Ming Dynasty | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 23 January 2020 | –||||||
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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]