''The Legend of Yang Guifei'', also known as ''The Secret History of Concubine Yang'', is a Chinese television series loosely based on the romance between
Emperor Xuanzong of the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
and his consort
Yang Yuhuan. The series was directed by You Xiaogang and starred Yin Tao and
Anthony Wong as the couple. It was first broadcast on
Hunan Satellite TV from April to May 2010.
Plot
Yang Yuhuan became the wife of
Li Mao, a prince. Li Mao was the son of Emperor Xuanzong's favorite,
Consort Wu. However, Emperor Xuanzong soon falls in love with her, and he takes her as a consort to deal with the death of Consort Wu. After being harmed several times by
Consort Mei, Yang Yuhuan rises to the rank of
Guifei. She is compared to
Zhao Feiyan by her former lover,
Li Bai, and she is reminisced by her former husband, Li Mao. This is the story of a love quadrangle consisting of Yang Yuhuan, Emperor Xuanzong, Li Bai, and Li Mao.
Cast
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Yin Tao as
Yang Yuhuan / Yang Yue'er
** Zhou Xu as young Yang Yue'er
*
Anthony Wong as
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (; 8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an Emperor of China, emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Throu ...
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Wang Luoyong as
Li Bai
* Shi Xiaoqun as Xie A'man
*
He Saifei as
Consort Wu
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Michelle Ye as Yang Yuyao
* Nathan Lee as
Gao Xianzhi
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Elvis Tsui as
An Lushan
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Tse Kwan-ho as Yang Xuangui
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Jin Qiaoqiao as Princess Yuzhen
* Wan Ni'en as Chu Liuxiang
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Zhang Songwen as
Yang Guozhong
* Wu Liping as
Gao Lishi
* Xu Jian as
Li Mao
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Li Nian as Yuenu
* Chi Huaqiong as
Consort Mei
* Yang Mingna as
Empress Wei
* Liu Can as
Emperor Suzong of Tang
* Yu Qingbin as
Shi Chaoyi
* Zhou Jingfeng as Li Yao
* Zhao Xuan as
Li Jingzhong
* Lei Mu as
Chen Xuanli
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Liu Yan as
Zhang Liangdi
* Xu Min as Yang Xuanjiao
* Zhuang Jin as Yang Xuanjiao's wife
* Oyamada Sho as Watanabe Seio
*
Yumi Asō as
Empress Kōken
External links
*
''The Legend of Yang Guifei''on
Sina.com
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2010 Chinese television series debuts
Television series set in the Tang dynasty
2010 Chinese television series endings
Chinese historical television series
Cultural depictions of Li Bai