Palace of Desire (TV series)
| Palace of Desire | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Da Ming Gong Ci | 
| Traditional Chinese | 大明宮詞 | 
| Simplified Chinese | 大明宫词 | 
| Literal meaning | Ci of the Daming Palace | 
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Míng Gōng Cí | 
| Genre | Historical drama | 
| Screenplay by | Zheng Zhong Wang Yao  | 
| Directed by | Li Shaohong Zeng Nianping  | 
| Starring | Chen Hong Zhou Xun Gua Ah-leh Winston Chao  | 
| Composer | Lin Hai | 
| Country of origin | China | 
| Original language | Mandarin | 
| No. of episodes | 37 | 
| Production | |
| Producer | Li Xiaowan | 
| Production location | China | 
| Cinematography | Zeng Nianping | 
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | 
| Production company | CCTV | 
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8 | 
Palace of Desire, also known as Daming Gong Ci (literally "Ci of the Daming Palace"), is a Chinese television series based on the life of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor, Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gua Ah-leh and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on 30 March 2000. The scriptwriter used extremely poetic and theatrical language for lines.