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Details

Title: 武媚娘传奇 / Wu Mei Niang Chuan Qi
English title: The Empress of China
Genre: Romance, historical
Episodes: 80
Broadcast network: Hunan TV
Broadcast period: 2014-Dec-21 to 2015-Jan-??
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 woman vying for her husbands' love. 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 welcomed 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. She co-ruled with Li Zhi until his death, after which she ruled the country in her own right.

Cast

Chen Ke Fan (陈柯帆) as childhood Li Zhi

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

Shi Shi (施诗) as Empress Wang
Zhang Xin Yu as Consort Xiao
Cui Bing (崔冰) as Liu Shi

Royalties

Li Li Ren as Li Cheng Qian
Li Jie as Li Ke
Ren Shan (任山) as Li Tai
Xue Yong Yu (薛咏煜) Li You
Li Yue Xi (李悦溪) as Su Mei
Mi Lu as Princess Gao Yang
Cui Can (崔璨) as Li Su Jie
Zhang Xuan Ming (张轩铭) as Li Zhong

Chen Jing Yuan (陈净缘) as childhood Li Zhong

Tang Court

Wang Hui Chun as Zhangsun Wu Ji
Wu Xiu Bo as Zhang Jian Zhi
Li Guang Fu as Wei Zheng
Li Yan Sheng (李燕生) as Chu Sui Liang
Wang Qian Hang (王千航) as Zhangsun Chong
Hou Jie (侯杰) as Hou Jun Ji
Yao Jin Fei (姚金飞) as Hegan Cheng Ji
Han Zhen Guo (韩振国) as Doctor Zhou
Wang Bo Wen as Li Chun Feng
Yu Ai Lei (余皑磊) as Li Yi Fu
Liu Zi He (刘子赫) as Xu Jing Zong
Sun Ning (孙宁) as Li Ji
Li Ya Tian (李亚天) as Ming Cong Yan
Xu Jie (徐杰) as Di Ren Jie
Huang Hai Bing as Xue Ding Shan

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
Wang Li Nuan (王丽媛) as Peng Puo Puo

Others

Li Chen (李晨) as Li Mu
Matsushima Shota as Wu Bu Tian Shou
Tai Qi Dong (秦启东) as Bian Ji
Zhu Xiao Hui (朱晓辉) as Fang Yi Ai

Ma Si Chun as Helan Min Yue
Li Yi Juan (李宜娟) as Zhao Han Yan
Li Cui Cui (李翠翠) as Luo Yu Shan
Hu Shun Er

Production Credits

Producer:
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.

External Links

Baidu Baike

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 ==Synopsis==
-Before she was the most famous female ruler in Chinese history, Wu Mei Liang was a woman vying for her husbands' love. While her first husband kept her at arm's length by a phrophecy foretelling a woman of Wu overtaking the Tang Dynasty, her second husband welcomed her in open arms. During her time as a minor consort to Li Shi Min, she learnt how an effective Emperor rule his court. She applied that knowledge and helped Li Zhi take back power from Zhangsun Wu Ji, his regent. She co-ruled with Li Zhi until his death, afterwhich she ruled the country in her own right.
+Before she was the most famous female ruler in Chinese history, Wu Mei Liang was a woman vying for her husbands' love. 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 welcomed 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. She co-ruled with Li Zhi until his death, after which she ruled the country in her own right.
 ==Cast==