Chronicle of Life

Details

 * Title: 寂寞空庭春欲晚 / Ji Mo Kong Ting Chun Yu Wan
 * English Title: Chronicle of Life
 * Genre: Period drama, romance
 * Episodes: 37
 * Broadcast network: ZJTV
 * Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-01

Synopsis
A simple duet of musical pipes would instigate a complicated love story. During Emperor Kang Xi's 18th year of reign, he was escorted by imperial guard Nalan Rong Ruo during an outing. While Kang Xi played the song "Moon Rising" on his reed pipe, someone was accompanying him on her pan pipe from a distant location. Rong Ruo realized that it was his cousin, Wei Lin Lang, and was overcome with emotion. Kang Xi then ordered Prince Fu Quan to find the palace maid playing the pan pipe so that she could be betrothed to Rong Ruo. However, upon finding Lin Lang, Fu Quan realized that Kang Xi also had feelings for her, thus he secretly decided to pull a switch by selecting someone else to be betrothed to Rong Ruo and ordered Lin Lang to serve Kang Xi instead. It was only after Kang Xi fell deeply in love with Lin Lang that he learned she was actually the cousin Rong Ruo was in love with all along...

Cast

 * Hawick Lau as Kang Xi
 * Ye He (叶禾) as childhood Kang Xi


 * Zheng Shuang as Wei Lin Lang
 * Ge Li Sha (葛莉莎) as Liang'er


 * Zhang Bin Bin as Nalan Rong Ruo
 * Xu Ling Chen (徐凌晨) as childhood Rong Ruo


 * Zhang Xiao Chen as Chang Qing
 * Chen Yun Zhi (陈云志) as A Si Hai


 * Wang Ruo Xin as Consort Hui
 * Wang Chen Yi Xian as childhood Hui


 * Ruan Wei Jing as Nalan Yi
 * Qiu Shuo Kang (仇硕康) as childhood Yi


 * Catherina Yim as Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang
 * Yang Ming Na as Empress Dowager Xiao Hui Zhang
 * Zheng Long as Xiao De Zi
 * Zhang Zhi Xi (张芷溪) as Hua Zhu
 * Cheng Yan Qiu (程砚秋) as Cui Juan
 * Liu Tian Ru (刘恬汝) as Yun Chu
 * Liu Meng Meng (刘萌萌) as Yu Zhu
 * Chen Liang Ping as Nalan Ming Zhu
 * Su Mao as A Bu Nai
 * Zhang Xi Yuan (张熙媛) as Fujin
 * Chen Meng Xi (陈梦希) as Nuan Er
 * Zhu Xu Dan as Duan Min

Production Credits

 * Original writing: Novel Ji Mo Kong Ting Chun Yu Wan by Fei Wo Si Cun (匪我思存)
 * Screenwriters: Guo Bao Xian (郭宝贤), Su Bin Hua (苏斌华), Du Li Rong (杜璃容)
 * Producer: Yu Zheng
 * Director: Zeng Li Zhen