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Chinese TV series or program
Ancient Legends
Promotional poster art
Also known as
Tales of the Past
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
遠古的傳說
Simplified Chinese
远古的传说
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yuángǔ Dè Chuánshuō
Genre
Chinese mythology, fantasy
Written by
Shui Nengchen Qin Shi Song Jinchuan
Directed by
Wu Chia-tai Lin Jianzhong
Creative director
Gao Jianmin
Presented by
Zhong Jianhua Zhang Hua Ma Runsheng Xiong Cheng Jiang Po Zhu Ziyun Cui Shuwen
Starring
Vincent Chiao Wen Qing Ding Jun Liao Jingsheng Liu Dekai Annie Wu Liu Jia
Theme music composer
Fu Disheng Zhang Qing
Opening theme
Cangqiong (苍穹) performed by Fu Disheng
Ending theme
Huaxia Zhi Ge (华夏之歌) performed by Zhang Qing
Composer
Liu Tianhua
Country of origin
China
Original language
Mandarin
No. of episodes
40
Production
Executive producers
Zhang Yong Zhang Ping Tang Mingxia Zhou Zhuang Yang Rui Deng Bin Shi Kesheng Peng Deqing
Producers
Zhou Wen Zhang Haichao Yu Xiangdang Xiao Lijun Cui Shuwen Zhang Linlin Zhang Jinfeng Chen Gaohong Li Renjie Xiong Cheng Jiang Po Wu Dandan Shao Xiang
Production location
China
Cinematography
Gao Jianmin
Editor
Peng Jingquan
Camera setup
Li Xinmin Bai Yongcheng
Running time
45 minutes per episode
Production companies
China International Television Corporation
CCTV Cultural Centre Film and TV Department
China Film and TV Production
Beijing Dongfang Quanjing Media
Original release
Network
CCTV-1
Release
15 August (2010-08-15) – 6 September 2010 (2010-09-06)
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Ancient Legends is a Chinese television series based on the myths and legends associated with the origins of the Chinese civilisation. It is based on stories in Chinese mythology and the ancient classic Shan Hai Jing. The series was first broadcast in mainland China on CCTV-1 from 15 August – 6 September 2010.
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In modern historiography, ancient Rome encompasses the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC, the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), Roman...
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pseud.]. AncientLegends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland. London : Ward and Downey, 1887. Yeats, William Butler (1888), "The Legend of Knockgrafton"...
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