My Fair Princess
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| Also known as | ''Princess Returning Pearl Princess Returned Pearl Princess Pearl Princess Huan Zhu The Return Princess Return of the Pearl Princess |
| Traditional | |
| Simplified | |
| Mandarin | Huán Zhū Gégé |
| Cantonese | Waan4 Zyu1 Gaak3-Gaak3 |
| Genre |
costume drama teen drama soap opera comedy-drama wuxia historical |
| Created by | Chiung Yao |
| Developed by | Chen Chung-wei |
| Written by | Chiung Yao |
| Directed by | Sun Shu-pei Li Ping (Season 2 only) |
| Presented by | Chiung Yao Ping Hsin-tao Ouyang Changlin |
| Starring |
Zhao Wei Ruby Lin Alec Su Zhou Jie Zhang Tielin Fan Bingbing |
| Opening theme |
Season 1: "Dang" (當) performed by Power Station Season 2: "Zicong You Le Ni" (自從有了你) performed by Zhao Wei |
| Ending theme |
Season 1: "Yu die" (雨蝶) performed by Lee E-jun Season 2: 1. "You Yige Guniang" (有一個姑娘) performed by Zhao Wei 2. "Ni Shi Feng'er Wo Shi Sha" (你是風兒我是沙) performed by Ruby Lin and Zhou Jie |
| Composer(s) | Xu Jingxin |
| Country of origin | China Taiwan |
| Original language(s) |
Mandarin some Tibetan (Season 1) some Uyghur (Season 2) |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 24 (Season 1) 48 (Season 2) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chen Tao-lung (Season 1) Tu Chi-chung (Season 2) |
| Producer(s) | Ping Hsin-tao Ho Hsiu-chiung Wei Wenbin |
| Location(s) |
Beijing Chengde Mountain Resort Bashang Plateau |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Yi Ren Communications Co. Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Release | |
| Original network | China Television (Taiwan) |
| Picture format | 576i PAL-D (SDTV) |
| Original release | 28 April 1998 – 25 June 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | My Fair Princess III (2003) |
| Related shows | New My Fair Princess (2011) |
My Fair Princess, also known as Return of the Pearl Princess or Princess Returning Pearl (Chinese: 還珠格格), is a 1998-1999 television costume drama jointly produced by Yi Ren Communications Co. (怡人傳播公司) in Taiwan and Hunan Broadcasting System in Mainland China. Season 1 (1998) was filmed in 1997, and Season 2 (1999) in 1998-1999. Both seasons were filmed in Beijing, Chengde and the Bashang Plateau on the mainland, and first shown on China Television in Taiwan.
Written by creator Chiung Yao, the Cinderella-like story is set in 18th-century Qing dynasty during the Qianlong Emperor's reign. It follows tomboyish and innocent Xiaoyanzi, originally an orphaned and semiliterate vagrant in Beijing who, after befriending the emperor's illegitimate daughter Xia Ziwei, becomes a princess by accident. Although some characters, the plot premise, and certain sections of the story are based on historical events and figures, considerable artistic license was employed.
A massive international hit in East Asia and Southeast Asia, the drama is considered the most commercially successful Chinese-language series in history. Hunan Broadcasting System, after achieving ratings as high as 65% of audience shares, permanently became China's second largest network. Meanwhile, little-known cast members were made household names and huge teen idols over night, like the actress trio of Zhao Wei, Ruby Lin and Fan Bingbing, who are still among the biggest stars in Chinese entertainment more than 15 years later.
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