Original title: Sharing a cultural feast in the national soul of jade carvings, the TV series “Xuanwumen” is on the air
China News Service, Beijing, March 10 (Reporter Gao Kai) The TV series “Xuanwumen” directed by Wang Xiaokang is currently being broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV, iQiyi, and Tencent Video. This TV series tells the story of modern Chinese history and the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture. The series is based on the Xuanwu Gate and uses the jade carving family Li Tianshun to protect the national treasure jade pomegranate as a clue to show the changes in Chinese history and the fate of the family and the country in recent years.
The play tells the story from the 24th year of Guangxu’s reign in 1898 to Japan’s unconditional surrender in 1945. It magnificently shows many historical events such as the Reform Movement of 1898, the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China, warlords’ melee, and the Anti-Japanese War. “Xuanwumen” writes history with people. The focus of the narrative is not on the big figures who shine in the annals of history. Instead, it focuses on an ordinary family in Beijing who makes jade. It tells the historical changes of Beijing through the fate of one family. The history of struggle and protection of a jade carving national treasure “sees the big from the small” shows the Chinese traditional culture and national spirit in the ever-changing situation.
With the wonderful performances of powerful actors such as Siqin Gaowa, Zhang Fengyi, Ren Zhong, and Wang Zijian, the TV series “Xuanwumen” further shows its thickness and texture. “It’s better to be broken than to live in ruins” and “You can choose who you want to be, but I am Chinese.” In the trailer of the play, these two sentences are like the sound of thunder, deafening and enlightening, and express the theme of the whole play. and plot direction. Li Yunmian went to the palace to offer a treasure, the national treasure was robbed on the way, the jade and pomegranate were stolen from the palace, the jade worker Li Tianshun was wronged and sent away, Li Tianshun stepped forward to save “Sai Xiangfei”… Many events have been unfolded in the first few episodes that have been aired. Twists and turns, full of legend. The pictures of Wanqing Palace, Xuanwu Old Street, the shouts of old Beijing, and the quintessence of Chinese Peking Opera are all delicate and thick, and they also penetrate the screen to reveal the sad undertones of history and the lament of national mourning.
From the Eight-Nation Allied Forces entering the city, the Northeastern Army entering the city, to the Japanese invaders entering the city, Xuanwumen has witnessed great changes in history. According to reports, in order to reproduce the historical style and cultural customs of Xuanwumen, Wang Xiaokang led the crew to build a 1:1 Xuanwumen Old Street. The urban customs in the play were restored and reproduced according to the original historical appearance. Wang Xiaokang said, “All the customs in the play, including funerals, weddings, street hawking, soldiers and governments in various historical periods, all these stories that happened under the Xuanwu Sect, are to restore the truest appearance of history and tell the audience the Xuanwu Sect What that real history was like.”
People in the old streets have different costumes, and the military uniforms of the eight-nation armies are also different. The court uniforms of Qing Dynasty officials such as Empress Dowager Cixi and Ronglu were newly made according to their status. According to reports, the actors in the play only took 20 days to try on the new clothes. A total of 15,000 sets of costumes were made in order to match the historical original appearance to the greatest extent.
Director Wang Xiaokang created “Xuanwumen” based on the idea of cultural inheritance, character portrayal, and key props. Among them, the key prop “Jade Pomegranate” symbolizes national integration, implying that “China’s 56 ethnic groups should be like pomegranate seeds.” Tightly united.” The jade pomegranate is a clue to the story in the play and is also a symbol of Chinese civilization – Chinese people love jade because jade represents a spirit: the patriotic national integrity of “I would rather break jade”, the unity and friendship style of “turning into jade and silk”, the “moistening” spirit The selfless dedication of “Yi Wen”…the spirit and cultural inheritance of these Chinese people are deeply displayed in the play.
