High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty
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| Also known as | 'Da Tang Ge Fei' |
| Genre | Historical fiction, costume drama, romance |
| Written by | Qiu Hengcong Li Yonghao Wang Chen Qiu Shuqin |
| Directed by | Chen Jie Bai Gang Du Li |
| Presented by | Tan Xiangjiang |
| Starring |
Ma Su Jia Nailiang Tang Guoqiang Sun Haiying Lü Liping Wang Luyao Nie Yuan Miao Yiyi Wang Xiaoying |
| Theme music composer | Jin Shan Li Junhua |
| Opening theme | Hongyan Lei (红颜泪) performed by Fei Yu-ching |
| Ending theme | Da Tang Ge Fei (大唐歌飞) performed by Wang Luyao |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Wang Guohui Huang Yeming Yu Weijun Hao Lin |
| Producer(s) | Tan Xiangyun Bai Gang Li Changjiang Li Mangye Xu Hongtao |
| Location(s) | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | 1. CCTV 2. Jiangxi TV 3. China Television Media Limited 4. Beijing Yasheng Culture Broadcasting Limited 5. Tongle Media Investment Limited |
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| Original network | CCTV-8 |
| First shown in | 20 September 2003 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大唐歌飛 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大唐歌飞 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 大唐歌妃 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Singing Consort of the Tang Dynasty | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Táng Gē Fēi |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Táng Gē Fēi |
High Flying Songs of Tang Dynasty, also known as Da Tang Ge Fei, and originally known in Chinese as 大唐歌妃, is a Chinese television series based on the romance between the Tang dynasty singer-dancer Xu Hezi (许合子) and her lover Yin Menghe (尹梦荷), as well as a fictitious account of their involvement in the events in the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. Starring Ma Su and Jia Nailiang as the couple, the series was first aired on CCTV-8 in mainland China on 20 September 2003.
Xu Hezi, a talented singer-dancer from Yongxin, Jiangxi, is in love with her childhood friend, the scholar Yin Menghe. However, she is forcefully taken away by the local authorities and sent to the palace in Chang'an. Not long after joining the imperial harem, she becomes embroiled in a power struggle between Consort Mei and Imperial Consort Yang. She wishes to leave the palace for good, but fate leads her to Emperor Xuanzong, who is so enchanted by her singing that he grants her the title of "Singing Consort".
In the meantime, Yin Menghe and his younger brother, Yin Mengyun, have followed Xu Hezi to Chang'an but they cannot enter the palace. To reunite with his beloved, Yin Menghe has no choice but to cooperate with the crafty chancellor Yang Guozhong. Xu Hezi and Yin Menghe encounter several tests of their love but they always remain faithful to each other. They managed to touch the hearts of many, including the poet Li Bai, A'feng and Princess Mudan.
The crown prince, Li Heng, appears to be meek and humble but is actually a highly ambitious individual. He makes use of Xu Hezi to threaten Yin Menghe and force him to work with the general An Lushan. When An Lushan starts a rebellion against the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong flees from Chang'an and Li Heng seizes the opportunity to take his father's throne. After becoming the emperor, Li Heng intends to kill Yin Menghe in order to silence the latter but Yin Mengyun sacrifices himself to save his brother and ensure that his brother can be together with Xu Hezi.
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