''The Sword and the Song'' is a 1986 Singaporean historical series produced by

Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...

. The drama focuses on a pair of great monarchs during the 10th century:

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

's fearless and heroic warrior

Zhao Kuangyin Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguish ...

and

Southern Tang Southern Tang () was a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which proclaimed itself to be the successor of the former Tang dynasty. The capital was located at Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province. ...

's compassionate and sentimental poet-artist Li Yu, and how their vastly different personalities sealed the fates of their respective countries. The stories about Zhao Kuangyin are to some extent based on Wu Xuan's 1768 Chinese novel ''Fei Long Quan Zhuan'' (飛龍全傳). Two subsequent TV series, the 1996 Taiwanese drama '' Love, Sword, Mountain & River'' and the 2005 Chinese drama ''

How Much Sorrow Do You Have ''How Much Sorrow Do You Have'', also known as ''The Real Warrior'' in some countries, is a 2005 Chinese historical drama produced by Beijing HualuBaina Film & TV Co. It was first broadcast on China Television in Taiwan in August 2005. In mainland ...

'' feature virtually the same main characters, though the plots differ somewhat.

Cast and characters

Northern China ( Later Han,
Later Zhou Zhou, known as the Later Zhou (; ) in historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty and the last of the Five Dynasties that controlled most of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Founded by Guo Wei ( ...
,
Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
)

*Lin Mingzhe as

Chen Tianwen Chen Tianwen (born 28 March 1963) is a Singaporean actor. Career Chen was educated at the now-defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now Mediacorp) after completing the 5th arti ...

as Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother *Chen Tianxiang as

Zhao Hongyin Zhao Hongyin () (899-956) was a military general in Imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. After his death, his son Zhao Kuangyin founded the Song dynasty in 960. His other son Zhao Kuangyi would also become a Song emperor. F ...

, Zhao Kuangyi's father *Chen Juanjuan as Du Siniang, Zhao Kuangyi's mother *Liu Qianyi as

Liu Chengyou Liu Chengyou () (28 March 931Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter – 2 January 951), also known by his posthumous name Emperor Yin (), was the second and last emperor of imperial China's short-lived Later Han dynasty, during t ...

, Later Han's emperor *Hu Shuzhen as He Jinchan *Yan Bingliang as Han Tong *Guo Chongyi as Han Wei, Han Tong's son *Gu Rongfang as Guo Wei *Tang Wentao as Chai Rong *Hong Peixing as

Shi Shouxin Shi Shouxin () (928–984) was a military general in imperial China, first serving the Later Zhou during the last years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and later the Song Dynasty. Career under Later Zhou Shi Shouxin first followe ...

*Lin Jinchi as Wei Yixiao *An Zheming as

Zhao Pu Zhao Pu (922 – 14 August 992), courtesy name Zeping, was a Chinese politician and strategist during the reigns of the first two Song dynasty emperors ( Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong), who was instrumental in plotting the seizure and cons ...

*Ye Shipin as Zheng En *

Hong Huifang Hong Huifang (born Ang Hwee Fong on 7 January 1961) is a Singaporean actress. Career Hong joined the SBC during the mid-1980s after completing the 5th drama training course alongside Yang Libing and Chen Tianwen, at age 22. She is perhaps ...

as Tao Sanchun

Southern China (
Southern Tang Southern Tang () was a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which proclaimed itself to be the successor of the former Tang dynasty. The capital was located at Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province. ...
, Chu)

* Li Wenhai as Li Yu *Wu Weiqiang as Li Jing, Li Yu's father and Southern Tang's emperor *Zhu Yuye as

Empress Zhong Empress Zhong (鍾氏; given name unknown) (died 965), posthumously named Empress Guangmu (光穆皇后), was an empress consort and empress dowager of imperial China's short-lived Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ...

, Li Yu's mother *

Chen Xiuhuan Chen Xiuhuan () (born 10 October 1965) is a Singaporean actress. She is a Mediacorp artiste from 1984 to 1997 and 2018 till today. Career Chen started her acting career at the age of 18 after attending the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's ...

as Zhou Ehuang *Zheng Wanling as Zhou Huimin *Yang Junhe as Li Jingsui, Li Yu's uncle *Huang Shinan as Li Hongji, Li Yu's older brother *Jin Jugong as Li Congshan, Li Yu's younger brother *Liu Qiulian as Huang Feng ** Michelle Chia as Huang Feng (child) *Fu Shuiyu as Liuzhu *Zeng Yaofeng as Huangfu Jixun

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Cast and characters

Southern China (Southern Tang Southern Tang () was a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which proclaimed itself to be the successor of the former Tang dynasty. The capital was located at Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province. ..., Chu)

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Southern China (
Southern Tang Southern Tang () was a state in Southern China that existed during Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which proclaimed itself to be the successor of the former Tang dynasty. The capital was located at Nanjing in present-day Jiangsu Province. ...
, Chu)