| The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | |
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| DVD cover art | |
| 太平天国 | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Zhang Xiaotian |
| Directed by | Chen Jialin |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Vast Heaven and Earth" (浩浩乾坤) by Han Lei |
| Ending theme | "Song of Peace" (太平歌) by Lin Ping |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jin Yusheng |
| Production location | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV |
| Release | 10 July – 28 August 2000 |
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a Chinese historical drama television series based on the events of the Taiping Rebellion in 19th-century China during the Qing dynasty. The 48-episode series was first broadcast on CCTV in mainland China in 2000, and subsequently on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan and on ATV in Hong Kong.
115 million yuan of the total budget of 150 million yuan was used for constructing the filming set, which is located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong. [1]