To Live to Love is a 2006 Chinese period TV drama series directed by Ding Hei, based on Wang Anyi's 1995 novel The Song of Everlasting Sorrow. The series stars Huang Yi and Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as the protagonist Wang Qiyao in different ages. It also stars Tse Kwan-ho (as Mr. Cheng), Wu Hsing-kuo (as Director Li), Xu Zheng (as Kang Mingxun), and Chen Lina (as Jiang Lili).
Filming Filming began in July 2004 in Soochow University, and moved to Shanghai, where the story is set, in August 2004.电视版《长恨歌》开机 两个“王琦瑶”面对面 The series was first broadcast on March 28, 2006, on Shanghai Television.《长恨歌》黄奕版王琦瑶将除面纱
Cast and characters Episodes 1-14 deal with the years 1947–1950. These episodes correspond to roughly Part I and Part II, Chapter 1 of the novel. Episodes 14–35 deal with the years from 1958 to 1979. ActorCharacterNotesMain castHuang Yi (ep. 1–14)Wang QiyaoMaggie Cheung Ho-yee (ep. 14–35)Tse Kwan-hoCheng Shidi"Mr. Cheng"Chen LinaJiang LiliGu YanWang Qiyao's motherdied of illness in 1968Episodes 1–14Ding DanniWu PeizhenWei LiWang JingtangWang Qiyao's father, died of illness in 1948Zhang JunweiWang Qiming (teenaged)Wang Qiyao's younger brotherXu YulanMama ZhengWang family's maidservantLiu ChangweiMr. XuWang Jingtang's colleagueSong LinlinCaptain Jasoncaptain of a European shipJiang ShizhuoFuguiWu Peizhen's cousinQu ChengYang Biaofilm directorYan XiaopinJiang Lili's motherLi YingSu Sanfilm actress, also Li Puzhi's mistressWu Hsing-kuoLi Puzhi"Director Li"Liu JieXiaoyanhongLi Puzhi's wife, also sworn sister of Jiang Lili's motherLiao Jinfeng"eldest sworn sister"sworn sisters of Xiaoyanhong and Jiang Lili's motherSong Ruhui"second sworn sister"Sun Min"fourth sworn sister"Ye Qing"fifth sworn sister"Yuan Ping"sixth sworn sister"Zhou Xiaoli"seventh sworn sister"Zhao ZhenzhongLi Puzhi's adjutantactually a Communist spyTan Zengwei"Mugen"Jiang family's butlerLi DaojunJiang family's tailorXiang MeiWang Qiyao's grandmaSun QixinYu Qingservant and lover of Wang Qiyao's grandmaSi XiaoWang Hongcai"Deuce"Episodes 14–35Chen QingWang Qiming (older)Liu XiaoCuifenWang Qiming's wifeZhang Dongwei (child)MaomaoWang Qiming's sonZhang HongmingMr. ZhangJiang Lili's leader and eventual husbandNi HongjieGu MaliCheng Shidi's neighbor who likes himWang YinLiu MeiCheng Shidi's colleague in the libraryWang GuojingYan Shande"Mr. Yan"Jin MengLu Yunying"Madame Yan"Li Shuai (child)Yan Xiaodi (Lu Yunying's son)Yu Cunshi (teen)led Red Guards to ransack Wang Qiyao's apartmentZhou Haodated Weiwei before realizing they were relatedFang LingFengdiYan family's maidservantDai Zhao'anAliua neighbour in Peace LaneHuang LijuanQian YingyingAliu's wifeXu ZhengKang MingxunXu ChengxianKang Mingxun's fatherChen HongmeiKang Mingxun's "Mother"not his real motherChen JianfeiKang Mingxun's "Second Mother"his real motherShi TingtingKang MingniKang Mingxun's younger half-sistersWang YunKang MingshanZhao RongrongKang family's maidservantJi XuepingXu YuanyuanKang Mingxun's date and eventual wifeBahtiyar AzizSashaSheng Zhao (child)Wang WeiweiGao Sidated both Yan Xiaodi and Feng YongliShen YueZhang Yonghongdated Feng YongliLiu LeiFeng Yongli"Old Colour"Xu FuFeng Yongli's fatherCheng Shidi's colleague in the library
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