In the mid-fourth century BC, during the Warring States period, groundbreaking political changes occur in the Qin state in western China. Qin, weakened by poverty and internal conflict, is in peril of being annexed by the six other states in the east. Duke Xiao, the young new ruler of Qin, seeks to restore his state to its former glory and retake the territories lost by Qin in its earlier humiliating defeats by rival states. Duke Xiao recruits several talents to help him in his ambitious plans. The most outstanding one, a statesman called Shang Yang, cooperates closely with Duke Xiao on massive political and economic reforms in Qin that lasted two decades. The changes transformed Qin into a powerful state, with legal and military systems that helped to lay the foundation for Qin's eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty nearly 200 years later in 221 BC. Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 大秦帝国之裂变
- Also Known As: The Qin Empire I , The Qin Empire Season 1 , Da Qin Di Guo Zhi Lie Ban , 大秦帝国1：黑色裂变 , 新大秦帝國 , 大秦帝國之裂變
- Genres: Military, Historical, Drama, War
Where to Watch The Qin Empire
Cast & Credits
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![Hou Yong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Hou Yong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Hou Yong Main Role -
![Wang Zhi Fei in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Wang Zhi Fei in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Wang Zhi Fei Main Role -
![Gao Yuan Yuan in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Gao Yuan Yuan in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Gao Yuan Yuan Main Role -
![Lu Yong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Lu Yong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Lu Yong Main Role -
![Li Chun Lee in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Li Chun Lee in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Li Chun Lee Main Role -
![Lu Zhong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)]( "Lu Zhong in The Qin Empire Chinese Drama (2009)")
Lu Zhong[Empress Dowager]Support Role
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Reviews
Great!
It needs to be noted beforehand, I watched the dubbed version on Youtube.I had huge expectations going into this series, and was not at all disappointed. The battles were well done, it has political intrigue aplenty, and the acting seemed like it was well done overall (even though it can be hard to tell when watching in a different language). Special mention also needs to be made about the costume and set pieces, which were very well done and not at all overdone. It is all very befitting of the time period, and the primitive technology can be felt at each turn. I did feel there were some slower episodes, but I also felt they were necessary to build upon the law intensive plotlines. There are definitely a few surprises along the way as well, despite the fact that this is historically based.
A word of warning, the dub can be a little rough to get into at first. You get used to it after a while, and I did think the voice actors did a pretty good job. The major issue is that there were not a lot of voice actors, so they could only disguise their voices so much between characters. Another thing is due to copyright, some scenes had the audio completely taken out, and there were 3 or 4 episodes that had the audio out of sync (fixable if you have two windows open to sync it yourself). It was kind of a pain to deal with all these issues, but if you're as keen on seeing this series as I was, it's still worth it.
I do have a few complaints about the story, however. It doesn't stick 100% to historical accuracy, for one. And it can sometimes be hard to wrap your head around some of the logic behind character actions. I also was completely baffled by the deaths of two major characters at the end and the way it was conveyed. It made absolutely no sense, was intentionally vague (almost to the point of ambiguity), and just left me feeling cheated. A show that tries to portray itself as serious and realistic shouldn't all of a sudden leap into the fantastical for one scene, as it completely pulls you out of it and leaves you scratching your head.
It's hard not to get into the positives of the story without getting into spoiler territory, so all I'll say is that if you like these sorts of costume dramas, it's absolutely worth giving this a watch.
