Palace of Desire

Palace of Desire (2000) — official poster

Cover: the show's official anniversary-edition poster, via MyDramaList

Original title: 大明宫词

Year: 2000

Country: China

Recap status: In the recap queue

Synopsis

Inside the Daming Palace, power and family are the same weapon. Wu Zetian claws her way to the dragon throne while her daughter, Princess Taiping — played as a girl by a luminous young Zhou Xun — grows up in the shadow of the court, loved, used, and finally consumed by the same ambition. Lyrical, theatrical, and ruthless: the full 40-episode version of one of the most acclaimed Chinese historical dramas ever made.

Cast

Chen Hong as Princess Taiping · Zhou Xun as the young Taiping · Gui Yalei as Wu Zetian

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