Zheng He Xia Xiyang is a 2009 Chinese television series based on the voyages of Admiral Zheng He

Zheng He

Zheng He , also known as Ma Sanbao and Hajji Mahmud Shamsuddin was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the Voyages of Zheng He or Voyages of Cheng Ho from...

, the Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...

 Chinese explorer who led seven expeditions to Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa during the 15th century.

Cast

• Gallen Lo
  Gallen Lo
  Gallen Lo Ka-leung is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-leung.-Career:...
  
   as Zheng He
  Zheng He
  Zheng He , also known as Ma Sanbao and Hajji Mahmud Shamsuddin was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the Voyages of Zheng He or Voyages of Cheng Ho from...
  
  
• 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 Yongle Emperor
  Yongle Emperor
  The Yongle Emperor , born Zhu Di , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His Chinese era name Yongle means "Perpetual Happiness".He was the Prince of Yan , possessing a heavy military base in Beiping...
  
  
• Yu Xiaohui as Empress Xu
  Empress Xu
  Empress Xu , formally Empress Ren Xiao Wen , birth name Xu Yihua , was the empress consort to the Yongle Emperor and the third empress of China's Ming Dynasty...
  
  
• Du Yulu as Yao Guangxiao
• Theresa Lee as Shana'er
• Yu Xiaoxue as Song Lianxin
• Sun Qiang as Wu Xuan
• Yan Hongzhi as Zhang Yu
• Li Daguang as Wang Jinghong
  Wang Jinghong
  Wang Jinghong was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who was deputy to Zheng He on his voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to...
  
  
• Bai Yujuan as Xu Miaojin
• Dong Ziwu as Nan Xuangong
• Jiang Changyi as Xie Jin
• Hou Xiangling as Chen Zuyi
• Zhang Jie as Hongxi Emperor
  Hongxi Emperor
  The Hongxi Emperor was the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. He succeeded his father, the Yongle Emperor, in 1424. His era name means "Vastly bright".-Biography:...
  
  
• Xie Zhenwei as Xuande Emperor
  Xuande Emperor
  The Xuande Emperor was Emperor of China from 1425 to 1435. His era name means "Proclamation of Virtue".-Biography:...
  
  
• Li Qi as Zhu Quan
  Zhu Quan
  Zhu Quan , The Prince of Ning , was the 17th son of Ming Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang; a military commander, historian and playwright, great tea connoisseur and a qin player....
  
  
• Zhang Hao as Xia Yuanji
• Yang Fan as Zhu Gaoxu
  Zhu Gaoxu
  Zhu Gaoxu , Prince of Gaoyang , later the Prince of Han was the second son of the Yongle Emperor and Empress Ren Xiao Wen. Gaoxu fought with his elder brother Zhu Gaozhi for the throne.-Early life:Young Gaoxu was very interested in the military and was known as a great general...
  
  
• Qian Xueming as Fang Xiaoru
  Fang Xiaoru
  Fang Xiaoru is an orthodox Confucian scholar of the Ming Dynasty, famous for his loyalty to the emperor Jianwen , of whom he had been a tutor.After Prince of Yan, Zhu Di usurped the throne in 1402...
  
  
• Lü Yiding as Shi Jinqing
• Ma Jun as Tie Ping
• Zhang Yushan as Qi Tai
• Liu Haitao as Zhu Neng
• Lan Danuo as Jianwen Emperor
  Jianwen Emperor
  The Jianwen Emperor , with the personal name Zhu Yunwen , reigned as the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty...
  
  
• Jia Wei as Qiu Fu
• Dong Danjun as Qiu Guangde
• Gang Limin as Hu Cheng
• Lin Jian as Song Tian
• Ma Tingjun as Liu Ruming
• Chen Weirong as Yaliekunai'er
• Du Jian as Prince Mana

Production

The series was specially produced to mark the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's voyages. Filming started on September 30, 2005 in Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios is the largest film studio in the world. It is located in Hengdian, a town in the city of Dongyang in Zhejiang Province. The movie studio is operated by the privately-owned Hengdian Group founded by a farmer turned millionaire Xu Wenrong. Sometimes called "Chinawood", Xu...

, Zhejiang

Zhejiang

Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...

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External links

Zheng He Xia Xiyang on Sina.com

Sina.com

SINA is an online media company for China and Chinese communities around the world. SINA operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, SINA Mobile, SINA Online, and SINA.net. SINA has over 100 million registered users worldwide...

 Zheng He Xia Xiyang 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....