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Legend of Lu Zhen

2013 · 1 season

A lavish, slow-burning palace climb where scheming and romance tangle, rewarding patience with satisfying, hard-won triumphs.

Created by
Lee Wai Chu, Deng Wei En
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhao Liying, Chen Xiao, Qiao Renliang
Overview
To escape her cruel stepmother, Lu Zhen enters the palace and rises through the ranks with her pottery skills. Despite capturing the heart of Crown Prince Gao Zhan, social barriers and jealous enemies prevent their union. She dedicates herself to politics, helping him thwart a coup, and is eventually honored with the position of female prime minister.

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Created by
Lee Wai Chu, Deng Wei En
Genres
Drama
Starring
Zhao Liying, Chen Xiao, Qiao Renliang
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Wai Chu, Deng Wei En
Written by
Zhang Wei
Starring
Zhao Liying, Chen Xiao, Qiao Renliang, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Yang Rong, Leanne Liu, Emma Wu, Li Yuxuan
Length
1 seasons, 46 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Hunan Television
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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