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*[[Zhang Tong]] (张彤) as Concubine Lan | *[[Zhang Tong]] (张彤) as Concubine Lan | ||
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*[[Dai Chun Rong]] (戴春荣) as (Wu Mei Niang's mother) | *[[Dai Chun Rong]] (戴春荣) as (Wu Mei Niang's mother) | ||
*[[Shi Yu]] as Duan Chang De | *[[Shi Yu]] as Duan Chang De | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 10 October 2007
Details
- Title: 至尊紅顏武媚娘 / Zhi Zun Hong Yan Wu Mei Niang
- English title: Lady Wu - The First Empress
- Also known as: The Great Empress Wu Mei Niang
- Genre: Ancient drama, romance
- Episodes: 44
- Broadcast network: GTV
- Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-28 to 2003-Jun-26
- Air time: Weekdays 23:00-24:00
- Opening theme song: Zhi Zun Hong Yan by Zhang Ke Fan
- Ending theme song: Forget by Lin Chin Ru
Synopsis
Empress Wu Zetian was the only throned woman in the long history of ancient China. She was not born noble. Instead, she was a daughter of a wood merchant named Wu Shihuo. In ancient times, merchants were seen as an inferior group, as they tended to be greedy and cruel. Mei Niang's mother, Princess Yang, was actually a noble from the previous Sui Dynasty which had been replaced by the Tang Dynasty after many wars between Yang Guang and Li Shimin. Therefore, Princess Yang led a plebeian life until she was married in her forties. She bore two daughters, the second of which was Mei Niang.
Mei Niang was selected for the Imperial Palace at age fourteen, when Li Shimin was emperor. He fell in love with her beauty at first sight, but soon became interested in another pretty girl named Xu Hui who was also a clever and smart girl like Mei Niang. There was once a popular song in the streets of Chang'an City which sang that an empress with the surname of Wu would take the throne and kill all the descendants of the Imperial Li family. Li Shimin had once suspected that Wu Zetian might be the predicted empress, so he meant to kill her to extinguish any potential danger. However, he ultimately gave up and told her to be a nun in Ganye Temple together with some of his other wives. After all, it's ridiculous to believe in that time that a woman could became a ruler.
Cast
- Alyssa Chia as Wu Mei Niang
- Zhao Wen Zhuo as Li Jun Xian
- Bao Jian Feng as Li Zhi
- Kou Zhen Hai as Li Shi Min
- Yang Tong Shu (杨童舒) as Xu Ying Ying
- Sun Xing as Zhangsun Wu Ji
- Li Li Qun as Yuan Tian Gang
- Zhang Tong (张彤) as Concubine Lan
- Zhang Ben Yu (张本渝) as Concubine Zhen
- Yue Yao Li as Wu Shi Huo (Wu Mei Niang's father)
- Dai Chun Rong (戴春荣) as (Wu Mei Niang's mother)
- Shi Yu as Duan Chang De
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Shan Zhe (单喆)
- Chief producer: Han San Ping (韩三平)
- Director: Hao Ran (颢然)