The Qin Empire III

The Qin Empire III a.k.a. The Chin Empire - Rise
	Poster
Traditional	大秦帝國之崛起
Simplified	大秦帝国之崛起
Mandarin	Dà Qín Dìguó zhī Juéqǐ
Genre	Historical drama
Developed by	Jiao Yang
Screenplay by	Zhang Jianwei; Qian Jierong
Story by	Sun Haohui
Directed by	Ding Hei; Bao Chengzhi
Creative director	Ding Guoli
Presented by	Li Yuan; Wang Fubao; Li Yaojie
Starring	Ning Jing; Zhang Bo; Xing Jiadong; Lu Ning; Yang Zhigang; Zhao Chunyang; Shen Jiani; Wu Liansheng;
Ending theme	Jueqi (崛起) performed by Tan Jing / Chen Bing
Composers	Zhao Jiping; Zhao Lin
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40 (original version); 34 (CCTV version)
Production
Executive producers	He Xiaoli; He Jindong; Lu Dongzhang; Fan Chongjun; Liu Ximin; Han Gang
Producers	Chen Jili; Liu Juntao
Production location	China
Cinematography	Zhang Chaoying
Editor	Wang Yuwei
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	Xi’an Qujiang Chin Empire Film&TV Investment
Release
Original network	CCTV-1
Original release	9 February –; 6 March 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	The Qin Empire II: Alliance (2012)

The Qin Empire III is a 2017 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same Chinese title, which romanticizes the events in China during the Warring States period primarily from the perspective of the Qin state under King Zhaoxiang. It was first aired on CCTV-1 in mainland China in 2017. It was preceded by The Qin Empire (2009) and The Qin Empire II: Alliance (2012) and followed by The Qin Empire IV (2019), which were also based on Sun Haohui's novels.

Plot

The series is set in the late fourth century BC to the mid-third century BC during the Warring States period of China. In 305 BC, a young Ying Ji (King Zhaoxiang) becomes the ruler of the Qin state in western China after the sudden death of his brother, Ying Dang (King Wu). As he is still underage then, his mother Queen Dowager Xuan and maternal uncle Wei Ran rule on his behalf as regents until he comes to of age.

With the aid of the minister Fan Ju and general Bai Qi, King Zhaoxiang starts making aggressive advances against the other six states in the east. Under his rule, the Qin state destroys the Yiqu state, builds a section of the Great Wall, defeats the Qi and Chu states in battle, forces the Wei and Han states into submission, and inflicts a devastating defeat on the Zhao state at the Battle of Changping. After demonstrating its military power through its victories, in 256 BC the Qin state finally puts an end to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, the nominal suzerain power over the warring states. These events paved the way for the Qin state's eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty within the next half-century.

Cast

Main cast

Ning Jing as Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin
Zhang Bo as Ying Ji (King Zhaoxiang of Qin)
Xing Jiadong as Bai Qi
Lu Ning as Queen Yeyang of Qin
Zhao Chunyang as Wei Ran
Shen Jiani as Zhao Man
Wu Liansheng as Fan Ju
Wang Huichun as King Min of Qi
Wang Shuangbao as Lian Po
Chen Hao as King of Yiqu
Peng Bo as King Huai of Chu
Yang Zhigang as Mi Yuan
Zheng Tianyong as Zhao Yang
Wang Xiaoyi as Su Qin
Huo Qing as Lord Mengchang of Qi

Other cast

Fu Dalong as King Huiwen of Qin
Fu Miao as Queen Huiwen of Qin
Wang Zitong as Wei Lingyou
Ma Xiaoning as Wei Youzhan
Yuan Yu as Tang Bazi
Zhou Bo as Ying Ji (Chuli Ji)
Sun Qiang as Gan Mao
Ying Qiang as Mi Rong
Ji Yongqing as Sima Cuo
Jin Shengyu as Meng Ao
Yin Jing as Wang Ji
Sui Tangyang as Wang He
Wu Yuze as Wei Choufu
Peng Guobin as Ying Shi
Zhang Jingwei as Ying Kui
Lu Jia as Zheng Anping
Shen Baoping as Li Bing
He Shubiao as Li Erlang
Hu Jiaxu as Ying Zhuo
Qiu Donghong as Hushang
Sun Rong as King Zhaoxiang of Yan
Wang Di as Jihu
Dang Hao as Yue Yi
Chen Liang as Jiming
Ma Sai as Goudao
Li Zonghan as Tian Jian
Gao Jin as Lord Xinling of Wei
Wu Hongwu as King Zhao of Wei
Liu Zhongyuan as Wei Yu (King Anxi of Wei)
Di Jianqing as Wei Qi
Yao Runhao as Xu Gu
Yan Yichang as Hou Ying
Jiao Junxiang as Lin Xiangru
Li Huailong as King Huiwen of Zhao
Zhang Di as Zhao Dan (King Xiaocheng of Zhao)
Liu Naiyi as Lord Pingyuan of Zhao
Song Chongdong as Lord Pingyang of Zhao
Zhou Le as Lord Fengyang of Zhao
Qi Tao as Zhao She
Zhang Yiwen as Zhao Kuo
Gao Ying as Zhao Kuo's mother
Ma Xiaoning as Lou Huan
Liu Jun as Yu Qing
Luo Tianyou as Mao Sui
Chen Zhou as King Xi of Han
Ren Xuehai as Gongzhong Chi
Yang Tieran as Feng Ting
Liao Wei as Xiong Heng (King Qingxiang of Chu)
Lu Siyu as Xiong Wan (King Kaolie of Chu)
Wei Hua as Zilan
Xiahou Bin as Jin Shang
Xu Dongsheng as Lord Chunshen of Chu
Jin Song as Nao Chi
Chen Xiao as Mi Yan

Broadcasts

Region	Network	Dates	Notes
Mainland China	CCTV-1	9 February – 6 March 2017
Mainland China	LeEco	9 February 2017 – ?
Mainland China	Tencent	9 February 2017 – ?
Mainland China	Youku	9 February 2017 – ?
Malaysia	NTV7	3 June 2017 – 14 October 2017	Saturday; 20:30 – 22:30

Rating

Average viewing		0.862	2.719	N/A			N/A
[[]] rebroadcast ratings
Episode	Date	'			CSM52 City Network			CSM National Network			Remarks
Episode	Date	Rating	Share	Ranking	Rating	Share	Ranking	Rating	Share	Ranking	Remarks
1-2	February 9, 2017	0.944	2.643	2
3-4	February 10, 2017	0.911	2.545	3
5-6	February 13, 2017	0.933	2.703	2
7-8	February 14, 2017	0.905	2.719	3
9-10	February 15, 2017	0.872	2.527	5
11-12	February 16, 2017	0.948	2.78	3
13-15	February 20, 2017	0.794	2.846	5
16-18	February 21, 2017	0.723	2.578	5
19-21	February 22, 2017	0.732	2.649	3
22-24	February 23, 2017	0.778	2.842	2
25-26	February 27, 2017	0.914	2.786	2
27-28	February 28, 2017	0.912	2.787	2
29-30	March 1, 2017	0.875	2.615	3
31-32	March 2, 2017	1.043	3.147	2
33-34	March 6, 2017	0.85	2.635	2

The data determined by CSM.

External links

(in Chinese) The Qin Empire III official page on CCTV's website

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