Rise of the Great Wall
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Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Cheung Kwok-yuen Yu Hon-wing Leung Chi-ming Leung Kim-ho
Directed by	Au Ham-wan Chow Wah-yu Fok Chi-kai Chan Toi-yuen Tam Sun-yuen Lee Ngoi-king
Starring	Tony Liu Petrina Fung Michelle Yim Damian Lau
Theme music composer	Kwan Sing-yau[1]
Opening theme	Tai Tei Hai Ngo Kiuk Ha (大地在我腳下) performed by Gallen Lo[2]
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	63
Production
Producers	Ting Leung Lee Siu-wah
Production location	Hong Kong
Editor	Leung Kim-ho
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	ATV
Original release
Network	ATV

Rise of the Great Wall is a 1986 Hong Kong television series based on the life of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China and founder of the Qin dynasty. The series is one of the biggest productions by ATV.^[2]

Plot

The series follows the life of Ying Zheng, the ruler of the Qin state in the Warring States period, who eventually unified China, established the Qin dynasty, and became the First Emperor of a unified China. The series also includes a subplot about Jing Ke, an assassin who attempted to take the emperor's life.

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

Qin state

Yan state

Zhao state

Others

Production notes

Rise of the Great Wall set a new standard for ATV because most of its prior television series were not as good as those produced by its rival, TVB.^[3]