Ming Dynasty

Drama: Ming Dynasty / Empress of the Ming: Legend of Sun Ruowei
Chinese Title: 大明风华 / Da Ming Feng Hua / Formerly 大明皇妃孙若微传 / Da Ming Huang Fei Sun Ruo Wei Zhuan
Broadcast Network: Hunan TV
Broadcast Website: Youku

Broadcast Period: December 17, 2019 - January 23, 2020

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 20:00 (2 eps), released online 22:00
Genre: Historical, Palace
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 64
Director: Zhang Ting
Screenwriter: Zhang Ting
Production Company: Youku, Cool, Ruyi Films, Yuekai Entertainment, Jixiang Ying Fang
Executive Producer: Yao Yuzhu
Producer: Sun Xiaoguang, Yao Yuzhu, Jia Shikai, Xia Xiaoyan, Tao Rong, Zhou Yanxi, Ke Liming
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from The Chronicles of the Six Dynasties by Lian Jing Zhu Yi 莲静竹衣
Costume Design: William Chang Suk-ping
Watch Episodes On: Youtube (eng subs)

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A story revolving around Empress Sun Ruowei who lived through six dynasties and spent 50 years governing the inner palace.

The first year of the reign of Yongle Emperor was a turbulent one and plagued by rumors that Jianwen Emperor has disguised himself as a Buddhist monk to escape death. Jianwen Emperor's supporters were hunted and killed including Jing Qing and his wife. With the help of Vice Captain Sun Yu, their eldest daughter Ruowei (Tang Wei) manages to escape the massacre unscathed. Their second daughter Man Yin is rescued by the Crown Prince Zhu Gao Chi.

The two sisters lead disparate lives - one growing up in the palace and the other in the pugilistic world. Ruowei plots to kill Yongle Emperor while her younger sister marries into the imperial family. Along the way, Ruowei crosses paths with Zhu Zhanji (Zhu Yawen), the emperor's grandson and bears witness to the complicated affairs between those in power.

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Fun Facts

• Filming took place in Wuxi, Hengdian World Studios, Inner Mongolia and other locations.
• The change in title from the drama to the novel's Empress of the Ming is likely to take into account Tang Wei's role in the drama.
• It is Tang Wei returns to dramas after a decade. She is best known as the heroine in Ang Lee's critically-acclaimed movie Lust, Caution.
• Tang Wei spent eight months learning about the history and culture of the Ming Dynasty in preparation for the role.

Cast

	Tang Wei as Sun Ruowei
	Zhu Yawen as Zhu Zhanji
	Deng Jiajia as Hu Shanxiang
	Qiao Zhenyu as Xu Bin
	Wang Xueqi as Zhu Di
	Lay Zhang Yixing as Zhu Qizhen
	Wu Yue as Zhang Yan
	Liang Guanhua as Zhu Gaochi
	Yu Haoming as Zhu Gaoxu
	Max Luan Yuanhui as Zhu Gaosui
	Li Xinliang as Zhu Qiyu
	Su Ke as Yu Qian

Supporting Cast

• Cindy Sun Xiaoxiao as Pu Fei
• Sarah Zhao Yingzi as An Guifei
• Sun Yaoqi as Shuang Xi
• Wei Wei as Huang Fu Yun He
• Serena Hu Lingmeng as Qian Huang Hou
• Gao Kaiyuan as Xie Jin
• Long Ni as Princess Han
• Cui Tianyi as Xiao Douzi
• Guo Zhiting as Fan Zhong
• Luo Sang Nian Zha as Nie Xing
• Tan Xueliang as Zhu Yunwen

Episode Ratings

Hunan TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
		Ratings	Audience Share
2019-12-17	1-2	1.918	7.230
2019-12-18	3-4	1.918	7.360
2019-12-19	5-6	1.892	7.080
2019-12-20	7	1.854	6.150
2019-12-21	8	1.718	5.79
2019-12-22	9-10	1.993	7.090
2019-12-23	11-12	1.949	7.510
2019-12-24	13-14	1.909	7.260
2019-12-25	15-16	1.975	7.360
2019-12-26	17-18	2.044	7.730
2019-12-27	19	1.549	5.370
2019-12-28	20	1.504	4.990
2019-12-29	21-22	1.906	6.910
2019-12-30	23-24	2.078	7.720
2020-01-01	25-26	2.111	7.560
2020-01-02	27-28	1.913	7.000
2020-01-03	29	1.672	5.650
2020-01-04	30	1.690	5.480
2020-01-05	31-32	2.048	7.130
2020-01-06	33-34	2.288	8.318
2020-01-07	35-36	2.191	7.830
2020-01-08	37-38	2.266	8.145
2020-01-09	39-40	2.280	8.056
2020-01-10	41-42	2.095	7.122
2020-01-11	43	1.714	5.589
2020-01-12	44-45	2.256	7.770
2020-01-13	46-47	2.136	7.692
2020-01-14	48-49	2.034	7.261
2020-01-15	50-51	2.010	7.056
2020-01-16	52-53	2.012	7.112
2020-01-17	54-55	1.959	6.885
2020-01-19	56	1.033	3.559
2020-01-20	57-58	1.951	6.969
2020-01-21	59-60	1.839	6.585
2020-01-22	61-62	1.813	6.249
2020-01-23	63-64	1.911	6.107
Average	1 - 64	1.971	7.043

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