The Patriot Yue Fei

The Patriot Yue Fei is a 2013 Chinese television series based on the life of Yue Fei, a Song dynasty general widely regarded as a patriot and national hero in Chinese culture for his role in defending the Song empire against the Jurchen campaigns. While the plot is based on historical sources, it also includes elements of fiction and draws ideas from the novel General Yue Fei and other folktales on the general's life. Huang Xiaoming stars as the title character in the biopic, which started shooting in 2011. The budget of the series exceeded ¥200 million (roughly US $30 million). The first episode premiered on 4 July 2013. Cast Yue Fei and family Huang Xiaoming as Yue Fei, a Song general known for resisting invaders from the Jin dynasty for decades and patriotism; he was tragically executed for trumped-up charges by the very regime he served, resulted of him being a deified martyr in Chinese history. Cheng Pei-pei as Lady Yao, Yue Fei's mother. Gao Yuqing as Yao Gun, Yue Fei's maternal uncle. Yang Zheng as Yue Xiang, Yue Fei's younger brother. Ruby Lin as Li Wa (Li Xiao'e), Yue Fei's wife. Zhou Bin as Yue Yun, Yue Fei's eldest son and subordinate. Zheng Wei as Yue Yun (teenager) Hong Weijia as Yue Yun (child) Zhang Zhixi as Yue Anniang, Yue Fei's daughter. Du Hanmeng as Yue Anniang (teenager) Zhang Zimu as Yue Anniang (child) Wan Changhao as Yue Ting, Yue Fei's third son. Yang Sichen as Yue Ting (teenager) Zhao Yuanyuan as Juan'er, Wu Susu's maid, later as Yue Yun's wife (historical archetype was Lady Gong). Wang Kexin as Juan'er (child)