Ended2006-11-01

The Great Dunhuang

Name: The Great Dunhuang
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-11-01
Rating: 7
Cast: Tang Guoqiang, Huang Haibing, Chen Hao, Wei Zi, Zhang Tielin

大敦煌

Drama

Seasons

1

Episodes

46

Networks

—

Countries

CN

First aired

2006-11-01

Last aired

2006-12-16

Language

zh

Rating

7.0 / 10

Synopsis and details

The Great Dunhuang is a Chinese television series based on the history of the oasis city of Dunhuang, which lies on the ancient Silk Road. With a Buddhist sutra printed in gold lettering as the plot device, the series tells of the rise and fall, and rebirth of Dunhuang in three parts, each covering a different period in Chinese history - the Song Dynasty, the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican era. The series was first broadcast in mainland China on CCTV from October 31 to November 25 in 2006.