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Rule the World

Rule the World

20175.21 Season45 EpisodesEnded

Overview

It tells the story of a woman who travels 400 years into the body of Dong Ge, the most beautiful woman in the land, yet she is born with a curse that can make or break a nation. Can a woman from the modern times learn to adapt to a new life and a new romance? Can she escape what's been written in history?

Created by Xin Li
Written by Xin Li
NetworksTencent Video

Top Cast

Tang Yixin

Tang Yixin

Dong'ge / Hai Lanzhu

Raymond Lam Fung

Raymond Lam Fung

Huang Taiji

Zhang Rui

Zhang Rui

Daisan

Qu Chuxiao

Qu Chuxiao

Dorgon

Maggie Chen

Maggie Chen

Abahai

Xu Rongzhen

Xu Rongzhen

Xie Yuchen

Xie Yuchen

Xiao Qiu

H

Huang Sihan

Themes & Keywords

chinatime travelromancehistorical

About Rule the World

Rule the World is a drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of china, time travel, romance, historical. Created by Xin Li, it stars Tang Yixin, Raymond Lam Fung, Zhang Rui. It tells the story of a woman who travels 400 years into the body of Dong Ge, the most beautiful woman in the land, yet she is born with a curse that can make or break a nation. Can a woman from the modern times learn to adapt to a new life and a new romance? Can she escape what's been written in history?

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