Shangguan Wan'er (TV series)

Shangguan Wan'er
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Traditional Chinese上官婉兒
Simplified Chinese上官婉儿
Hanyu PinyinShàngguān Wǎn'ér
GenreHistorical drama
Screenplay byNing Yegao
Ning Yelong
Ning Yun
Fang Tianmin
Directed byGong Yiqun
Liu Guonan
Wang Haoying
Presented byCui Qiang
Cui Yiping
Liu Yanming
StarringRuan Danning
Huang Haibing
Zhang Qing
Theme music composerFu Zhang
Opening themeRen Shijian (人世间) performed by Tu Meihua
Ending themeMengxing (梦醒) performed by Li Hong
ComposerFu Zhang
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producersLi Peisen
Wang Qiu
Ma Runsheng
Qiu Zhijun
Zhang Haibo
ProducersZeng Rihua
Zheng Suixu
Qu Chenggen
Wang Ning
Production locationChina
CinematographyDu Xiaosi
Wang Weidong
Running time48 minutes per episode
Production companies
  • Phoenix Television
  • China International Television Corporation
  • Hairun International Commercials
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Shangguan Wan'er is a Chinese television series based on the life of Shangguan Wan'er, a female official in the court of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. Starring Ruan Danning as the titular character, the series was first aired in mainland China in December 1998. The series was broadcast again in March 2003 on Sichuan Satellite TV.[1]