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The Song of Glory (Chinese: 锦绣南歌) is a 2020 Chinese television series. It is directed by Li Huizhu and Huang Bin. It stars Li Qin as Shen Lige, Qin Hao as Liu Yikang and Gu Jiacheng as Liu Yixuan. It is based on the same source material as The Princess Weiyoung. It originally aired from 1 July to 28 August 2020 on streaming platform Tencent Video. On 22 November 2021, The Song of Glory won the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, becoming the first Chinese production from China to win an international Emmy.
 

It is about the story of the chivalrous woman Li Ge(Li Qin) and the governor Liu Yikang(Qin Hao) who after many tribulations, get married, join forces to defend their country, and jointly create a prosperous and peaceful nation. During the Liu Song dynasty, powerful aristocrats had taken control of the government, throwing the country into deep chaos. To change this, Prince Peng Cheng, the son and regent of the Emperor, Liu Yikang introduced new policies for political reform. To break the alliance between the aristocrats, Liu Yikang entered into a marriage alliance with the Shen family which had military background. After marriage, Li Ge assisted Liu Yikang in dealing with their political opponents and implementing of the new policies. However, in response, the aristocrats allied together to suppress Li Ge and the Shen family. The Shen family was later massacred. Pained by her loss, Li Ge vowed to take revenge for her family.

 

The Song of Glory (Chinese:锦绣南歌) (2020)

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