Xiaozhuang Mishi

Xiaozhuang Mishi
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Also known as	'Xiaozhuang Epic'
Genre	Historical drama, romance
Written by	Yang Haiwei Guo Wenpu
Directed by	You Xiaogang Liu Dekai
Presented by	You Xiaogang
Starring	Ning Jing Steve Ma Liu Dekai Wu Qianqian He Saifei Zhao Hongfei Hu Jing Xu Min Yan Kun Shu Chang Li Lingyu Bai Qinglin
Theme music composer	Zhang Hongguang
Opening theme	Ni (你) performed by Tu Honggang
Ending theme	Meiren Yin (美人吟) performed by Li Lingyu
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	38
Production
Producer(s)	You Xiaogang Yang Qun
Location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	CTV
First shown in	2003
Chronology
Followed by	Huang Taizi Mishi (2004)

Xiaozhuang Mishi, also known as Xiaozhuang Epic, is a 2003 Chinese television series produced by You Xiaogang. The series is the first instalment in a series of four television series about the early Qing dynasty. It was followed by Huang Taizi Mishi (2004), Taizu Mishi (2005) and Secret History of Kangxi (2006), all of which were also produced by You Xiaogang.

The series tells the story of Dayu'er, who is better known historically as Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. Born a Khorchin Mongol princess, she became a concubine of the Manchu emperor Huangtaiji, even though her true love was actually Huangtaiji's 14th brother, Dorgon. She became empress dowager and grand empress dowager during the reigns of her son (Shunzhi Emperor) and grandson (Kangxi Emperor) respectively. Her political wisdom and insight helped to shape the history of the early Qing dynasty.