Bloody Sunset (Chinese:血色残阳) is a Chinese mainland suspense television series set in the Republic of China. It was written by Lin Heping, directed by Dong Zhiqiang, and supervised by Liu Yunlong. The series is characterized by "domestic intrigue" within a confined setting, with oppressive stage-design effects. The series stars Zhao Lin, later renamed Zhao Ziqi, Jia Yiping, Song Chunli, He Saifei, Shi Ke, Li Liqun, Xiu Qing, and Gao Beibei. It consists of 30 episodes and was produced by Guangxi Television and Beijing Youshi Culture Communication Co., Ltd., with Beijing Oriental Alliance Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. serving as the production company. The series began airing on December 16, 2005, in the "Urban Theater" block on the Life Channel of Guangxi Television.

Plot

The story is set in the early Republican era in the House Tao, a wealthy household in Jiangnan. After the master of the Tao family mysteriously disappears, members of the family begin to compete over the family fortune, personal identities, and hidden events from the past. After Yiping, who claims to be the fifth concubine, enters the Tao family compound, the plot follows her revenge and gradually reveals the conflicts of interest and concealed history within the Tao household.

Cast

Zhao Lin, later known as Zhao Ziqi, plays Yiping, the fifth concubine; Jia Yiping plays Tao Shuyuan; and Song Chunli plays the first concubine. Jia Yiping plays Tao Shuyuan, Zhao Ziqi plays Yiping, Shi Ke plays Guiyun, Li Liqun plays Master Tao, He Saifei plays Yazhi, and Xiu Qing plays Tao Shuli.