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The Empress of China

Details[]

  • Title: 武媚娘传奇 / Wu Mei Niang Chuan Qi
  • English title: The Empress of China
  • Genre: Romance, historical
  • Episodes: 96
  • Broadcast network: Hunan TV
  • Broadcast period: 2014-Dec-21 to 2015-Feb-03
  • Air time: 20:00-21:00
  • Opening theme song: Qian Qiu (千秋) by Sun Nan
  • Ending theme song: Wu Zi Bei (无字碑) by Jane Zhang
  • Related shows: Wu Ze Tian

Synopsis[]

Before she was the most famous female ruler in Chinese history, Wu Mei Liang was a typical woman that enters the palace. She vies for her husbands' love and a friendship she shares with her friend. While her first husband kept her at arm's length by a prophecy foretelling a woman of Wu stealing the Tang Dynasty, her second husband which is the son of her first husband welcomes her with open arms. During her time as a minor consort to Li Shi Min, she learned how an effective Emperor rule his court. Using that knowledge, she helped Li Zhi take back power from his Regent, and herself into the position of Empress meanwhile revenging for her daughter's death. She co-ruled with Li Zhi until his death, after which she ruled the country in her own right.

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Cast[]

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Li Shi Min's harem
  • Zhang Ting as Consort Wei
  • Kathy Chow as Consort Yang
  • Zhang Tong as Consort Yin
  • Janine Chang as Consort Xu
  • Zhang Ding Han as Empress Zhangsun / Zheng Wan Yan
  • Nie Mei (聂玫) as Consort Liu
  • Sun Jia Qi (孙佳奇) as Xiao Qiang
  • Zhang Xi Ting (张溪庭) as Feng Cairen
  • Liu Zhi Xi (刘芷汐) as Chen Guiren
Li Zhi's harem
Royalties
  • Chen Jing Yuan (陈净缘) as childhood Li Zhong
Tang Court
Servants
  • Shen Bao Ping as Wang De
  • Gao Yuan (高远) as Rui An
  • Wang Zhen (王振) as Chun Ying
  • He Xin as Chen Xin
  • Chen Si Si (陈思斯) as Yang Chang Shi
  • Tu Li Man as Liu Si Yao
  • Wang Ya Nan (王亚楠) as Wen Niang
  • Jiang Xi Yuan (姜析源) as Song Niang
  • Sun Ge Lu (孙歌璐) as Xiu Zhu
Others
  • Li Chen as Li Mu
  • Matsushima Shota as Wu Bu Tian Shou
  • Tai Qi Dong (秦启东) as Bian Ji
  • Wang Li Nuan (王丽媛) as Peng Puo Puo
  • Li Yi Juan (李宜娟) as Zhao Han Yan
  • Li Cui Cui (李翠翠) as Luo Yu Shan
  • Li Ai Jun (李爱军) as Zhang Yi Zhi
  • Li Dong Heng as Xue Wan Che

Production Credits[]

  • Director: Gao Yi Jun 高翊浚
  • Screenwriter: Pan Pu 潘朴

Notes[]

  • 01/03/2015: Immediately after the show's broadcast, Empress of China was censored for revealing female costumes. Hunan TV suspended the broadcast for a week to reformat the screenshot to show less cleavage.

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