The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan
| The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan | |||||||
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| Also known as | The Bronze Teeth | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鐵齒銅牙紀曉嵐 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚 | ||||||
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| Genre | historical, ancient costume comedy | ||||||
| Written by | Chan Man-kwai Zou Jingzhi Zheng Wanlong Wang Zhenqian Wang Chen Shi Hang Gu Yan Ma Junxiang Wang Hailin | ||||||
| Directed by | Liu Jiacheng Zhang Guoli Lo Changan | ||||||
| Starring | Zhang Guoli Wang Gang Zhang Tielin Yuan Li | ||||||
| Opening theme | "Intellectuals are not useful at all" | ||||||
| Ending theme | "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan" | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original languages | Mandarin, Cantonese | ||||||
| No. of seasons | 4 | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 173 | ||||||
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| Executive producer | Deng Jie | ||||||
| Production location | Beijing | ||||||
| Running time | 43-45 minutes | ||||||
| Production companies | Beijing Yahuan Studio Production co., LTD | ||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||
| Release | January 8, 2001 – July 17, 2009 | ||||||
The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan (Chinese: 铁齿铜牙纪晓岚; pinyin: Tie chī tóng yá jì xiǎolán) is a Chinese historical comedy television series chronicling fictitious events in the life of Qing official Ji Xiaolan in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. It stars Zhang Guoli as Ji Xiaolan, Wang Gang as Manchu official Heshen and Zhang Tielin as the Qianlong Emperor.
The series first aired in mainland China on January 8, 2001 and concluded on July 17, 2009, with 173 episodes broadcast over four seasons. It was a critical success in China and was nominated in 2003 for three Feitian Awards for Outstanding Actor (Zhang and Wang) and Outstanding Historical Television Series, the latter of which it won.