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The Empress of China (simplified Chinese: 武媚娘传奇; traditional Chinese: 武媚娘傳奇; pinyin: Wǔ Mèiniáng chuánqí) is a 2014 Chinese television series based on events in the 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty, starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian—the only female emperor (empress regnant ...
- Historical Fiction
Fan Bingbing played Empress Wu in 2015’s Empress of China TV series – just one of many screen treatments of someone who was perhaps the richest woman in history. Photo: Hunan TV
- Douglas Parkes
Mar 26, 2019 · Fan spent the next three months recuperating in a hospital, where she watched a Taiwanese drama about Wu Zetian, a consort who rose to become empress during the Tang dynasty.
The Empress of China: With Bingbing Fan, Baoping Shen, Huichun Wang, Yuan Gao. Harem inner life and female rivalry story based on events of life of Wu Zetian; the only female Emperor in the Chinese history.
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- 2014-12-21
- Biography, Drama, History
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Wu Zetian – The Empress of China Fan was so iconic in this lavish 2014/15 TV drama that the Chinese government censored the programme’s many revealing costumes.
- Douglas Parkes
A lady said that Wu Zetian played by Fan Bingbing was really beautiful and that her heart fluttered whenever she saw her on-screen; it was no wonder Emperor Taizong of Tang and his son were infatuated with her.
Feb 11, 2014 · In her first starring television role since The Last Night of Madam Chin <金大班> in 2009, mainland Chinese actress Fan Bingbing (范冰冰) will portray Tang Dynasty empress Wu Zetian (武則天) in the upcoming drama The Empress of China <武則天>.