Wu Zi Bei Ge

*Wu Zi Bei Ge*
Wu Zi Bei Ge
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Also known as	Wu Zi Bei Ge: Wu Zetian Zhuan
Traditional Chinese	無字碑歌 /; 無字碑歌：武則天傳
Simplified Chinese	无字碑歌 /; 无字碑歌：武则天传
Literal meaning	Song of the Uncharactered Stele /; Song of the Uncharactered Stele: The Story of Wu Zetian
Hanyu Pinyin	Wú Zì Bēi Gē /; Wú Zì Bēi Gē: Wǔ Zétiān Zhuàn
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Chen Yanmin; Zhang Wenhua; Li Yijia
Directed by	Chen Yanmin
Starring	Siqin Gaowa; Wen Zhengrong; Zhang Tielin; Fang Xu; Liu Wei; Liu Jinshan; Liao Xiaoqin
Theme music composer	Ma Ding
Opening theme	Wu Zi Bei Ge (无字碑歌) performed by Mao Amin
Ending theme	Qianqiu Gongzui Renping Shuo (千秋功罪任凭说) performed by Mao Amin
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode

Wu Zi Bei Ge, also known as Wu Zi Bei Ge: Wu Zetian Zhuan, is a 2006 Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of "Empress Regnant". The series was directed and written by Chen Yanmin, and starred Siqin Gaowa and Wen Zhengrong as the empress. The series' title Wu Zi Bei Ge literally means "Song of the Uncharactered Stele", with the "stele" referring to the unmarked one standing near Wu Zetian's tomb at the Qianling Mausoleum.

Cast[edit]

Siqin Gaowa as Wu Zetian
- Wen Zhengrong as Wu Zetian (young) / Princess Taiping
Zhang Tielin as Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Fang Xu as Di Renjie
Liu Wei as Emperor Taizong of Tang
Liu Jinshan as Wei Shun'an
Liao Xiaoqin as Shangguan Wan'er
Yan Bingyan as Empress Wang
Xie Jintian as Consort Xiao
Li Xinyi as Lady of Wei
Tan Yang as Lai Junchen
Sha Jingchang as Wei Yuanzhong
Xu Zhengting as Zhangsun Wuji
Cao Jinsheng as Hao Chujun
Wang Biao as Han Yuan
Xia Feng as Lai Ji
Zeng Qiusheng as Xu Jingzong
Wang Deshun as Li Ji
Xu Wenbin as Chu Suiliang
Ying Da as Li Yuanjing
Li Ding as Zhang Gongyi
Zhao Jin as Pei Yan
Yang Jun as Wu Yuanqing / Wu Sansi
He Shengwei as Wu Yuanshuang / Wu Chengsi
Lu Shiyu as Li Xian
Wang Jinxin as Li Dan
Li Yixiao as Wei Tuan'er
Ma Jie as Li Yifu
Wu Feifei as Consort Liu
Liu Su as Consort Dou
Zheng Yu as Liu Shi
Zhou Yihua as Li Zhaode
Zhou Shiyi as Xu Yougong
Li Ming as Zhang Guangfu
Xueshan as Xu Yanbo
Li Yansheng as Zhang Jianzhi
Zhao Chengshun as Su Liangsi
Wang Hui as Xue Huaiyi
Li Yang as Zhou Xing
Ge Yaming as Suo Yuanli
Ba Duo as Hou Sizhi
Zhou Weitao as Li Hong
Zhao Bo as Li Xian
Li Xiaobo as Fu Youyi
Xu Fengnian as Wang Xiaojie
Zhu Chen as Zhang Yue
Zhang Ping as Pei Xingjian
Wang Jianing as Xu Jingye / Xu Jingzhen
Cheng Wu as Zhang Changzong
Chi Jia as Zhang Yizhi
Li Rui as Zhang Changyi
Wang Gang as Lou Shide
Dali as Zhang De
Li Bin as Liu Yicong
Guan Huaitian as Li Ke
Yu Jingliang as Di Guangyuan
Tang Beiping as Chu Gui
Xiahou Bin as Dou Xijian
Cao Xuefei as Cui Xuanwei
Fan Xiaoyang as Pei Feigong
Li Xueping as Fan Yunxian
Wang Chunyuan as Li Jiao
Ren Chengwu as Li Zhen
Zeng Hongsheng as Shangguan Yi
Zhang Zhitong as Wu Zetian's mother
Wang Yong as Chen Zi'ang
Sun Leiyan as Liu Yizhi
Xu Ming as Zhu Jingze
Qi Ji / Zhang Xiaoxiao as Li Zhong
Lu Dongchang as Qiu Shenji
Zhang Erhe as Wang Fusheng
Chen Xinhua as Ming Chongyan
Dahai as Lu Mingyi
Sun Hao as An Jinzang
Li Li-chun as Wei Zheng
Bai Yun as Xue Shao
Chu Tong as Luo Binwang
Liu Ping as Wang Deshou
Wang Tianyi as Yue Yi
Shi Lei as Li Longji
Han Ziting as Li Sujie
Sun Lijun as Prince of Dongping
Bai Yunfei as Fang Yi'ai
Jia Yue as Xue Wanche
Zhang Zhenxing as Chai Lingwu
Zhang Jingtu as Li Xiaoyi
Pan Meiru as Cheng Wuting
Xie Jian as Wang Qingzhi
Li Yan as Su Anheng
Chai Hao as Xiaomeng
Sun Han as King of West Yi
Bai Ma as Commander Wang
Zhang Sanjin as old farmer
Ji Qin as Abbess of Ganye Abbey
Zhu Jian as nun
Wang Yingqi as Zhou Lin
Wu Huanyan as Empress Wei
Jia Yulan as Princess Qianjin
Ma Yashu as Princess Gaoyang
Gao Yafan as Princess Baling
Hai Yan as Mrs Zhangsun
Yang Qian as Biyu
Wang Xuanyi as Xiaohui
Xu Lu as Xiaoying
Zhang Qingchun as Lady Liu
Lu Dong as Du Su
Li Tong as Lady of Wei
An Limin as Li Hui
Cui Shaohui as Li Yuanying
Liu Mengmeng as female official
Zhou Yihao as Di Fu
Song Lijie as Mrs Di

External links[edit]

(in Chinese) Wu Zi Bei Ge on Sina.com