TV series
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.
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Palace of Desire premiered March 30, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.
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Cast
Chen Hong成年太平公主
Gua Ah-leh武则天
Zhou Xun少年太平公主
Winston Chao薛绍/张易之
Li Bingbing安乐公主
Li Zhixing唐高宗李治
Fu Biao武攸嗣
Shen Junyi武三思Credits
- Created by
- Zhong Zheng
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 40
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 大明宫词
Networks & production
CCTV-8China