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The Virtuous Queen of Han

2014 · 1 season

A lush, slow-burning court drama where beauty and virtue are tested by intrigue, offering quiet tension and emotional weight.

Created by
Yu gaho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Luodan, Raymond Lam, Niki Chow Lai-kei
Overview
As a lowly servant's daughter, Wei Zifu does not have many means, yet she is undeniably beautiful and virtuous. When she is later recruited to entertain Princess Pingyang, she immediately captivates the attention of the court, including Emperor Wu Liu Che. Zifu's life soon changes in an unexpected way when she becomes Liu Che's beloved empress, but can Zifu's innocence and purity survive in a high society filled with disingenuous courtiers and intentions?

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Created by
Yu gaho
Genres
Drama
Starring
Wang Luodan, Raymond Lam, Niki Chow Lai-kei
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Yu gaho
Written by
Mui Siu-Ching
Starring
Wang Luodan, Raymond Lam, Niki Chow Lai-kei, Xu Zhengxi, Grace Yu, Sha-Li Chen
Length
1 seasons, 47 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Zhejiang Television
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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