

Beauty's Rival in Palace
2010-03-15 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.8
A dramatized account of Empress Dou and how her efforts and achievements in the royal court positively influenced the reign of her husband Emperor Wen, which paved the way for the creation of the Rule of Wen and Jing. Set in Chang'an, China during the beginnings of the Han Dynasty.
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- Creators
- Zou Yue
- Production companies
- Yu Zheng Studio, 紫骏影视
- Countries
- China
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Ruby LinDou Yifang / Xiang Lian
Sammul ChanLiu Heng
Wang LikunNie Shener / Wang Zhi / Ping Hua
Yang MiMo Xueyuan
William FengLiu Zhang
Myolie Wu Hang-yeeLu Yu
He ShengmingZhou Yafu
Kevin Yan YikuanLiu Shaokang
Sun Fei FeiQing Ning
Qi WeiPrincess Guantao
Luo JinLiu Ying
Lv JiarongPrincess Lu Yuan
Dai ChunrongEmpress Dowager Lu
Bai ShanBo Ji
Su QingZhang Yan
Gao HaoLiu Qi
Gao YangBo Qiaohui
Tong ZhangShen Bijun
Du JunzeLu Lu
Wang YumanSu WenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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