| Palace 3: The Lost Daughter | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional Chinese | 宮鎖連城 |
| Simplified Chinese | 宫锁连城 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gōngsuǒ Liánchéng |
| Genre | Historical fiction romance |
| Written by | Yu Zheng |
| Directed by | Li Huizhu Zheng Wei'en |
| Starring | Yuan Shanshan Lu Yi Gao Yunxiang Shirley Dai Yang Rong |
| Opening theme | "Lonely" by Yuan Shanshan |
| Ending theme | "Won't Complain" by Yuan Shanshan |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yu Zheng |
| Production location | Hengdian World Studios |
| Production companies | Hunan Economic Channel Yu Zheng Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan Television |
| Release | 7 April – 4 May 2014 |
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Palace 3: The Lost Daughter (Chinese: 宫锁连城) is a 2014 Chinese television series written and produced by Yu Zheng, starring Yuan Shanshan, Lu Yi, Gao Yunxiang, Shirley Dai and Yang Rong.[1][2][3][4] It is a sequel to the 2012 television series Palace II. The series was first broadcast on Hunan Television in mainland China from 7 April to 4 May 2014.[5]
The series was a commercial success, and set a new ratings record for a drama’s initial broadcast on a provincial-level television channel for the year.[6] It is later followed by the film The Palace (2013 film).
In December 2014, author Chiung Yao won a lawsuit against screenwriter Yu Zheng, claiming that he plagiarized Palace 3 from her 1992 novel Plum Blossom Scar. Yu was ordered to financially compensate Chiung and publicly apologize. He did the latter 6 years later after mounted pressure from 156 industry professionals threatening to boycott Yu.[7][8]
- ^ 于正新剧《宫锁连城》将登湖南 全家福版海报曝光. Xinhua News (in Chinese). March 2014. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014.
- ^ 《宫锁连城》曝夺爱海报 袁姗姗杨蓉冰火交锋. People's Daily (in Chinese). March 2014.
- ^ 《连城》陆毅袁姗姗虐心恋于正叫板甄嬛. Sina (in Chinese). March 2013.
- ^ 《宫3》继续双男主模式 高云翔陆毅新贵对决. Sina (in Chinese). 2013.
- ^ 《宫锁连城》接档《璀璨人生》 杨明娜角色虐心. NetEase (in Chinese). March 2014.
- ^ "Yu Zheng's "Palace 3" Sets Ratings Record for This Year". JayneStars.
- ^ Zuo, Mandy (1 January 2021). "Story of Yanxi Palace creator Yu Zheng says sorry for plagiarism, as does writer Guo Jingming – years after court rulings against them". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Chou, Chou I-ling; Chen, Ted (25 December 2014). "Taiwanese novelist wins 5 million yuan in Beijing court case". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2014.