Ming Dynasty (2019 TV series)

Ming Dynasty
Also known asEmpress of the Ming
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大明風華
Simplified Chinese大明风华
Literal meaningThe Elegant and Talented (Consort) of the Great Ming
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàmíng fēnghuá
GenreHistorical fiction
Based onThe Chronicle of the Six Eras
by Lianjing Zhuyi
Written byAn Jian, Daijin, Zhang Ting
Directed byZhang Ting
StarringTang Wei
Zhu Yawen
Deng Jiajia
Lay Zhang
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes62
Production
ProducerYao Yuzhu
Production locationsHengdian World Studios, Wuxi, Inner Mongolia
Running time45 mins
Production companiesYouku, Ruyi Films, Yuekai Media
Original release
NetworkHunan Television
Release17 December 2019 (2019-12-17) 
23 January 2020 (2020-01-23)

Ming Dynasty is a 2019 Chinese television series giving a fictionalised account of the life of Empress Sun, who was an empress consort of the Xuande Emperor. Starring Tang Wei and Zhu Yawen, it aired on Hunan Television until 2020. Loosely adapted from the novel The Chronicle of the Six Eras (Chinese: 六朝纪事) by Lianjing Zhuyi (Chinese: 莲静竹衣), the show gained much attention and viewership from non-Chinese viewers after it achieved high ratings in mainland China.