Curse of the Royal Harem
| Curse of the Royal Harem 萬凰之王 |
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Curse of the Royal Harem official poster
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| Also known as | 'The Queen of All' |
| Genre |
Historical fiction Drama |
| Written by | Lee Yee-wah Choi Shuk-yin |
| Starring |
Jessica Hsuan Myolie Wu Sunny Chan Gigi Wong Nancy Wu Joel Chan |
| Theme music composer | Tang Chi-wai (opening) Yip Kai-chung (ending) |
| Opening theme | Kok On Tin Ming (各安天命) by Susanna Kwan |
| Ending theme | Tin Cho Tei Chit (天造地設) by Myolie Wu |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes |
Hong Kong:29 Overseas:31 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Chong Wai-kin |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network |
Jade HD Jade |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 31 October – 4 December 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Super Snoops |
| Followed by | Bottled Passion |
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| Website | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 萬凰之王 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 万凰之王 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "The King Among Ten Thousand Phoenixes" | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wàn Huáng Zhī Wáng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Maan6 Wong4 Zi1 Wong4 |
Hong Kong:29
Curse of the Royal Harem (Traditional Chinese: 萬凰之王; literally "The King Among Ten Thousand Phoenixes") is a 2011 Hong Kong period drama produced by TVB under executive producer Chong Wai-kin. The 45-minute episodes aired from 31 October to 4 December 2011, in a total of 27 episodes in Hong Kong and 29 episodes for the overseas audience. It is one of three grand TVB productions used to celebrate the channel's 44th anniversary, the other two being Super Snoops and Forensic Heroes III.
The drama is Hong Kong's second highest-rating serial drama of 2011.
Set in the mid-1800s Qing Dynasty, Curse of the Royal Harem is loosely based on the reign of the Daoguang Emperor of China and tells of the drama and romantic intrigue in the court's Manchurian royal harem.
Yee-lan, the Consort Tsuen (Jessica Hsuan) was the new wife of Emperor Do-kwong (Sunny Chan)'s elder brother. However, Do-kwong's brother was missing after a battle and his body was never found. Empress Dowager Kung-chee (Gigi Wong) was devastated that she lost her beloved son and saw Yee-lan, as an ominous woman and wanted her dead. Because Do-kwong was already in love with Yee-lan, since he was young, he chose to save her by making Yee-lan, as his new concubine, which angered his wife, Empress Hao-sun (Myolie Wu). Partnering up with Empress Dowager, the two vowed to eradicate Yee-lan, using many different schemes to harm her. As Yee-lan, wanted to protect herself, she did not hesitate to battle the Empress to the end. During their battle, Yee-lan, accidentally discovered a major plot happening in the royal harem. Who is behind this big plot? Who will be the winner in this intense battle in the royal harem?
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