Scarlet Heart

Scarlet Heart
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Historical fiction
Chuanyue
Based onBu Bu Jing Xin by Tong Hua
Directed byLee Kwok-lap
StarringCecilia Liu
Nicky Wu
Kevin Cheng
Yuan Hong
Lin Gengxin
Opening themeOne Persistent Thought by Hu Ge and Alan
Ending themeThree Inches of Heaven by Ivy Yan
Season of Waiting by Cecilia Liu
ComposerRaymond Wong
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes35
Production
ProducerKaren Tsoi
Production locationChina
Running time45 mins
Production companyTangren Media
Original release
NetworkHunan Satellite TV
Release13 January (2011-01-13) –
28 September 2011 (2011-09-28)
Related
Scarlet Heart 2
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Scarlet Heart
Scarlet Heart's intertitle
(Simplified Chinese version)
Simplified Chinese步步惊心
Traditional Chinese步步驚心
Hanyu PinyinBùbù Jīngxīn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBùbù Jīngxīn

Scarlet Heart (Chinese: 步步惊心, lit. Startling by Each Step) is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel Bu Bu Jing Xin by Tong Hua. It premiered in China on Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) on 10 September 2011.

The series tells the story of a modern-era woman, Zhang Xiao, who time-travelled from the 21st century to the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi Emperor's reign, where she, as her previous incarnate Ma'er'tai Ruoxi, encountered the Emperor's sons, who were involved in a lengthy battle for the throne. During the course of the series, the female protagonist would meet and eventually fell in love with Fourth Prince Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, who would later on ascend the throne as Emperor Yongzheng. The plot of the series largely followed the original novel's plot, though the series's ending differed from the novel's, along with a few minor differences from both the series and novel.

A pioneer of the time slip genre in Asian television, Scarlet Heart was a commercial and critical hit, both in China and across Asia.[1][2] A "sequel", Scarlet Heart 2 first aired in China on Zhejiang TV on 22 April 2014.[3][4]

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  4. ^ "Sequel to popular Chinese TV drama, Bu Bu Jing Xin (Scarlet Heart)". Asia Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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