Palace (TV series)

Palace (, lit. Jade Palace Lock Heart) is a 2011 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng; starring Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Mickey He and Tong Liya. The series was directed by Lee Wai-chu and starred cast members from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 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 extremely popular during its run and led to widespread fame for its cast.

Synopsis
Luo Qingchuan (Yang Mi) is a modern-day actress. One day she decided to try a romantic role which she has never done before so she scouted around and found a director who intended to direct and produce a romance drama set in the Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor YongZheng.

The rest of the drama is focused on her character becoming embroiled in the princes' struggle for the throne and is torn between her love for Yin Si (Feng Shaofeng), the eighth prince, and Yin Zhen (Mickey He), the fourth prince and future Emperor Yongzheng. She is also betrayed by her friend Tong Suyan (Tong Liya). Caught in the crossfire of political intrigue, her wit and compassion serve her well in her bid to stay alive.

Main

 * Yang Mi as Luo Qingchuan
 * Feng Shaofeng as Yinsi, the 8th prince
 * Mickey He as Yinzhen, the 4th prince
 * Tong Liya as Tong Suyan

The Imperial Men

 * Kent Tong as the Kangxi Emperor
 * Zong Fengyan as Yinreng, the crown prince
 * Ma Wenlong as Yintang, the 9th prince
 * Liu Bin as Yin'e, the 10th prince
 * Tian Zhenwei as Yinxiang, the 13th prince
 * Mao Zijun as Yinti, the 14th prince

The Imperial Women

 * Leanne Liu as Consort De
 * Sonija Kwok as Concubine Xi
 * Maggie Shiu as Consort Liang / Empress Hešeri
 * Amber Xu as Jinzhi
 * Vicki He as Xueru, the Crown princess
 * Zhang Tong as Princess Bingyue

People of the Palace

 * Shen Baoping as Longkodo
 * Wilson Guo as Xiao Shunzi
 * Lu Jiarong as Fei Cui
 * Ye Simiao as Jin Momo
 * Liu Jiayuan as Xin Lian
 * Lu Yi as Ying Shuang
 * Yuan Shanshan as Ru Bing

Others

 * Xi Xue as Princess Ningxiang
 * He Xianda as Songgotu
 * Wang Xianghong as Gu Xiaochun (later Nian Gengyao)
 * Li Qindong as Nian Gengyao

Present day

 * Yan Yikuan as Lin Feifan
 * Liu Fang as Qingchuan's mother
 * Zhu Yaying as Lin Feifan's mother

Historical inaccuracies

 * One historical inaccuracy is that although this is a historical drama, the protagonist Luo Qingchuan was shown wearing yellow even when she was not a member of the imperial household. It is a very serious inaccuracy because in Imperial China, such a disregard could have someone put to death by the Emperor for not respecting this custom.