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Scarlet Heart

Scarlet Heart

20118.12 Seasons76 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Zhang Xiao, a 21st-century woman, is transported back to the Qing Dynasty during Emperor Kangxi's reign after a bizarre accident. She awakens in the body of Maertai Rouxi, a teenage nobleman's daughter, and must navigate life in a past world shaped by her mysterious connection to this historical figure.

NetworksHunan TelevisionZhejiang Television

Top Cast

Liu Shishi

Liu Shishi

Zhang Xiao

Nicky Wu

Nicky Wu

Yin Zheng

Sun Yizhou

Sun Yizhou

Kang Sihan

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Kang Zhentian

Jiang Jinfu

Jiang Jinfu

Kang Siyu

Annie Liu Xin-You

Annie Liu Xin-You

Ma Yinuo

Ye Zuxin

Ye Zuxin

Jack

Ye Qing

Ye Qing

Meng Xinyi

Sean Chen

Sean Chen

Huang Di

Yu Yonghai

Yu Yonghai

Yin Zheng Gui [Youth]

Themes & Keywords

chinabased on novel or booktime travelromancesibling rivalryhistoricalpower strugglehistorical drama17th centuryqing dynastyreverse haremchinese historykangxi emperor

About Scarlet Heart

Scarlet Heart is a action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of china, based on novel or book, time travel, romance, sibling rivalry, historical. it stars Liu Shishi, Nicky Wu, Sun Yizhou. Zhang Xiao, a 21st-century woman, is transported back to the Qing Dynasty during Emperor Kangxi's reign after a bizarre accident. She awakens in the body of Maertai Rouxi, a teenage nobleman's daughter, and must navigate life in a past world shaped by her mysterious connection to this historical figure.

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