Ming Dynasty (2019 TV series)

Ming Dynasty
Also known as	Empress of the Ming
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	大明風華
Simplified Chinese	大明风华
Literal meaning	The Elegant and Talented (Consort) of the Great Ming
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàmíng fēnghuá
Genre	Historical fiction
Based on	The Chronicle of the Six Eras by Lianjing Zhuyi
Written by	An Jian, Daijin, Zhang Ting
Directed by	Zhang Ting
Starring	Tang Wei Zhu Yawen Deng Jiajia Lay Zhang
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	62
Production
Producer	Yao Yuzhu
Production locations	Hengdian World Studios, Wuxi, Inner Mongolia
Running time	45 mins
Production companies	Youku, Ruyi Films, Yuekai Media
Original release
Network	Hunan Television
Release	17 December 2019 (2019-12-17) – 23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)
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Ming Dynasty is a 2019 Chinese television series giving a fictionalised account of the life of Empress Sun, who was an empress consort of the Xuande Emperor. Starring Tang Wei and Zhu Yawen,^[1][2] it aired on Hunan Television until 2020.^[3] Loosely adapted from the novel The Chronicle of the Six Eras (Chinese: 六朝纪事) by Lianjing Zhuyi (Chinese: 莲静竹衣),^[4] the show gained much attention and viewership from non-Chinese viewers after it achieved high ratings in mainland China.^{[citation needed]}