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在海外最受欢迎的中国电视剧Top10 你在追哪一部?
Chinadaily-China is a country that produces
some 30,000 episodes of TV drama every
year –
undoubtedly the largest number in the world. In
recent years, an increasing
number of Chinese
TV dramas has been exported overseas and gained
substantial
popularity among foreign
audiences.
Although a number of them were
broadcast in China dozens of years ago, they
remain
firm fan favorites until this day.
After all, watching a good old-fashioned TV drama
might even revoke the fondest of memories.
The following are the top 10 most popular
Chinese TV dramas overseas. (Listed
in
chronological order:按时间顺序排列
The Legend of
Zhen Huan ——2011——甄嬛传
“The Legend of Zhen
Huan,” also known as “Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan,”
is a
Chinese television series based on an
Internet novel of the same name. It first aired
in China in 2011, and features a total of 76
episodes. The drama tells the story of
Zhen
Huan, who was chosen to be Emperor Yongzheng’s
concubine in ancient China’
s Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911)。 She learned how to survive in a
palace full of cunning
plots and deceit, and
in the end managed to defeat her enemies.
The drama was broadcast on South Korea’s
CHINGTV and BS Japan. It is expected
to be re-
edited into six TV movies and broadcast on
American mainstream TV channels
under the
title “Empresses in the Palace.”
Scarlet
Heart ——2011——步步惊心
“The Scarlet Heart” is
a Chinese television series based on the novel of
the
same name. In the drama, a young woman
suffers a near-fatal accident that sends her
back in time to the ancient Chinese Qing
Dynasty under the Kangxi Emperor’s reign.
The
drama tells the stories she experiences in the
imperial palace. First aired in
China on Hunan
Broadcasting System (HBS) in 2011, the drama
received extremely high
ratings and later
became popular in foreign countries such as Japan
and the United
States.
Princess
Pearl——1998——还珠格格
“Princess Pearl” is a
Chinese television costume drama dating back to
the 18th
century. Written by creator Chiung
Yao, the drama covered three seasons, with 24
episodes in Season 1, 48 episodes in Season 2
and 40 episodes in Season 3, airing
in 1998,
1999 and 2003 respectively. This Cinderella-like
story became the most
watched show in China,
and also gained a large fan base in other Asian
countries such
as Japan, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Korea,
Thailand, Cambodia
and Vietnam. It was also
successfully exported to the United States.
Meteor Garden——2002——流星花园
“Meteor
Garden” is a television drama produced by China’s
Taiwan, based on
the Japanese “Shōjo” manga
series (“Boys Over Flowers”) written by Yoko
Kamio.
In the drama, a poor teenage girl named
Shan Chai is forced by her parents to attend
a
university for rich people. She meets four rich
and handsome, but arrogant, students
collectively known as the “F4.” The drama
tells of the friendship and love between
Shan
Chai and “F4.” The series was first aired in 2001,
and soon after became popular
among people of
Chinese origin across Japan, South Korea,
Southeast Asia and other
parts of the world.
Kangxi Dynasty——2001——康熙王朝
The
large-scale and well-produced Chinese historical
TV dramas are always
welcomed by audiences in
many Southeast Asian countries, including “Kangxi
Dynasty,”
“Water Margin” and “Yongzheng
Dynasty.” “Kangxi Dynasty” is a Chinese television
series based on the novel “Kangxi Da Di (The
Great Kangxi Emperor)” by Eryue He.
First
shown in 2001, the series focuses on the major
events which occurred during
the reign of the
Kangxi Emperor in the Qing Dynasty. It got high
ratings from audiences
both in Japan and South
Korea.
New Legend of Madame White
Snake——1992——新白娘子传奇
“The New Legend of
Madame White Snake” is a musical TV series telling
the
fairytale love story between a goodhearted
man and a snake demon who in fact
transformed
into a pretty girl after thousands of years of
training. It was first
broadcast in 1992 and
achieved outstanding audience ratings. It was
later exported
to Japan, Vietnam and several
other Asian countries, creating rating “miracles.”
The drama involves traditional Chinese culture
and folk customs such as traditional
Chinese
music, Traditional Chinese Medicine, religion and
poetry, proving the
country’s rich and long-
lasting artistic vitality.
Journey to the
West——1986——西游记
“The Journey to the West”
is a Chinese television series based on the
classic
novel of the same title, one of the
Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
First broadcast in 1986, the drama tells of
the legend of the Tang Dynasty Buddhist
monk
Xuanzang, who traveled to the place later known as
India to obtain sacred texts.
Protected by his
three disciples, he faced many trials and
tribulations on his way
there and back.
Once the series was broadcast, it
received much approval from both Chinese and
foreign audiences. It was on show in summer
vacation in Vietnam and became a perfect
way
to keep the children at home.
Romance of
the Three Kingdoms——1994——三国演义
“The
Romance of the Three Kingdoms” is a Chinese
television series based on
the classical novel
of the same title. First aired in 1994, the drama
spanned a total
of 84 episodes. As one of the
most expensive television series produced at that
time,
it was completed over the course of four
years, involved 400,000 in cast and crew
and
allegedly cost a pretty penny. The end result was
one of great quality and gained
a big number
of fans in foreign countries, especially Japan.
The drama was later
rebroadcast on Japan’s NHK
repeatedly, and again on SUN in 2009 as well.
The Legend of the Condor Heroes——1983——射雕英雄传
“The Legend of the Condor Heroes” is a
Hong Kong television series based on
famous
author Louis Cha’s novel of the same title. It has
multiple versions of TV
dramas and films, but
the best version is the one first broadcast in
1983. The
59-episode-long Kung Fu series is
considered by many to be a classic television
adaptation of the novel. It was later exported
overseas and gripped the attention
of a large
foreign audience. It also won a few prizes at
foreign TV drama festivals.
The
Bund——1980——上海滩
“The Bund” is a
television drama produced by China’s Hong Kong.
First broadcast
on TVB in 1980, it tells the
story of the members of the Shanghai gangs.
Portrayed
by famous stars Chow Yun-fat and
Angie Chiu, the drama was praised as the Godfather
of the East and spawned several sequels,
remakes and film adaptations.