The Empress of China
| The Empress of China 武媚娘傳奇 |
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The Empress of China (China) official poster
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| Also known as |
Wu Ze Tian |
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| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Created by | Fan Bingbing Studio |
| Directed by | Go Yik Chun |
| Starring |
Fan Bingbing Zhang Fengyi Aarif Rahman Janine Chang |
| Opening theme |
China and Taiwan: The Empress (女皇) by Joey Yung |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | Original version: 82 Hunan TV: 96 TVB: 75 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Wu Hongliang Meng Qinghan Li Zhao |
| Producer(s) | Fan Bingbing |
| Location(s) | Mainland China Hengdian World Studios CCTV Wuxi Film & TV Base |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 40min~50min |
| Production company(s) | Fan Bingbing Studio China Film Group Corporation Zhejiang Talent Television & Film Evergrande Film Co. Duzhe Publishing Media Co. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television |
| Picture format | DTMB1080i |
| Audio format | stereo |
| Original release | December 21, 2014 |
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| www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 武媚娘傳奇 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武媚娘传奇 | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese name (in Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia) | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武則天 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武则天 | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | wǔ mèi niáng chuán qí |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | móuh mèih nèuhng chyùhn kèih |
| Jyutping | mou5 mei4 noeng4 cyun4 kei4 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | wǔ zé tiān |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | móuh jāk tīn |
| Jyutping | mou5 zak1 tin1 |
China and Taiwan:
Thousands of Years (千秋) by Sun Nan
The Empress of China (simplified Chinese: 武媚娘传奇; traditional Chinese: 武媚娘傳奇; pinyin: wǔ mèi niáng chuán qí; Jyutping: mou5 mei4 noeng4 cyun4 kei4) is a 2014 Chinese television drama based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty, starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian—the only female emperor in Chinese history.
It is the third television production by Fan Bingbing Studio and boasts of a budget of over ¥300 million (roughly US$49.53 million). As such, it is believed to be the among most expensive TV series in Chinese history, beating the previous record of ¥280 million by Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties (2013). The television series was first broadcast on Hunan Television on December 21, 2014 in mainland China.
During Tang Dynasty's 2nd reign, Wu Ruyi (Fan Bingbing) enters the palace at age 14 as an innocent Cairen (Talented Lady) and aspires to serve Emperor Taizong (Zhang Fengyi) as his consort. The Emperor Taizong soon takes notice of her and falls in love with her, inciting many to grow jealous of her. They set out to destroy her numerous times by falsely accusing her of theft, murder and treachery. She survives by her wits and intelligence but is kept at arm's length by Emperor Taizong due to a prophecy foretelling a woman of Wu stealing the Tang Dynasty. When Emperor Taizong dies, she is sent to a monastery to become a nun. However, the Emperor's youngest son Li Zhi (Aarif Rahman), who later becomes the Emperor Gaozong, has been in love with her since he was a child. He brings her back to the palace and makes her his concubine. During her time as a minor consort to Emperor Taizong, 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 meanwhile revenging for her daughter's death. She co-ruled with Li Zhi until his death, after which she ruled the country in her own right.
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