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For the Sake of the Republic
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For the Sake of the Republic

2003-04-12 · 45 min / episode · ★ 9.3

Drama · War & Politics

Towards the Republic, also known as For the Sake of the Republic and Zou Xiang Gong He, is a Chinese historical television series first broadcast on CCTV in China from April to May 2003. The series is based on events that occurred in China between the late 19th century and early 20th century that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China. Owing to its portrayal of historical issues deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese government, the series has been subject to censorship in mainland China.

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Creators
Zhang Li
Production companies
China International Television Corporation 中国国际电视总公司 (CITVC)
Countries
China
Status
Ended

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Lü ZhongLü Zhong慈禧太后 Empress Cixi
Wang BingWang Bing李鸿章 Li Hongzhang
Sun ChunSun Chun袁世凯 Yuan Shikai
Ma ShaohuaMa Shaohua孙文 Sun Yat-sen
Li GuangjieLi Guangjie光绪皇帝 Guangxu Emperor
Liao BingyanLiao Bingyan张之洞 Zhang Zhidong
Xu MinXu Min奕劻 Yikuang
Ge ZhijunGe Zhijun荣禄 Ronglu
Sun NingSun Ning康有为 Kang Youwei
Zhang HongruiZhang Hongrui梁启超 Liang Qichao
Zheng YuZheng Yu徐世昌 Xu Shichang
Tian XiaojieTian Xiaojie辜鸿铭 Gu Hongming
Li YiLi Yi赵秉均 Zhao Bingjun
Zheng TianyongZheng Tianyong瞿鸿禨 Qu Hongji
Yang JunyongYang Junyong应桂馨 Guixin Ying
Koji YanoKoji Yano明治天皇 Emperor Meiji
Yasuyuki HirataYasuyuki Hirata伊藤博文 Itō Hirobumi
Zhao LixinZhao Lixin罗文 Luo Wen
Jonathan Kos-ReadJonathan Kos-Read莫里逊 George Ernest Morrison
Kerry Berry BroganKerry Berry Brogan凯瑞 Kerry

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