All I can say is, watch it! The success of this drama actually spawned a succession of Qing dynasty time travel dramas. In C-drama “ Scarlet Heart (Bu Bu Jing Xin),” modern woman Zhang Xiao ( Liu Shi Shi), who accidentally travels back in time to the Qing Dynasty and into the body of Ma’ertai Ruoxi, the second daughter of a Manchu general, actually has the power to change the dynastic succession and Chinese history. Jin Hyuk ( Song Seung Heon), who somehow travels back in time to the Joseon era, it is actually a matter of life or death. If you end up in the past, would you dare to use your knowledge of the future and new technologies to change or improve wherever you were? In K-drama “ Dr. Apparently, the copious amount of cleavage in the drama were too much for the censors, and as a result, they started showing the actresses from the neck up only! For some laughs, check out before and after pictures and admire the tremendous effort the Chinese government put into making sure no hint of cleavage remained. There’s also gorgeous historical C-drama “ The Empress of China.” I started watching it not because it focused on the most famous empress in China, Wu Mei Niang ( Fan Bingbing), but because of a more scandalous reason. Based on the life of the first female ruler of Silla, one of the three ancient kingdoms of Korea, it has some pretty heart wrenching stuff, especially the tragic love triangle (don’t worry, no spoilers here).
While many palace dramas these days tend to focus on harem politics, there are also some dramas about famous female rulers (rare in ancient Asia since the patriarchy game was so strong). On the Korean side of things, “ The Great Queen Seon Deok” is amazing.
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