Qin Road (Qin Zhi Dao), one of the largest TV series of this year, with an investment of more than 30 million yuan, started shooting in city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday.

The 35-episode TV series, from the specific perspective of repairing roads, portray how Emperor Qin Shihuang (259-210 B.C.) managed the country after its unification and how people from every ethnic group fought against the adverse environment.

Famous director Chen Jialin and Xiao Feng join hands again with scriptwriter Lin Haiou in creating this epic work. The cast for the renowned TV series, Wang Zhaojun, is participating in the production.

Actors Kou Shixun, Wu Jin'an and actress Cong Shan star in the new TV series, which is expected to finish by the end of 2007 and be released around the time for Beijing Olympics.

Qin Road, one of the major routes in ancient China, is called "the earliest freeway in human history" with a length of over 700 kilometers.

The set of Qin Road

Actor Kou Shixun to play Emperor Qin Shihuang

Actress Cong Shan to play a concubine of Emperor Qin

(CRI.cn August 24, 2007)