1911 Revolution
Promotional poster
Also known as	Xinhai Revolution
Chinese	辛亥革命
Literal meaning	Xinhai Revolution
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīnhài Gémìng
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Wang Chaozhu
Directed by	Tang Guoqiang Li Wei Zhang Chunlin
Creative director	Sun Jiming
Presented by	Wan Ke
Starring	Ma Shaohua Zhang Qiuge Yao Jude Ma Xiaowei
Composer	Su Cong
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	41
Production
Executive producers	Huang Jincheng Tang Haibo Yang Junyi Wang Lan
Producers	Cheng Qisheng Ni Zuming Sun Jie Zheng Qiao Jiang Shiming Zhang Xiuying
Production locations	Tianjin, China
Cinematography	Sun Zhiping Ji Wei
Editor	Zhang Ji
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	Tianjin Television Propaganda Department of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Original release
Network	CCTV-1
Release	27 September 2011 (2011-09-27)

1911 Revolution is a Chinese television series based on the events of the Xinhai Revolution, which brought an end to imperial rule in China in 1911. It was first broadcast on CCTV-1 during prime time on 27 September 2011. It was specially produced to mark the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution.

Plot

The series follows a chronology of the major events that happened throughout the life of Sun Yat-sen. It includes, among other events, the formation of the Tongmenghui, the Wuchang Uprising, the fall of the Qing dynasty, the establishment of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai's rise and fall from power, and the National Protection War.

Cast

Production

The Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) marketed 1911 Revolution as an important tribute to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution. Produced by Tianjin Television and the Propaganda Department of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the CCP, the series started its planning work in 2008 and completed its preparations by the second half of 2009. A press conference was held on 24 October 2010, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to announce the series. Shooting began on the following day in Tianjin^[1] and wrapped up on 15 March 2011. Li Wei, the director for the series, mentioned that the plot would be as historically accurate as possible, and that there is historical evidence to support how the historical figures (over 200 of them) in the series are portrayed.^[2]