''Chang'an'' (), also known as ''30,000 Miles from Chang'an'', is a 2023 Chinese

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directed by Xie Junwei and Zou Jing. It follows the story of the decades-long friendship of poets

Li Bai Li Bai (, 701–762), Literary and colloquial readings, also pronounced Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the greatest and most important poets of the Tang dynasty and in Chinese history as a whole. He and hi ...

and

Gao Shi Gao Shi () was a Chinese military general, poet, and politician of the Tang dynasty, two of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology ''Three Hundred Tang Poems''. His courtesy name was Dáfū ().'' Kanjigen'' entry "Gao Shi" (Kōteki ...

amid the

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's transition from peak prosperity to the turmoil of the

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led by

An Lushan An Lushan (; 20th day of the 1st month (19 February) 703 – 29 January 757) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during the Tang dynasty and is primarily known for instigating the An Lushan Rebellion which devastated China and kill ...

, one of Emperor Xuanzong's most favored generals. The film was produced by

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, Tianjin Maoyan Weiying Culture Media,

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, in association with China Film Co., Ltd.. The film premiered in China on 8 July 2023. A total of 48 poems by various Tang period poets appeared in the film.

Cast

* Yang Tianxiang as

(

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

: 高适;

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: Gāo Shì), a poet, politician, and general and close friend of Li Bai. The film is mostly from his point of view. ** Wu Junquan as elderly Gao Shi * Ling Zhenhe as

(

: 李白;

: Lǐ Bái), one of the greatest and most important poets of the

and in Chinese history as a whole. ** Xuan Xiaoming as elderly Li Bai * Liu Jiaoyu as child

Du Fu Du Fu (; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Together with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai, Du is often considered one of the greatest Chinese poets of his time. His greatest ambition was to serve ...

(Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ), another one of the most influential Tang poets and a good friend of Li Bai. ** Sun Lulu as Du Fu * Ya Jie as

Geshu Han Geshu Han () (died December 1, 757), formally Prince Wumin of Xiping (), was a general of Tang China who was of Turgesh extraction. A veteran of many battles, he became a powerful general late in the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and in 756 bec ...

(

: 哥舒翰;

: ''Gēshū Hàn)'', an elderly disabled yet loyal general of the Tang empire and Gao Shi's employer. * Ba He as

Guo Ziyi Guo Ziyi (Kuo Tzu-i; Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo1 Tzu3-i2) (697 – July 9, 781), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng (), was a Chinese military general and p ...

(

: 郭子仪,

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: Guō Zǐyí), a particularly heroic general and politician wrongly accused of starting a fire and set to be executed. * Xu Jiaqi as Princess Yuzhen * Jiang Qiuzai as Wang Wei (

: 王维,

: ''Wáng Wéi)'', a musician, painter, poet, and politician. * Li Haojia as Li Yong (

: 李邕;

: ''Lǐ Yōng)'', a politician, writer, and calligrapher. * Yang Kaiqi as

Chang Jian Chang Jian (c.708—765, , early part 8th centuryWu, 223), and whose name, especially in older English transliteration, appears as "Ch'ang Chien", was a poet of the Tang dynasty, and two of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology ''Three ...

(

: 常建;

: ''Cháng Jiàn)'', a poet. * Fu Bowen as

Cen Shen Cen Shen or Cen Can (), 715–770, was a Chinese poet. He was regarded one of the great Chinese poets during the Tang dynasty. His poems were included in the Three Hundred Poems anthology. Name He is also called Cen Jiazhou (). During the rei ...

(

: 岑参,

: ''Cén Shēn),'' a poet.

Release

''Chang'an'' was released on 8 July 2023 in mainland China and on August 25 2023 in Hong Kong and Macau. The movie then opened in the US and Canada on 6 October 2023, distributed by Niu Vision Media.

Reception

The Chinese film reviews website

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gave the drama 8.3 out of 10 rating, one of the highest for wide-release animated films.

Box office

''Chang'an'' grossed 1.823 billion yuan in Chinese box office, making it the 4th highest-grossing Chinese animated film ever.

References

External links

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