Palace (TV series)

Palace
Official poster
Also known asJade Palace Lock Heart
GenreHistorical fiction
Romance
Time-travel
Developed byHBS
Written byYu Zheng
Directed byLee Wai-chu
StarringYang Mi
Feng Shaofeng
Mickey He
Tong Liya
Theme music composerTan Xuan
Opening themeIn Support of the Love by Mickey He(episodes 120),
by Yang Mi(episodes 2135)
Ending themeMeet or not Meet by Mickey He
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes35 (39)(Hunan TV first broadcast the version with 39 episodes, not the general version with 35)
Production
ProducersYu Zheng
He Jin
Production locationsDongyang
Zhejiang
Hengdian World Studios
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesHunan ETV Culture Media
Yuzheng Studio
H&R Century Pictures
Original release
NetworkHunan Television
Release31 January (2011-01-31) 
21 February 2011 (2011-02-21)
Palace
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGung1
Jade Palace Lock Heart
Traditional Chinese宮鎖心玉
Simplified Chinese宫锁心玉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōng Suǒ Xīn Yù
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGung1 So2 Sam1 Juk6

Palace (Chinese: 宫锁心玉, lit. Jade Palace Lock Heart) is a 2011 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng and directed by Lee Wai-chu, starring Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Mickey He and Tong Liya. The series was first broadcast on Hunan TV in China from 31 January to 21 February 2011. It is later followed by Palace 2 (Chinese: 宮鎖珠帘) (2012), Palace 3: The Lost Daughter (Chinese: 宫锁连城), and the film The Palace (2013 film).

The series was a runaway success, propelling its cast to widespread fame.