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Palace of Desire

Palace of Desire

20008.41 Season40 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.

NetworksCCTV-8

Top Cast

Chen Hong

Chen Hong

成年太平公主

Gua Ah-leh

Gua Ah-leh

武则天

Zhou Xun

Zhou Xun

少年太平公主

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

薛绍/张易之

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

安乐公主

Li Zhixing

Li Zhixing

唐高宗李治

Fu Biao

Fu Biao

武攸嗣

Shen Junyi

Shen Junyi

武三思

Xue Bai

Xue Bai

上官婉儿

Jia Ni

Jia Ni

韦后

Themes & Keywords

historical figure

About Palace of Desire

Palace of Desire is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of historical figure. it stars Chen Hong, Gua Ah-leh, Zhou Xun. Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.

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