The Great Revival is a 2007 Chinese television series based on the rivalry between the Yue

Yue (state)

Yue was a state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period , in the modern province of Zhejiang. During the Spring and Autumn Period, its capital was in Guiji , near the modern city of Shaoxing...

 and Wu

Wu (state)

The State of Wu , also known as Gou Wu or Gong Wu , was one of the vassal states during the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period. The State of Wu was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River east of the State of Chu. Considered a semi-barbarian state by ancient Chinese...

 states during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The Chinese title of the series is an idiom derived from King Goujian of Yue's perseverance in overcoming the odds to revive his fallen state of Yue and conquer the rival Wu state.

Cast

• Chen Daoming
  Chen Daoming
  Chen Daoming is a famous Chinese actor known for his flexibility and longevity. He has been branded the Emperor of Chinese drama, having starred in all types of dramas and films....
  
   as King Goujian of Yue
• Hu Jun
  Hu Jun
  Hu Jun is a Chinese actor of Manchu ethnicity. He is known for his dramatic roles in various films and television series.-Filmography:-External links:***** - Official recognition fan site...
  
   as King Fuchai of Wu
• Zuo Xiaoqing as Ya Yu
• Jia Yiping as Fan Li
  Fan Li
  Fan Li was an ancient Chinese advisor in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had been to the state of Wu as hostage together with King Goujian of Yue. Three years later they came back and he helped Goujian to carry on a reform. At last Yue was able to defeat the state of Wu. After...
  
  
• Wang Bing as Wu Zixu
  Wu Zixu
  Wu Yun , better known by his style name Zixu , is the most famous ancestor of people with the surname of Wu . All branches of the Wu clans claim him as their "first ancestor"...
  
  
• Ding Yongdai as Bo Pi
  Bo Pi
  Bo Pi was a bureaucrat in the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. His grandfather, Bo Zhouli, who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to Wu, where he served as an advisor to the king of Wu...
  
  
• Zheng Tianyong as Wen Zhong
• Ady An
  An Yixuan
  Wu Wenjing , better known by her Chinese stage name An Yixuan or Audrey "Ady" An, is a Taiwanese actress.-Career:...
  
   as Xi Shi
  Xi Shi
  Xi Shi was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived during the end of Spring and Autumn Period in Zhuji, the capital of the ancient State of Yue....
  
  
• Ge Zhijun as Shi Mai
• Chen Zhihui as Ling Gufu
• Zhao Shengsheng as Wang Sunluo
• Zhang Chenghao as Gongsun Xiong
• Sun Bin as Ku Cheng
• Gao Tianhao as Zhu Qiying
• Lu Yong as Yan Ying
• Su Ying as Hao Jin
• Yu Yang as Hei Yi
• Xi Yuli as Ji Wan
• Lu Guanting as Yuan Luo
• Liu Jialiang as Mo Buxie
• Wu Kegang as Jie Zibao
• Zhao Zihui as Zheng Dan
• Yang Xiaodan as Yan Zhu
• Zhang Ge as Xin Tian
• Ma Yong as Guan Sheng
• Zhao Yaodong as Crown prince Bo
• Xue Haowen as Crown prince's friend
• Zeng Hui as Prince Jiu
• Cao Huabo as Prince Bao
• Ma Jie as Jin Shi
• Rong Kuan as Xu An
• Wang Pei as Jia Yang
• Liu He as Si Nong
• Zhao Jian as Fuchai's vassal
• Shi Lei as Yu Yi
• Tian Hao as Jiu Bao
• Lu Shijie as Xin Buyi
• Miao Hongsen as Caretaker
• Yu Tongyun as Jin Xiang
• Wang Tong
• Chen Shibin
• Bi Tao
• Han Li
• Shen Jiandong

Guest stars

• Ma Jingwu as King Yunchang of Yue
• Yang Zaibao as Ge Lu
• Bai Dezhang as Ye Yong
• Hong Yuzhou as Wang Zilei
• Sun Min as Fu Tong
• Shi Lan as Tang Li

External links

• Baidu Baike
• Sina
• Sohu