Princess Jieyou | |
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Traditional Chinese | 解憂公主 |
Simplified Chinese | 解忧公主 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiěyōu gōngzhǔ |
Genre | Historical, romantic comedy |
Written by | Xu Yiliang Yu Yang Sun Hao Xue Qiao |
Directed by | Lu Yang |
Starring | Zhang Xinyi Yuan Hong Yuan Wenkang Zhang Yiluan Ye Qing |
Opening theme | Bi'anhua by He Jie and Su Xing |
Ending theme | Polar Light by Bii Pengcheng by Han Lei and Chen Qianqian |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 45 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Zhang Ning |
Production locations | Beijing, Zhejiang, Anhui, Inner Mongolia |
Production companies | Central New Film Group Shenzhen Media Group |
Original release | |
Network | CCTV-8 |
Release | February 18 February 28, 2016 | –
Princess Jieyou (Chinese: 解忧公主) is a 2016 Chinese historical television series, based on the story of Princess Jieyou of the Han dynasty. It is directed by Lu Yang, written by Xu Yiliang, Yu Yang, Sun Hao and Xue Qiao, and stars Zhang Xinyi, Yuan Hong, Yuan Wenkang, Zhang Yiluan, and Ye Qing.[1] The series aired on CCTV-8 from 18 February to 28 February 2016.[2]
In the period of Emperor Wu of Han (141 BC-87 BC), the Han Empire is being invaded by the Xiongnu empire. In order to defeat the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu dispatches Princess Jieyou to the Wusun kingdom to marry the King Weng Kunmi, then the two empires form an alliance against the Xiongnu.
The producers hired Lu Yang (Brotherhood of Blades), a Golden Rooster Award winner, to serve as its director.[5]
On August 5, 2014, the producers held a press conference in Beijing, the producers released a trailer and the official posters.[5]
Production started on August 5, 2014, and ended on October 31, 2014.[6][7] Most of the TV series was made on locations in Beijing, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Inner Mongolia.[8]
Date | CCTV-8 GSM52 city ratings[9] | |||
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Episode # | Ratings (%) | Ratings share (%) | Rank | |
2016.2.18 | 1-2 | 0.617 | 2.379 | 9 |
2016.2.19 | 3-6 | 0.597 | 1.742 | 10 |
2016.2.20 | 7-10 | 0.632 | 1.91 | 11 |
2016.2.21 | 11-14 | 0.672 | 2.037 | 9 |
2016.2.22 | 15-18 | 0.652 | 1.92 | 8 |
2016.2.23 | 19-22 | 0.787 | 2.521 | 7 |
2016.2.24 | 23-26 | 0.822 | 2.667 | 5 |
2016.2.25 | 27-30 | 0.85 | 2.761 | 6 |
2016.2.26 | 31-34 | 0.881 | 2.598 | 5 |
2016.2.27 | 35-38 | 0.959 | 2.919 | 5 |
2016.2.28 | 39-42 | 1.015 | 3.171 | 3 |
Channel | Location | Broadcast start date | Note |
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CCTV-8 | Mainland China | February 18, 2016 | |
Astro Quan Jia HD | Malaysia | November 9, 2016 | Monday to Thursday 20:30-21:30 |
Longhua Television | Taiwan | October 17, 2017 | Monday to Friday 21:00-23:00 |