Palace (TV series)
| Palace | |
|---|---|
 Palace's intertitle | |
| Genre | Historical fiction, science fiction, romance |
| Developed by | Hunan TV |
| Written by | Yu Zheng |
| Directed by | Lee Wai-chu, Jiang Guangtao (voice director) |
| Starring | Yang Mi Feng Shaofeng Leanne Liu Mickey He Sonija Kwok Tong Liya Maggie Shiu Kent Tong |
| Theme music composer | Tan Xuan |
| Opening theme | Ai De Gongyang (爱的供养) performed by Mickey He and Xiang Ying (episodes 1–20), performed by Yang Mi (episodes 21–35) |
| Ending theme | Jian Huo Bu Jian (见或不见) performed by Mickey He |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 35 (39)(Hunan TV first broadcasted the version of 39 episodes, not the general version of 35) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Hunan ETV Culture Media Co., Ltd. |
| Producers | Yu Zheng He Jin |
| Production locations | Dongyang, Zhejiang (as "present-day" in the story), Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang (as "Qing Dynasty" in the story) |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | Yu Zheng Workshop |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan TV |
| Release | January 31, 2011 |
| Palace | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Official poster | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宮 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宫 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Palace: The Locked Heart Jade | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宮鎖心玉 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宫锁心玉 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Palace, also known as Gong, Gong Suo Xin Yu, and Palace: The Locked Heart Jade, is a Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng. The series was directed by Lee Wai-chu and starred cast members from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The series was first broadcast on Hunan TV in China in 2011. It is later followed by Palace 2.
Plot
Luo Qingchuan is a simple and kind-hearted girl from the 21st century. One day she accidentally travels through time and ends up in the 1700s, in the Forbidden City, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. She meets her favourite historical figure, the fourth prince Yinzhen, the future Yongzheng Emperor. However, she has to learn the hard way that history books do not always tell the whole story and her broken heart might just be mended by the most unexpected person. Her wit and knowledge of the future puts her right in the middle of the heated competition for the throne. Can she alter history? Whom will she fall in love with? Whom will she choose? The answer given in this television series is that Luo did not alter history, but saw Yinsi back in the 21st century after her traveling-back and his death in prison.
Cast
- Yang Mi as Luo Qingchuan, the time travelling protagonist. Yang simultaneously played Huaying, a spy sent by Yinxiang who resembles Qingchuan in appearance.
- Feng Shaofeng as Yinsi, the eighth prince.
- Mickey He as Yinzhen, the fourth prince.
- Sonija Kwok as Consort Xi, the Kangxi Emperor's concubine.
- Tong Liya as Nian Suyan (Tong Suyan), Yinzhen's concubine.
- Kent Tong as the Kangxi Emperor
- Leanne Liu as Imperial Consort De, Yinzhen's mother.
- Maggie Shiu as Imperial Consort Liang, Yinsi's mother. Shiu simultaneously played Lady Heseri, the Kangxi Emperor's first empress.
- Vicki He as Xueru, the crown princess and Yinreng's wife.
- Liu Bin as Yin'e, the tenth prince.
- Tian Zhenwei as Yinxiang, the 13th prince.
- Mao Zijun as Yinti, the 14th prince.
- Ma Wenlong as Yintang, the ninth prince.
- Wang Xianghong as Gu Xiaochun, Qingchuan's friend.
- Amber Xu as Jinzhi, the fourth princess consort and Yinzhen's primary spouse.
- Zong Fengyan as Yinreng, the crown prince.
- Zhang Tong as Princess Bingyue
- Xi Xue as Ningxiang, a Mongol princess.
- Li Qindong as Nian Gengyao
- Lü Yi as Yinshuang
- Liu Fang as Qingchuan's mother
- Yan Kuan as Lin Feifan, Qingchuan's fiance in the present-day.
- Zhu Yaying as Lin Feifan's mother
- Pan Shiqi
- Ren Quan
Awards
Palace won the top four newcomer awards at the 2011 New Forces Grand Ceremony (2011新势力盛典).[1]