Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty

Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty
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Also known as	Da Tang Qing Shi
Chinese	大唐情史
Hanyu Pinyin	Dà Táng Qíng Shǐ
Genre	Historical fiction, costume drama, romance
Written by	Yang Jie
Directed by	Gong Ruofei
Starring	Tang Guoqiang Shen Aojun Nie Yuan Zhang Tong Pan Yueming Pan Yaowu Qin Lan
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode

Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty, also known as Da Tang Qing Shi, is a Chinese historical television series based on the legend of an illicit romance between the Tang dynasty Princess Gaoyang and a monk called Bianji. The series was directed by Gong Ruofei, starring Tang Guoqiang, Shen Aojun, Nie Yuan, Zhang Tong, Pan Yueming, Pan Yaowu, and Qin Lan. It was first broadcast in mainland China in 2001.

This story is set during the Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Princess Gaoyang is the daughter of Lady Dai and the Emperor. She is the Emperor's favorite daughter and was spoiled with several servants and attendants. Yet, she falls for a monk named Bianji, but their relationship is fated. He is a lowly monk whose life purpose is to abstain from romance, and she is a princess of high status. Despite her engagement to a rich noble named Fang Yi'ai, their affair persists in secret.

Meanwhile, Emperor Taizong deals with politics and the women in his harem. He is deeply in love with Lady Dai, the mother of Princess Gaoyang. He cares for Empress Zhangsun. He also favors Consort Yang and Consort Yin. The consorts all plot against each other to win his affections. One day, a young maiden named Meiniang enters his palace.

• (in Chinese) Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty on Sina.com