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2012 Chinese TV series or program
The Qin Empire III
Poster
Also known asThe Chin Empire - Rise
Traditional Chinese大秦帝國之崛起
Simplified Chinese大秦帝国之崛起
Hanyu PinyinDà Qín Dìguó zhī Juéqǐ
GenreHistorical drama
Developed byJiao Yang
Screenplay byZhang Jianwei
Qian Jierong
Story bySun Haohui
Directed byDing Hei
Bao Chengzhi
Creative directorDing Guoli
Presented byLi Yuan
Wang Fubao
Li Yaojie
StarringNing Jing
Zhang Bo
Xing Jiadong
Lu Ning
Yang Zhigang
Zhao Chunyang
Shen Jiani
Wu Liansheng
Ending themeJueqi (崛起) performed by Tan Jing / Chen Bing
ComposersZhao Jiping
Zhao Lin
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes40 (original version)
34 (CCTV version)
Production
Executive producersHe Xiaoli
He Jindong
Lu Dongzhang
Fan Chongjun
Liu Ximin
Han Gang
ProducersChen Jili
Liu Juntao
Production locationChina
CinematographyZhang Chaoying
EditorWang Yuwei
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companyXi’an Qujiang Chin Empire Film&TV Investment
Original release
NetworkCCTV-1
Release9 February (2012-02-09) –
6 March 2012 (2012-03-06)
Related
The Qin Empire II: Alliance (2012)

The Qin Empire III is a 2017 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same Chinese title, which romanticizes the events in China during the Warring States period primarily from the perspective of the Qin state under King Zhaoxiang. It was first aired on CCTV-1 in mainland China in 2017. It was preceded by The Qin Empire (2009) and The Qin Empire II: Alliance (2012) and followed by The Qin Empire IV (2019), which were also based on Sun Haohui's novels.

Plot

The series is set in the late fourth century BC to the mid-third century BC during the Warring States period of China. In 305 BC, a young Ying Ji (King Zhaoxiang) becomes the ruler of the Qin state in western China after the sudden death of his brother, Ying Dang (King Wu). As he is still underage then, his mother Queen Dowager Xuan and maternal uncle Wei Ran rule on his behalf as regents until he comes to of age.

With the aid of the minister Fan Ju and general Bai Qi, King Zhaoxiang starts making aggressive advances against the other six states in the east. Under his rule, the Qin state destroys the Yiqu state, builds a section of the Great Wall, defeats the Qi and Chu states in battle, forces the Wei and Han states into submission, and inflicts a devastating defeat on the Zhao state at the Battle of Changping. After demonstrating its military power through its victories, in 256 BC the Qin state finally puts an end to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, the nominal suzerain power over the warring states. These events paved the way for the Qin state's eventual unification of China under the Qin dynasty within the next half-century.

Cast

Main cast
Other cast

Broadcasts

Region Network Dates Notes
Mainland China CCTV-1 9 February – 6 March 2017
Mainland China LeEco 9 February 2017 – ?
Mainland China Tencent 9 February 2017 – ?
Mainland China Youku 9 February 2017 – ?
Malaysia NTV7 3 June 2017 – 14 October 2017 Saturday; 20:30 – 22:30

Rating

] rebroadcast ratings
Episode Date CSM52 City Network CSM National Network Remarks
Rating Share Ranking Rating Share Ranking Rating Share Ranking
1-2 February 9, 2017 0.944 2.643 2
3-4 February 10, 2017 0.911 2.545 3
5-6 February 13, 2017 0.933 2.703 2
7-8 February 14, 2017 0.905 2.719 3
9-10 February 15, 2017 0.872 2.527 5
11-12 February 16, 2017 0.948 2.78 3
13-15 February 20, 2017 0.794 2.846 5
16-18 February 21, 2017 0.723 2.578 5
19-21 February 22, 2017 0.732 2.649 3
22-24 February 23, 2017 0.778 2.842 2
25-26 February 27, 2017 0.914 2.786 2
27-28 February 28, 2017 0.912 2.787 2
29-30 March 1, 2017 0.875 2.615 3
31-32 March 2, 2017 1.043 3.147 2
33-34 March 6, 2017 0.85 2.635 2
Average viewing 0.862 2.719 — —
  1. The data determined by CSM.

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