The Empress of China<武则天/Wu Zetian>
The impressive cast: Fan Bingbing (in the titular role from the energetic, playful younger version Wu Mei Niang to the legendary Empress Wu), Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Ting, Aarif Lee, Wu Xiubo, Kathy Chau, Janine Chang, Li Jie, Li Liren, Li Chen, Viann Zhang, etc.
It tells the story of a simple girl, Wu Mei Niang who struggled in life, love and rose to become China’s only female emperor who actually ruled the whole country for almost half a century. It is said that production cost close to 300 million to recreate the Tang Dynasty.
It marks the return of Fan Bingbing on the small screen following The Last Night of Madam Chin (2009), as well as the return of legendary actor Zhang Fengyi who was last seen on The First Emperor (2007) who’s known for his role in Farewell My Concubine. Gao Yi chun directs.