Friday, 9 December 2016

The Legend of Dugu

Web Drama: The Legend of Dugu
Chinese Title: 独孤天下 / Du Gu Tian Xia
Broadcast Website: Tencent

Broadcast Date: February 21, 2018

Air Time: Wednesday to Friday 20:00 (two episodes)
Genre: Historical, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 55
Director: Shu-Pui Hou, Francis Nam
Screenwriter: Zhang Wei
Origin: China
Review: First Episode Recap, Ending Recap
Watch Episodes On: Viki (eng subs), Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

Set during a tumultuous period near the end of Northern Zhou is a story that revolves around the three sisters of the Dugu Family and the prophecy that changes their lives.

Dugu Xin (Howie Huang) is a righteous and well-respected court official. A prophecy bearing the words 'Alone in the World' reverberates across the lands to imply that the Dugu Family is destined for great things. Because of it, the attention turns to Dugu Xin and his three daughters, each of them blessed with stunning beauty and intelligence. The eldest daughter Dugu Banruo (Ady An) is an ambitious woman who has her heart set on becoming the empress even at the expense of giving up on love. Dugu Mantuo (Li Yixiao) a woman greedy for wealth and status. She refuses to marry her fiancee Yang Jian (Zhang Dan Feng) and shrewdly finds a better match for herself. Dugu Jialuo (Hu Bing Qing) is the youngest of the sisters who carries the burden for her family. (Source: DramaPanda)

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Fun Facts

Filming took place in Hengdian World Studios and Xiandu.
Filming lasted around four months from August 26, 2016 to December 10, 2016.
Ady An turned down a leading role for another project because she likes that Dugu Banruo is cold and cunning and will do everything for her family. At the same time, she relishes the chance to play a role where she can bully others since she often plays roles where she is being bullied.
It is Li Yi Xiao's first time playing a villain. Zhang Dan Feng thought that she was so good at it that he always felt she was a villain whenever he saw her.
Hu Bing Qing had to play the character Jialuo from the time when she was 15 to the time when she was 40 which was a big challenge for her. Jialuo also had many children which was awkward for Hu Bing Qing as some of the actors playing her children were close to her in age.
Zhang Dan Feng shared that his wife Hong Xin would often bring the kids to visit the set. Even when his son was already in school, he would video chat with his son.
When Zhang Dan Feng first met Hu Bing Qing, he thought that she was quite timid. In order to film better, he often talked to her so that they would become comfortable with each other.
Ady An said that Jeremy Tsui was a very serious actor. He was so into his character when filming intense scenes that he accidentally left bruises on Ady An which he felt very sorry for afterwards.
A few months after the drama completed filming, Queen Dugu which is another drama about the story of Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian also started filming.

Cast

	Hu Bingqing as Dugu Jialuo
	Andy Zhang Danfeng as Yang Jian
	Ady An as Dugu Banruo
	Jeremy Jones Xu as Yu Wenhu
	Li Yixiao as Dugu Mantuo
	Ying Haoming as Yu Wenyong