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Beauty's Rival in Palace

2010 1 seasons · 40 eps English

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A dramatized account of Empress Dou and how her efforts and achievements in the royal court positively influenced the reign of her husband Emperor Wen, which paved the way for the creation of the Rule of Wen and Jing. Set in Chang'an, China during the beginnings of the Han Dynasty.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ruby Lin
Dou Yifang / Xiang Lian
Sammul Chan
Liu Heng
Wang Likun
Nie Shener / Wang Zhi / Ping Hua
Yang Mi
Mo Xueyuan
William Feng
Liu Zhang
Myolie Wu Hang-Yee
Lu Yu
He Shengming
Zhou Yafu
Kevin Yan
Liu Shaokang

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Zou Yue

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1 season · 40 episodes total · ~40 per season.

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CRAFT

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Roughly 30 hours end-to-end — 4 full workdays of television.

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RUNTIME

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Premiered 2010 and has since ended.

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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WORLD

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Show type: Scripted.

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AWARDS

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Created by Zou Yue.

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CAST

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20 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.

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Dialogue in English, Mandarin.

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Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 40
Avg episode length: 45 min
Premiered: 2010-03-15
Last aired: 2010-12-13
Languages: English, Mandarin
Countries: China

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