The Great Revival

The Great Revival, also known as Wo Xin Chang Dan, is a Chinese television series based on the conflict between the Yue and Wu states in the Spring and Autumn period. The Chinese title of the series is a Chinese idiom derived from King Goujian of Yue's perseverance in overcoming the odds to revive his fallen state of Yue and conquer the rival state of Wu. The series was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China in January 2007.

The Great Revival
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Also known as	Wo Xin Chang Dan
Traditional Chinese	臥薪嘗膽
Simplified Chinese	卧薪尝胆
Literal meaning	lying on hay and tasting bile
Hanyu Pinyin	Wò Xīn Cháng Dǎn
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Li Senxiang
Directed by	Hou Yong
Presented by	Li Jian Xiao Quan
Starring	Chen Daoming Hu Jun Zuo Xiaoqing Jia Yiping Wang Bing Ding Yongdai Zheng Tianyong Ady An
Opening theme	Yuanfang (远方)
Ending theme	Qiangu Yiwang (千古一王) performed by Han Lei and Tan Weiwei
Composer	Zhou Zhiyong
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	41
Production
Executive producers	Yu Kangchun Mu Xiaoguang Zhang Hua Li Zhao Wei Yuehan Ying Zhiqi Wang Taifeng Chen Meihang
Producer	Yu Shengli
Production location	China
Cinematography	Shi Luan
Editor	Liu Hua
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	China Film and TV Production Beijing Huanle Media Art Jiangsu Provincial Committee Propaganda Department
Release
Original network	CCTV-8
Original release	10 January (2007-01-10) – 24 January 2007 (2007-01-24)