Prelude of Lotus Lantern

Prelude of Lotus Lantern is a 2009 Chinese mythology fantasy television series. The television series directed by Hong Kong director Mang San Yu and written by Wang Biao, and starring Vincent Chiao, Zhou Yang, Liu Xiaoqing and Liu Tao. It tells the story of Erlang Shen, a popular Chinese God in Chinese mythology. The series serve as a prequel of the 2005's Lotus Lantern (TV series)

Plot
This is the prequel to Lotus Lantern. The story this time focus on around Chen Xiang's uncle Er Lang Shen and his mother Sanshengmu.

Cast

 * Vincent Chiao as Erlang Shen (Yang Jian).
 * Niu Junfeng as young Erlang Shen
 * Zhou Yang as Sanshengmu, a niece of Jade Emperor, the third daughter of Yaoji.
 * Liu Xiaoqing as Xi Wangmu.
 * Liu Tao as Yaoji.
 * Li Guangjie as Yang Tianyou.
 * Jenny Guo as the Seventh Fairy.
 * Kira Lu as Bamei.
 * Li Xinru as Chang'e.
 * Wang Weiguo as Jade Emperor.
 * Tan Xiaoyan as Guanyin.
 * Alvin Wong as Yuding Zhenren.
 * Wu Guohua as Taiyi Zhenren.
 * Xie Ning as Zhu Bajie.
 * Ding Jian as Sun Wukong.
 * Chen Chuang as Xiaotianquan
 * Song Zuer as Nezha.
 * Yvonne Lim as Princess San, the third daughter of Dragon King.
 * Cao Jun as Chenxiang. (Guest Star in episode 46)

Production
The television series shot the scene in Zhuozhou World Studios of Zhuozhou city, Hebei province, China.

It was a hot TV series in CCTV-8 and one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.