Chang'an

Chang'an 2023

长安三万里 cháng'ān sānwànlǐ

A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.

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5.85 Advanced Director Xie Junwei, Zou Jing IMDb 7.5

Cast

Yang Tianxiang Yang Tianxiang Gao Shi (voice) Ling Zhenhe Ling Zhenhe Li Bai (voice) Junquan Wu Junquan Wu Gao Shi (old) (voice) Xuan Xiaoming Xuan Xiaoming Li Bai (old) (voice) Lu Lifeng Lu Lifeng Cheng Jianjun (voice) Sun Lulu Sun Lulu Du Fu (voice) Liu Xiaoyu Liu Xiaoyu Du Fu (young) / Li Bai Zong (voice) Lu Xiran Lu Xiran Gao Shi Shu Tong / Gao Shi (young) (voice) Li Shimeng Li Shimeng Pei Shi'er (voice) Hu Yajie Hu Yajie Ge Shuan (voice)

Vocabulary

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郭子仪 郭子儀 Guō Zǐ yí Guo Ziyi (697-781), Tang dynasty general who helped suppress the An Lushan Rebellion and served multiple emperors Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
王维 王維 Wáng Wéi Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大唐 大唐 Dà Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
杜甫 杜甫 Dù Fǔ Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
曲江 曲江 Qǔ jiāng Qujiang district of Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
梁园 梁園 Liáng yuán Liangyuan district of Shangqiu city, Henan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江夏 江夏 Jiāng xià Jiangxia district of Wuhan city, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
契丹 契丹 Qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李林甫 李林甫 Lǐ Lín fǔ Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江陵 江陵 Jiāng líng Jiangling county in Jingzhou, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
安陆 安陸 Ān lù Anlu, county-level city in Xiaogan, Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
洞庭湖 洞庭湖 Dòng tíng Hú Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
崔颢 崔顥 Cuī Hào Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
商丘 商丘 Shāng qiū Shangqiu, prefecture-level city in Henan Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
高句丽 高句麗 Gāo gōu lí Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广陵 廣陵 Guǎng líng Guangling district of Yangzhou city, Jiangsu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
伯乐 伯樂 Bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse); a person who is good at spotting talent Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
平定 平定 Píng dìng Pingding county in Yangquan, Shanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太守 太守 tài shǒu governor of a province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
夜郎 夜郎 Yè láng small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
万户 萬戶 Wàn Hù ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households; also translated as Marquis Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蓝田 藍田 Lán tián Lantian county in Xi'an, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
翰林 翰林 Hàn lín refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
高宗 高宗 Gāo zōng Gaozong, the temple name of various emperors, notably, and (aka, and respectively) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乾陵 乾陵 Qián líng Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
漠北 漠北 Mò běi Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
李广 李廣 Lǐ Guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
真如 真如 Zhēn rú Tathata Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金陵 金陵 Jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing; common place name Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
白玉 白玉 Bái yù Baiyü county (Tibetan: dpal yul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
真武 真武 Zhēn wǔ Lord of profound heaven, major Daoist deity; aka Black Tortoise 玄武 or Black heavenly emperor 玄天上帝 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
青山 青山 Qīng shān Qingshan district of Wuhan city, Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city, Inner Mongolia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
姜太公 姜太公 Jiāng Tài gōng see Jiang Ziya Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
南岸 南岸 Nán àn Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
幽州 幽州 Yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning; Fanyang 範陽|范阳 ancient city near modern Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天命 天命 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
翰林院 翰林院 Hàn lín yuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
崇信 崇信 Chóng xìn Chongxin county in Pingliang, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
延寿 延壽 Yán shòu Yanshou county in Harbin, Heilongjiang; to extend life Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫阳 紫陽 Zǐ yáng Ziyang County in Ankang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
莫言 莫言 Mò Yán Mo Yan (1955-), Chinese novelist, winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长孙 長孫 Zhǎng sūn two-character surname Zhangsun Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新罗 新羅 Xīn luó Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD; one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche and Koguryo around 660 in alliance with Tang China; unified Silla 658-935 Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛门 佛門 Fó mén Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
明镜 明鏡 Míng jìng Der Spiegel Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
名山大川 名山大川 Míng shān dà chuān famous mountains and great rivers Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
宣城 宣城 Xuān chéng Xuancheng, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县令 縣令 xiàn lìng county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
高仙芝 高仙芝 Gāo Xiān zhī Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo extraction, active in Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4