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Zhizun Hongyan (2003)

Zhizun Hongyan poster
Original title
至尊红颜
Genre
drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Length
1 season, 42 episodes
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Chinese television series about Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to become empress regnant. It follows her life and rise to power in the imperial court.

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What happens

Lady Wu: The First Empress, also known as The Great Empress or Empress Wu Meiniang, is a 2003 Chinese television series based on the biography of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant. The series was first broadcast on CTS in Taiwan in 2003 under the Chinese title 武媚娘傳奇 (Wu Meiniang Chuanqi; literally: The Legend of Wu Meiniang). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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