu Commandery . Under the recommendation of Man Chong, Mao Jie joined Cao Cao...

  • Shen Long as Yue Jin
    Yue Jin
    Yue Jin was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty of China. He was noted as much for his short stature as for his valor and ferocity on the battlefield...

  • Zhang Jiatian as Dian Wei
    Dian Wei
    Dian Wei was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Famed for his enormous strength, Dian Wei excelled in wielding dual halberds, each of which was said to weigh 40 jin...

  • Tian Ye as Zhang Hu
  • Yang Lixin as Xiahou Jie
  • Yu Rongguang
    Yu Rongguang
    Yu Rongguang is a Chinese actor and martial artist who started his career in Hong Kong. He is best known for the title role in Iron Monkey along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as The East Is Red, My Father Is a Hero, Musa.Yu is also known for appearing in roles for films...

     as Han Fu
    Han Fu (fictional)
    Han Fu is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He served as a general under the warlord Cao Cao, and was appointed as Administrator of Luoyang...

  • Zhang Hongying as Wang Jing
  • Zhang Yuanpeng as Pang De
    Pang De
    Pang De was a military general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served different warlords during his life-span, including the Han Dynasty imperial court under Emperor Ling; the Liang Province forces led by Han Sui and Ma Teng; the Hanzhong warlord, Zhang Lu; and the...



Shu














  • Zhang Shan, Yang Fan, Hou Yongsheng as Zhao Yun
    Zhao Yun
    Zhao Yun was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. For most of his career, Zhao served the warlord Liu Bei, playing a part in the establishment of state of Shu Han...

  • An Yaping as Ma Chao
    Ma Chao
    Ma Chao was the oldest son of Ma Teng and a military general during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he received the nickname "Ma Chao the Splendid" due to his elaborate armour and grand skill...

  • Guo Jiaqiang, Xia Junyin as Sun Qian
    Sun Qian
    Sun Qian , style name Gongyou , was an advisor and emissary to the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty of China. He originally served Tao Qian, the Governor of Xu Province, together with Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and Cao Bao. After the death of Tao Qian and Xu Province's governorship was passed to...

  • Zhu Bingqian, Yang Naihuang, Ren Dongsheng as Mi Zhu
    Mi Zhu
    Mi Zhu was an advisor to the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also Liu's brother-in-law, as his sister, Lady Mi, married Liu. He was the older brother of Mi Fang, who served Liu Bei as well until his defection to Sun Quan's side in 219...

  • Mang Lai, Chen Zhihui, Du Wenlu as Liao Hua
    Liao Hua
    Liao Hua , originally named Liao Chun , style name Yuanjian , was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Xu Di, Wang Luyao as Lady Mi
    Lady Mi
    Lady Mi was the second wife of the warlord Liu Bei, who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Lady Mi was the sister of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, who previously served the warlord Tao Qian before joining Liu Bei's side...

  • Yi Shufen, Guo Shuping as Lady Gan
    Lady Gan
    Lady Gan was Liu Bei's first wife and mother of Liu Shan. Very little is mentioned about her. She was posthumously named as Empress Zhaolie and was buried alongside Liu Bei.-See also:*List of people of the Three Kingdoms...

  • Liu Wei, Wang Xiaoying, Wang Shaowen, Wang Xinhai as Wei Yan
    Wei Yan
    Wei Yan was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He became a soldier of Liu Bei when the latter fled Jing Province and seek protection from the eastern warlord, Sun Quan, in 208. In 211, Wei had climbed up the ranks and become a general in Liu Bei's...

  • An Ji as Jian Yong
    Jian Yong
    Jian Yong, style name Xianhe , was an advisor to the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Jian Yong served under Liu Bei since the very beginnings of him raising his own army, acting as an envoy and advisor. After Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Jian Yong...

  • Kui Heguo as Mi Fang
    Mi Fang
    Mi Fang was an official serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was also the younger brother of Mi Zhu, who also served Liu Bei. In 219, Mi Fang surrendered to Sun Quan, directly resulting in the loss of Jing Province and the...


  • Wang Hongtao as Huang Zhong
    Huang Zhong
    Huang Zhong was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was most noted for his victory in the Battle of Mount Dingjun, in which his force routed that of Xiahou Yuan, who was slain during battle...

  • Qiao Chen as Huang Zhong's wife
  • Jin Shugui, Zhu Shibin as Pang Tong
    Pang Tong
    Pang Tong was an advisor to Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was nicknamed "Young Phoenix" by his uncle Pang Degong due to his ugly appearance but great capabilities and talent...

  • Shi Laiqun, Zhang Minfu as Fa Zheng
    Fa Zheng
    Fa Zheng , style name Xiaozhi , was an advisor to the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history....

  • Wang Xianhe, Li Ping as Ma Liang
  • Liu Runcheng as Zhou Cang
    Zhou Cang
    Zhou Cang is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.-Biography:A strong warrior with a dark face and a wiry beard, Zhou became caught up in the Yellow Turban Rebellion and joined the rebels. It was during this time that he first met Guan Yu, who...

  • Ding Zhiyong, Chen Bing as Guan Ping
    Guan Ping
    Guan Ping was the oldest son of the military general Guan Yu and older brother of Guan Xing. He served under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...

  • Li Zhongbi, Wang Wenyou as Yan Yan
    Yan Yan
    Yan Yan was a general of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Yan began his career as a general serving under the warlord Liu Zhang of Yi Province.-In fiction:...

  • Zhao Zhenping as Liu Feng
    Liu Feng
    Liu Feng was an adopted son of the warlord Liu Bei, and served as a general in Liu Bei's army during the late Han Dynasty of China.-Early life:...

  • Chen Debao, Zhang Shijun as Chen Shi
    Chen Shi
    Chen Shi was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...


  • Chi Chonggen as Wang Fu
  • Li Tie, Lu Jixian as Liu Shan
    Liu Shan
    Liu Shan, , was the second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. As he ascended the throne at the young age of 16, Liu Shan was entrusted to the care of the Chancellor Zhuge Liang and Imperial Secretariat Li Yan...

  • Zhang Zhizhong as Ma Su
    Ma Su
    Ma Su was a military general and strategist of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the younger brother of Ma Liang. Ma Su had conspicuous talent in military theories and was admired by the Shu chancellor Zhuge Liang...

  • Cui Dai as Wang Ping
  • Li Hong as Fei Yi
    Fei Yi
    Fei Yi, style name Wenwei , was an official of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He succeeded Jiang Wan as regent of Shu Han, and avoided major expedition against rival state, Cao Wei...

  • Li Jianping, Chen Guanxin as Ma Dai
    Ma Dai
    Ma Dai was a military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He previously served under his uncle, the warlord Ma Teng...

  • Liu Hongkun as Jiang Wan
    Jiang Wan
    Jiang Wan , style name Gongyan , was an official of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. After Zhuge Liang's death, he succeeded Zhuge as the regent for the Shu emperor, Liu Shan.-Early career:...

  • Wang Qiang, Zhang Jimin as Li Feng (Li Yan's son)
  • Yuan Lijian as Gao Xiang
    Gao Xiang
    Gao Xiang was a Qing Chinese painter, and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou....

  • Zhang Tianshu, Fan Zhiqi as Jiang Wei
    Jiang Wei
    Jiang Wei was a military general and regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He originally served Shu's rival state, Cao Wei, as a middle-level military officer, but defected to the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, leaving his mother in Wei. After that, Jiang...


  • Li Wei as Guan Xing
    Guan Xing
    Guan Xing was an official of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the second son of the military general Guan Yu and the younger brother of Guan Ping. He succeeded his father when both Guan Yu and Guan Ping were captured and executed by forces of Eastern Wu at the...

  • Li Zhiyi as Deng Zhi
    Deng Zhi
    Deng Zhi was a minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Early career:Deng Zhi was a native of Xinye , and went to Yi Province to avoid the turmoil of central China...

  • Qi Wenqiang as Zhang Yi
    Zhang Yi (Bogong)
    Zhang Yi , style name Bogong, was a general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Originally from Wuyang and a descendant of Zhang Liang, he became Liu Bei's commander after Liu Bei had captured Yizhou...

  • Meng Xianli as Yang Yi
    Yang Yi
    Yang Yi , style name Weigong , was a minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He hailed from Xiangyang and was originally a subject of Cao Wei and later defected to Guan Yu, who sent him to Liu Bei...

  • Li Bao’an as Li Fu
  • Hong Ximai as Xi Zheng
    Xi Zheng
    Xi Zheng , style name Lingxian , was a politician of Shu Han during the late Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. When Zhuge Liang left for the Northern Campaign, Xi was tasked to look after domestic affairs on his behalf. Following the fall of Shu Han, Xi was sent to the Cao Wei capital city...

  • Su Chongshan as Zhuge Zhan
    Zhuge Zhan
    Zhuge Zhan , style name Siyuan , was a politician and military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

  • Wang Fengwen as Qiao Zhou
    Qiao Zhou
    Qiao Zhou , style name Yunnan , was a minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Qiao formerly served under Liu Zhang. Qiao is remembered in later fiction as a very gifted astrologer whose readings of the sky were of use to Zhuge Liang's dispatch of troops...

  • Chen Xu as Liu Chen
    Liu Chen
    Liu Chen , Prince of Beidi , was the fifth son of Liu Shan, the second ruler of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Liu Chen opposed the plans of Qiao Zhou to surrender to the opposing force under general Deng Ai from the rival state of Cao Wei...

  • Zeng Ge as Huang Hao
    Huang Hao
    Huang Hao was a eunuch serving Liu Shan, second and last emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. Highly favoured by Liu Shan, he was commonly blamed for misguiding the latter into surrendering to the Kingdom of Wei and considered one of the most corrupt and...


  • Li Shicai as Wu Ban
    Wu Ban
    Wu Ban, style name Yuanxiong , was a military general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. A relative of Wu Yi , Wu Ban at one time was a close servant under Liu Zhang. During the Battle of Xiaoting against Sun Quan, Wu Ban was tasked to lead the vanguard, winning many...

  • Zhang Hao as Ma Zhong
    Ma Zhong (Han Dynasty)
    Ma Zhong was a general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Under Pan Zhang's command, he captured Guan Yu and Guan Ping during Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province.-In fiction:...

  • Wang Zhiqiang as Li Hui
  • Zhang Qin as Xu Jing
    Xu Jing
    Xu Jing , style name Wenxiu , was a minister of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a brother of Xu Zijiang. After Liu Bei announced his submission to Liu Zhang, Xu Jing swore his allegiance to Liu Bei. Xu Jing was a very master judge of...

  • Liu Longbin, Wang Hui as Yi Ji
    Yi Ji
    Yi Ji, style name Boji , was a minister of Shu Han during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.Yi Ji was introduced to Liu Bei by Zhuge Liang, among with Sima Hui, Ma Liang and other scholars who refused to serve in Liu Biao's regime...

  • Chi Guodong as Zhang Bao
  • Han Xinmin as Zhao Lei
    Zhao Lei
    Zhao Lei , style name Kansui , was a military officer serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Wei Deshan as Fan Qiang
  • Wang Zhongxin as Qin Mi
    Qin Mi
    Qin Mi , style name Zichi , was a minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He despised the arrogance of Jian Yong, who was Liu Bei's emissary. Even though Jian Yong served under Liu Bei, he was thrown into prison for criticizing against Eastern Wu...

  • Zhang Dengqiao as Jiang Wei's mother


Wu














  • Pu Cunxin
    Pu Cunxin
    Pu Cunxin, also transliterated as Pu Quanxin is a Chinese actor. He is or was a member of the Beijing Experimental Theater Troupe.- Films :- External links :* at the Chinese Movie Database...

     as Sun Ce
    Sun Ce
    Sun Ce was a military general and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was the oldest of the children of Sun Jian who was killed during the Battle of Xiangyang when Sun Ce was only 16. Sun Ce then broke away from his father's overlord, Yuan Shu, and headed to...

  • Cao Li, Song Banggui, Ma Yuliang as Lu Su
    Lu Su
    Lu Su , style name Zijing , was a politician, militarist and diplomat serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...

  • Wu Xiaodong as Sun Jian
    Sun Jian
    Sun Jian was a military general and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He allied himself with Yuan Shu in 190 when warlords from eastern China formed a coalition to oust Dong Zhuo, a tyrannical warlord who held the puppet Emperor Xian in his power...

  • Li Hongtao, Chen Zhihui as Taishi Ci
    Taishi Ci
    Taishi Ci was a military general during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served several warlords, including Kong Rong, Liu Yao, and Sun Ce.-Early life:...

  • Zhou Jiwei as Zhang Zhao
    Zhang Zhao
    Zhang Zhao was an official of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China.-Biography:Zhang was born in present-day Jiangsu. A brilliant scholar, he devoted his life mainly to the study of Chinese classic texts...

  • Wu Guicen, Xu Fuyin as Huang Gai
    Huang Gai
    Huang Gai was a military general who served the warlord Sun family of Eastern Wu for three generations during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

  • Yin Wei, Zhang Ying as Zhou Tai
    Zhou Tai
    Zhou Tai , style name Youping , was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Early life and career:...


  • Yan Huaili, Chen Zhuanliang as Cheng Pu
    Cheng Pu
    Cheng Pu was a military general serving under the warlord Sun family of Eastern Wu for three generations during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Early service under Sun Jian:...

  • Ren Meng as Cheng Zi
  • Zhong Yujie, Wang Zhaogui as Zhuge Jin
    Zhuge Jin
    Zhuge Jin , style name Ziyu , was a military general and politician of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Early life:...

  • Suo Eryong as Lü Fan
    Lü Fan
    Lü Fan , style name Ziheng , was an official of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Han Dong, Zhang Yuhai as Gan Ning
    Gan Ning
    Gan Ning was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was born in Linjiang, Ba Commandery .-Early life as a pirate:...

  • Hei Shuikuan, Sun Qicheng as Pan Zhang
    Pan Zhang
    Pan Zhang was a military general of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Although an active general with high rank, he was known to desire wealth and treasure, and to dress himself in a gaudy fashion...

  • Wang Gang, Han Zengxiang as Ling Tong
    Ling Tong
    Ling Tong was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He started his service to the Sun family since his childhood, and throughout his entire life, he had been contributing to the foundation and solidification of Eastern Wu...


  • Zhang Xiqian as Kan Ze
    Kan Ze
    Kan Ze , style name Derun , was a scholar and advisor to the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Liu Shaochun, Wang Yi, Yang Baohe as Ding Feng
  • Zhang Xiaoming as Xu Sheng
    Xu Sheng
    Xu Sheng , style name Wenxiang , was a military general of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He fought in at least 5 wars for the southern regime during his lifetime...

  • Lin Moyu, Yu Ruojuan as Lady Wu
    Lady Wu
    Lady Wu was the wife of the warlord Sun Jian, who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. She had five children: four sons, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and a daughter, Lady Sun...

  • Chu Guoliang, Guo Molang as Lü Meng
    Lü Meng
    Lü Meng was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served as the commanding general in the invasion of Jing Province that led to the death of Guan Yu.-Early life:Lü Meng was born in Fupo, Runan Commandery in 178...

  • Gao Fei as Lu Xun
    Lu Xun (Three Kingdoms)
    Lu Xun was a military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He is best known for defeating Liu Bei's forces at the Battle of Xiaoting in 222.-Early life:...

  • He Bing as Zhuge Ke
    Zhuge Ke
    Zhuge Ke , style name Yuanxun , was a military general and regent of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Zhuge Jin and nephew of Zhuge Liang. He succeeded Lu Xun after the latter's death...


  • Zheng Xu as Shi Zuan
  • Wang Mianzhi as Zhang Wen
  • Zhao Yue as Sun Shangxiang
    Lady Sun
    Lady Sun, known as Sun Shangxiang in Chinese opera and contemporary culture, was a noble lady in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. She was a daughter of Sun Jian and younger sister of the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who laid the foundation for the state of...

  • Li Yanping as Gu Yong
    Gu Yong
    Gu Yong was a minister of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He learned the classics and calligraphy from Cai Yong when the latter came to Wu briefly as a refugee. His family is one of the four illustrious houses of Wu . He became a governor of several prefectures...

  • Dong Jiuru as Cheng Bing
    Cheng Bing
    Cheng Bing, style name Deshu , was a Confucian scholar and official of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Zhao Piyu as Lu Ji

  • Chu Jianfu as Yu Fan
    Yu Fan
    Yu Fan , style name Zhongxiang , was an official of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Yu was formerly a district supervisor under the warlord Wang Lang. After Sun Ce defeated Wang, Yu surrendered and pledged allegiance to the Sun clan...

  • Li Tan as Yan Jun
    Yan Jun
    Yan Jun, style name Mancai , was an official of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was also the writer of Essay on Tides, which has disappeared over the course of history.-In fiction:...

  • Wang Ying as Xue Zong
  • Zhu Jun as Han Dang
    Han Dang
    Han Dang was a military general of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Jiang Jin as Qiao Guolao
    Qiao Xuan
    Qiao Xuan , style name Gongzu , was an official who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • He Jing as Xiao Qiao
    Two Qiaos
    The Two Qiaos refer to two sisters who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Their names were not recorded, so in later times they are referred to simply as Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao . They were from Wan County, Lujiang Commandery...

  • Pan Aoming as Sun Xiu


Others














  • Yuan Zhiguang as Zhang Jiao
    Zhang Jiao
    Zhang Jue was the leader of the Yellow Turban rebels during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was said to be a follower of Taoism and a sorcerer. His name is sometimes read as Zhang Jiao, since the Chinese character of Zhang's given name can be read as either "Jiao" or "Jue"...

  • Ma Jingwu as Zhang Bao
    Zhang Bao (Yellow Turban)
    Zhang Bao was a Yellow Turban rebel leader during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a younger brother of Zhang Jiao and older brother of Zhang Liang, the other two key leaders of the rebellion...

  • You Shijun as Zhang Liang
    Zhang Liang (Yellow Turban)
    Zhang Liang was a Yellow Turban rebel leader during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a younger brother of Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao, the other two key leaders of the rebellion. He was said to be an able general. It is said that Zhang Liang is the grandson of Zhang Daoling...

  • Lü Zhong as Empress Dowager Dong
    Empress Dowager Dong
    Empress Dowager Dong , personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Xiaocheng , was an empress dowager of Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. However, she was never empress, because she became mother to an emperor...

  • Zhang Fuyuan as He Jin
    He Jin
    He Jin was the elder half-brother of Empress He, consort to Emperor Ling of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China. He shared power with his sister as regents in 189, following the death of Emperor Ling. In the ensuing struggle with the influential eunuch faction for power, He Jin was assassinated...

  • Zheng Tianwei as Empress He
    Empress He (Ling)
    Empress He , personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Lingsi was an empress of the Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. She was Emperor Ling's second wife...

  • Zhu Feng as Emperor Shao of Han
    Prince of Hongnong
    The Prince of Hongnong , was briefly an emperor of China during the Han dynasty. He is also known as "Emperor Han Shao" , a name which he shares with several other emperors with brief reigns...

  • Bao Dazhi as Emperor Xian of Han
    Emperor Xian of Han
    Emperor Xian of Han , personal name Liu Xie, style name Bohe, was the last emperor of the Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...

    • Yin Shen as young Emperor Xian of Han
    • Su Ke as older Emperor Xian of Han
  • Xie Zhijian as Zhang Rang
    Zhang Rang
    Zhang Rang was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also the leader of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...

  • Wei Yingming as Duan Gui
    Duan Gui
    Duan Gui was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court...

  • Su Jianyu as Jian Shuo
    Jian Shuo
    Jian Shuo was the leader of the eunuch faction in the imperial court of the late Eastern Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Along with Zhang Rang, Jian Shuo eventually became a leading member of the Ten Attendants, who became the most powerful eunuchs during the time...

  • Pang Daxin as Pan Ying
  • Li Ming as Cao Jie
    Cao Jie (eunuch)
    Cao Jie was an eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also one of the Ten regular attendants , a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. Cao Jie was responsible for the death of Dou Wu and Chen Fan....

  • Yang Zhaoquan as Lu Zhi
  • Han Xinmin as Zheng Tai
  • Liu Long as Dong Cheng
    Dong Cheng
    Dong Cheng was originally a subordinate general of Niu Fu during the late Han Dynasty, and later joined forces with the White Wave Bandits to protect the emperor from the hands of Li Jue and Guo Si. He was also Emperor Xian's father-in-law...

  • Shi Changjin as Wang Zifu
  • Qin Zhao as Cai Yong
    Cai Yong
    Cai Yong was a Chinese scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was well-versed in calligraphy, music, mathematics and astronomy. One of his daughters is the famous Cai Wenji.-Early life:...

  • Tan Zongyao as Wang Yun
    Wang Yun
    Wang Yun was a Minister over the Masses under Emperor Xian during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. During Wang Yun's time, the emperors were mere puppets under the power of eunuchs and warlords. In 192, Wang Yun plotted and successfully staged Lü Bu's assassination of Dong Zhuo, the...

  • Ding Zhicheng as Ji Ping
    Ji Ping
    Ji Ben was a Chinese physician who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Ji is also known as Chi T'ai in C.H. Brewitt-Taylor's texts...

  • Chen Zhihui as Bao Xin
    Bao Xin
    Bao Xin was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty of China. Initially, he participated in the imperial campaign against the Yellow Turbans along with other regional warlords. After the rise of Dong Zhuo, who usurped the power of the Imperial Court, Bao joined the campaign...


  • Liu Jianwei as Wu Fu
  • Rui Lirong as Ding Yuan
    Ding Yuan
    Ding Yuan was a regional governor and minor warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. In 189, both he and Dong Zhuo were summoned into the capital Luoyang with their individual troops to assist in the struggle against the powerful eunuch faction...

  • Li Po as Dong Zhuo
    Dong Zhuo
    Dong Zhuo was a politician and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He seized control of the capital city Luoyang in 189 when it was in a state of turmoil following the death of Emperor Ling and a clash between the eunuch faction and some court officials led by...

  • Bi Yanjun as Li Ru
    Li Ru
    Li Ru, style name Wenyou , was a scholar and advisor to the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a native of Heyang , Pingyi , located in the capital province Sili .-Biography:...

  • Yan Yansheng as Li Su
  • Liu Yan as Lü Bu's daughter
  • Chen Hong
    Chen Hong (actress)
    Chen Hong is a Chinese actress, perhaps most famous for being the present wife of director Chen Kaige. They have a son together. In recent years, she has co-produced Together, The Promise and Forever Enthralled and also acted in these films...

     as Diaochan
    Diaochan
    Diaochan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 or 176, depending on the source. However, unlike the other three beauties, there is no known evidence that suggests her existence, therefore she is likely to be a fictional character.Diaochan...

  • Gao Baobao as Lady Yan
    Lady Yan
    Lady Yan was the first wife of the warlord Lü Bu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. She bore him a daughter, popularly known as Lü Lingqi, who was to marry Yuan Yao, son of the royal pretender Yuan Shu. She supported Lü Bu's decision for the marriage because she felt that Yuan...

  • Li Jianyi as Chen Gong
    Chen Gong
    Gong Chen was an advisor to the warlord Lü Bu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. However, he started his career under Cao Cao before defecting to Lü Bu and was executed when the latter was defeated by Cao....

    • Xiu Zongdi as older Chen Gong
  • Cao Shixiang as Lü Boshe
  • Chen Youwang as Yuan Shu
    Yuan Shu
    Yuan Shu was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the imperial court in 189. He was said to be a younger cousin of the warlord Yuan Shao, but was actually Yuan Shao's younger half-brother...

    • Wang Fusheng as older Yuan Shu
  • Hong Yuzhou as Yuan Shao
    Yuan Shao
    Yuan Shao was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He occupied the northern territories of China during the civil war that occurred towards the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms era...

    • Li Qingxiang as older Yuan Shao
  • Deng Xiaoguang as Yuan Tan
    Yuan Tan
    Yuan Tan was the oldest son of the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Tan split with his youngest brother Yuan Shang over the successorship to their father's realm. Yuan Tan sought help from the warlord Cao Cao and defeated Yuan...

  • Han Shanxu as Zhang Xiu
    Zhang Xiu
    Zhang Xiu was a minor warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He eventually surrendered to Cao Cao in 200. Having contributed greatly to the decisive Battle of Guandu and subsequent campaigns against the heirs of Yuan Shao, Zhang Xiu died en route Liucheng on a campaign to...

  • Yu Weijie as Huche'er
  • Xie Jiaqi as Yan Liang
    Yan Liang
    Yan Liang was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was slain by Guan Yu at the Battle of Boma.-Biography:...

  • Sude Siqin as Han Meng
  • Zhou Wanhong as Yu Qiong
  • Huang Wenjun as Ma Teng
    Ma Teng
    Ma Teng was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He controlled Liang Province together with his sworn brother Han Sui...


  • Yang Fan as Gongsun Zan
    Gongsun Zan
    Gongsun Zan , style name Bogui , a native of Liaoxi , was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history.-Biography:...

  • Chen Youwang, Wang Fusheng as Yuan Shu
    Yuan Shu
    Yuan Shu was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the imperial court in 189. He was said to be a younger cousin of the warlord Yuan Shao, but was actually Yuan Shao's younger half-brother...

  • Wang Hongtao as Ji Ling
    Ji Ling
    Ji Ling was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. Under the orders of his lord, he led a force of 30,000 men against Liu Bei in 196, but the battle was halted when Lü Bu called both sides to a banquet and performed an act of...

  • Qin Zhao as Cai Yan
  • Yang Zhaoquan as Lu Zhi
  • Wang Changli as Chen Deng
    Chen Deng
    Chen Deng, style name Yuanlong , was a strategist during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He was the son of Chen Gui.-Biography:...

  • Huo Ercha as Liu Dai
    Liu Dai
    Liu Dai , style name Gongshan , was an official of the late Eastern Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. His ancestral home was in Mouping County , Donglai Commandery ....

  • Niu Chaliang as Chen Gui
    Chen Gui
    Chen Gui, style name Hanyu , was a minister serving under the warlord Lü Bu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. The loyalty of Chen Gui then caused him to plot with Cao Cao and betray Lü Bu. He and his son Chen Deng then manipulated Lü Bu, contributing to Liu Bei and Cao Cao's...

  • Gao Baobao as Lady Tian
  • Guo Jiaqing as Priest Pujing
  • Zhang Lianzhong as Tian Feng
    Tian Feng
    Tian Feng , style name Yuanhao , was an advisor to the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-In Romance of the Three Kingdoms:...

  • Zhou Wanhong as Chunyu Qiong
    Chunyu Qiong
    Chunyu Qiong was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He played a significant part in the Battle of Guandu in 200.-Biography:...

  • Wang Zhiqiang as Ju Shou
    Ju Shou
    Ju Shou was an advisor serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:Ju Shou was considered to be one of the most brilliant advisors of Yuan Shao and often gave honest and loyal advice to Yuan, who ignored him most of the time since they often...

  • Wang Xian as Shen Pei
    Shen Pei
    Shen Pei was a minister serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Shen was criticized by Cao Cao's advisor Xun Yu many times as being called "strong of will but without tact". Following the death of Yuan Shao, Shen went on to serve under Yuan Shang....

  • Shi Xiaoman as Xu You
    Xu You
    Xu You was a strategist serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was known to be greedy by nature....

  • Wang Tao as Chen Lin
  • Su Min as Sima Hui
    Sima Hui
    Sima Hui, style names Decao and Shuijing , was a hermit who lived during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was from Yingchuan , and lived in northern Jing Province...

  • Zhao Xiaochuan as Cui Zhouping
  • Ma Shuliang as Shi Tao
    Shi Tao
    Shi Tao is a mainland Chinese journalist, writer and poet, who in 2005 was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years for releasing a document of the Communist Party to an overseas Chinese democracy site after Yahoo! China provided his personal details to the Chinese government.-Brief history:Shi Tao...


  • Yan Fengqi as Meng Jian
  • Tai Renhui as Xu Shu's mother
  • Liang Chi as Liu Cong
  • Liu Xiaomei as Lady Cai
    Lady Cai
    Lady Cai was the second wife of the warlord Liu Biao, who was in charge of Jing Province during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history....

     (Liu Biao's wife)
  • Yin Li as Liu Qi
  • Gai Ke as Zhao Fan's sister-in-law
  • Xue Wencheng as Bao Long
  • Li Baohua as Zhao Fan
    Zhao Fan
    Zhao Fan was a minor warlord and prefect of Guiyang Commandery during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Zhao Fan surrendered to Zhao Yun after being attacked by his army at Guiyang following the Battle of Red Cliffs. Zhao Fan then unintentionally sparked the rage of Zhao Yun by...

  • Huang Xiaoli as Han Xuan
    Han Xuan
    Han Xuan was a minor warlord and the Administrator of Changsha commandery during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He served under Liu Biao, governor of Jing Province, for three years. After Liu Biao's death, the northern part of Jing Province was divided between two of Liu Biao's...

  • Zhou Zhonghe as Zhang Ren
    Zhang Ren
    Zhang Ren was a general serving under the warlord Liu Zhang during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.-In fiction:In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Ren served under Liu Zhang...

  • Liu Zongren as Liu Gui
  • Hu Zhanli as Meng Huo
    Meng Huo
    Meng Huo was popularly regarded as a local leader representing the gentries of the Nanzhong region during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

  • Li Yunjuan as Lady Zhurong
    Lady Zhurong
    Lady Zhurong, sometimes known as Madam Zhurong, is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. She was the wife of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo, who controlled the lands in southern Shu Han. She claimed to be descended from the fire deity Zhu Rong, from...

  • Qin Baolin as Dongtuna
  • Du Wenlu as Ahuinan
  • Li Dongguo as Meng You
    Meng You
    Meng You is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the younger brother of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo. When Meng Huo rebelled against the state of Shu Han, the chancellor Zhuge Liang personally led a southern campaign to suppress the...

  • Wang Tiejun as Tian Si
  • Han Qing as Sima Yan
    Emperor Wu of Jìn
    Emperor Wu of Jin, , personal name Sima Yan , style name Anshi , was the grandson of Sima Yi and son of Sima Zhao. He became the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty after forcing Cao Huan, last ruler of the state of Cao Wei, to abdicate to him. He reigned from 265 to 290, and after conquering the...

  • Zheng Rong as Kong Rong
    Kong Rong
    Kong Rong was a politician, scholar, and minor warlord of the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also a 20th generation descendant of Kong Qiu . As he was once the chancellor of Beihai Commandery , he was also known as Kong Beihai. He was defeated by Yuan Tan in 196 and escaped to...

  • Zhang Xuting as Eheshaoge
  • Hong Zongxi as Wu Yayu
  • Liu Jianwei as Yang Song
    Yang Song
    Yang Song is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was an advisor to the warlord Zhang Lu of Hanzhong...


  • Liu Shaochun as Bao Zhong
    Bao Zhong
    Bao Zhong is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was a younger brother of Bao Xin, and participated in the campaign against Dong Zhuo. He led a cavalry unit against Dong's forces of about 5,000 men...

  • Zhang Xuting as King Midang
    King Midang
    King Midang was a king of the Qiang tribe during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Midang allied with Shu Han and ordered his subordinate Ehe Shaoge to attack the city of Nan'an. However, Ehe Shaoge was captured by the Cao Wei general Guo Huai and surrendered. He was killed after...

  • Ma Yuliang as Zhang Lu
  • Ma Zijun as Liu Bei's wedding emcee
  • Zhuang Li as Lady Cui
  • Ji Chonggong as Shi Xu
  • Wang Zhongxin as Hua Tuo
    Hua Tuo
    Hua Tuo was an ancient Chinese physician who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. The Records of Three Kingdoms and Book of Later Han record Hua as the first person in China to use anesthesia during surgery. He used a general anesthetic combining wine with a...

  • Zhang Tong as Tao Qian
  • Zhang Da as Liu Biao
    Liu Biao
    Liu Biao , style name Jingsheng , was a warlord and the governor of Jing Province during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a member of the extended family of the Han Dynasty emperors...

  • Guo Shouyang as Guo Tu
    Guo Tu
    Guo Tu was an advisor to the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Yuan often sought his advice for civil and military decisions.-Serving Yuan Shao:...

  • Liu He as King Duosi
    King Duosi
    King Duosi is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was the governor of Tulong Cave and was well known among the Nanman people as a sage. He was a close friend of Meng You, younger brother of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo. He assisted Meng Huo...

  • Li Yankui as Meng Jie
    Meng Jie
    Meng Jie is a fictional character in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.-Biography:Meng Jie was the older brother of the Nanman chieftain Meng Huo and Meng You...

  • Si Gengtian as Yang Feng
  • Wang Hongwu as Huang Chengyan
    Huang Chengyan
    Huang Chengyan was a scholar from Longzhong commandery during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history.Huang's wife was the sister of Lady Cai and Cai Mao...

  • Shi Ni as Zhuge Jun
  • Liang Zhenya as Liu Zhang
    Liu Zhang (warlord)
    Liu Zhang was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He became governor of Yi Province , succeeding his father Liu Yan and ruled the region until 214, when he surrendered to Liu Bei...

  • Xu Hongda as Su Yue
  • Xu Yun as Wang Youtong
  • Zhang Ju as Zhang Song
    Zhang Song
    Zhang Song was an advisor to the warlord Liu Zhang during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He plotted to remove his lord from power and replace him with Liu Bei.-Biography:...



Theme songs

The music for the series was composed by Gu Jianfen (谷建芬).
# Song title Song credits More information
1 滾滾長江東逝水

(translation: The Billowing Yangtze River Flows East)
Lyrics by Yang Shen
Yang Shen
Yang Shen , son of Yang Tinghe, zi Yòngxiū , hao Shēng'ān , also hao Bonanshanren , Bonanshushi , was a poet in the Ming Dynasty....


Performed by Yang Hongji
The opening theme song
2 歷史的天空

(translation: The Sky Of History)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Mao Amin
Mao Amin
Mao Amin , is a Chinese singer known by the "honorific title" of Dajieda , "was one of China's most famous and senior female pop stars" by "the mid-1990s." In 2001, she was one of 36 Chinese athletes and entertainers who were depicted on a series of postage stamps issued "in support of Beijing's...

The ending theme song
3 這一拜

(translation: This Bow)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Liu Huan
Liu Huan
Liu Huan is a Chinese Mandopop singer and songwriter.-Biography:Liu graduated from Yaohua High School in Tianjin in 1981. Four years later, he graduated from the University of International Relations in Beijing, majoring in French...

Played during the Peach Garden Oath scene in episode 1 and during the three brothers' reunion scene in episode 19
4 烈火雄風

(translation: Fierce Fire And Majestic Wind)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Lü Jihong
Played during Lü Bu
Lü Bu
Lü Bu was a military general and later a minor warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. According to the Records of Three Kingdoms, Lü Bu was highly-skilled in horse-riding and archery, and was thus nicknamed "Flying General"...

's riding scene in episode 3
5 貂蟬已隨清風去

(translation: Diaochan
Diaochan
Diaochan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 or 176, depending on the source. However, unlike the other three beauties, there is no known evidence that suggests her existence, therefore she is likely to be a fictional character.Diaochan...

 Has Gone With The Wind)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Wan Shanhong
Played during the last scene showing Diaochan
Diaochan
Diaochan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in 161 or 169 or 176, depending on the source. However, unlike the other three beauties, there is no known evidence that suggests her existence, therefore she is likely to be a fictional character.Diaochan...

's departure in episode 7
6 淯水吟

(translation: Ode To The Yu River)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Mao Amin
Played during the Battle of Wancheng
Battle of Wancheng
The Battle of Wancheng or Battle of Wan City was a battle fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu in 197 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history...

 scene in episode 11
7 有為歌

(translation: A Promising Song)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Dai Jianming
Played during Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....

's scene in episode 27
8 民得平安天下安

(translation: The World Is Peaceful When People Are At Peace)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Cui Jinghao
Played during the scene showing Liu Bei
Liu Bei
Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

 crossing the river with civilians in episode 29
9 豹頭環眼好兄弟

(translation: The Good Brother With A Leopard's Head And Big Round Eyes)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Yin Xiangjie
10 當陽常志此心丹

(translation: In Dangyang This Red Heart Is Shown)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Cui Jinghao
Played during Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun was a military general who lived during the late Han Dynasty and early Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. For most of his career, Zhao served the warlord Liu Bei, playing a part in the establishment of state of Shu Han...

's heroics scene in episode 30
11 丈夫歌

(translation: A Song For Men)
Lyrics by Luo Guanzhong
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Ben , better known by his style name Luo Guanzhong , was a Chinese writer of the early Ming Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also known as Huhai Sanren...


Performed by Lü Jihong
Played during Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu was a military general and strategist who served his close friend, the warlord Sun Ce, during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history...

's dance scene in episode 33
12 短歌行

(translation: A Short Song)
Lyrics by Cao Cao
Cao Cao
Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...


Performed by Yang Hongji
Played during Cao Cao
Cao Cao
Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...

's poem recitation scene in episode 37
13 江上行

(translation: Sail Along The River)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Cui Jinghao
Played during the scene showing Guan Yu
Guan Yu
Guan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, of which Liu Bei was the...

's arrival by boat in episode 53
14 七步詩

(translation: The Seven-Step Poem)
Lyrics by Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi was a poet who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. His poetry style, greatly revered during the Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the Jian'an style....


Performed by Liu Huan
Played during Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi
Cao Zhi was a poet who lived during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. His poetry style, greatly revered during the Jin Dynasty and Southern and Northern Dynasties, came to be known as the Jian'an style....

's poem recitation scene in episode 61
15 哭諸葛

(translation: Mourning Zhuge)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Liu Huan
Played during Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang was a chancellor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognised as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era....

's funeral scene in episode 77
16 一夜北风寨

(translation: A Night In The Northern Wind Fortress)
Lyrics by Luo Guanzhong
17 壮士功名尚未成

(translation: A Hero Has Yet To Achieve Glory)
Lyrics by Zhu Xiaoping
18 南阳有隐居

(translation: There Is A Hermit In Nan Yang)
Lyrics by Luo Guanzhong
19 誰肯論英雄

(translation: Who Would Talk About Heroes)
Lyrics by Zhu Xiaoping
20 子夜四時歌

(translation: The Midnight Song)
Played during Liu Bei
Liu Bei
Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

 and Lady Sun
Lady Sun
Lady Sun, known as Sun Shangxiang in Chinese opera and contemporary culture, was a noble lady in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. She was a daughter of Sun Jian and younger sister of the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who laid the foundation for the state of...

's wedding scene in episode 43
21 臥龍吟

(translation: Crouching Dragon's Song)
Lyrics by Wang Jian
Performed by Dai Jianming
22 明主求賢兮卻不知吾

(translation: The Wise Ruler Seeks Talents But Knows Me Not)
Lyrics by Luo Guanzhong Played during the scene where Liu Bei
Liu Bei
Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history...

 meets Xu Shu
Xu Shu
Xu Shu was an advisor to the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He initially served Liu Bei before joining Cao Cao in 208.-Biography:...

 in episode 25

See also

  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based on the events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, starting in 169 and ending with the reunification of the land in...

  • Three Kingdoms (TV series)

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