Palace (TV series)

Palace
Palace intertitle
Also known as	Palace: The Locked Heart Jade
Genre	Historical fiction, science fiction, romance
Developed by	HBS
Written by	Yu Zheng
Directed by	Lee Wai-chu, Jiang Guangtao (voice director)
Starring	Yang Mi Feng Shaofeng Leanne Liu Mickey He Sonija Kwok Tong Liya Maggie Shiu Kent Tong
Theme music composer	Tan Xuan
Opening theme	Ai De Gongyang (爱的供养) performed by Mickey He and Xiang Ying (episodes 1–20), performed by Yang Mi (episodes 21–35)
Ending theme	Jian Huo Bu Jian (见或不见) performed by Mickey He
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	35 (39)(Hunan TV first broadcast the version of 39 episodes, not the general version of 35)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hunan ETV Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Producer(s)	Yu Zheng He Jin
Location(s)	Dongyang, Zhejiang (as "present-day" in the story), Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang (as "Qing Dynasty" in the story)
Running time	45 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s)	Yu Zheng Workshop
Release
Original network	Hunan Television
Original release	31 January 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Fall in Love
Followed by	The Temption of Home
External links
Website

Palace
Official poster
Traditional Chinese	宮
Simplified Chinese	宫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gung1
Palace: The Locked Heart Jade
Traditional Chinese	宮鎖心玉
Simplified Chinese	宫锁心玉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gōng Suǒ Xīn Yù Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gung1 So2 Sam1 Juk6

Palace, also known as Gong, Gong Suo Xin Yu, and Palace: The Locked Heart Jade, is a Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng. 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 in 2011. It is later followed by Palace 2.

Plot

Luo Qingchuan is a simple and kind-hearted girl from the 21st century. One day she accidentally travels through time and ends up in the 1700s, in the Forbidden City, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. She meets her favourite historical figure, the fourth prince Yinzhen, the future Yongzheng Emperor. However, she has to learn the hard way that history books do not always tell the whole story and her broken heart might just be mended by the most unexpected person. Her wit and knowledge of the future puts her right in the middle of the heated competition for the throne. Can she alter history? Whom will she fall in love with? Whom will she choose?

Cast

• Yang Mi as Luo Qingchuan, the time travelling protagonist. Yang simultaneously played Huaying, a spy sent by Yinxiang who resembles Qingchuan in appearance.
• Feng Shaofeng as Yinsi, the 8th prince.
• Mickey He as Yinzhen, the 4th prince.
• Sonija Kwok as Consort Xi, the Kangxi Emperor's concubine.
• Tong Liya as Nian Suyan (Tong Suyan), Yinzhen's concubine.
• Kent Tong as the Kangxi Emperor
• Leanne Liu as Imperial Consort De, Yinzhen's mother.
• Maggie Shiu as Imperial Consort Liang, Yinsi's mother. Shiu simultaneously played Lady Heseri, the Kangxi Emperor's first empress.
• Vicki He as Xueru, the crown princess and Yinreng's wife.
• Liu Bin as Yin'e, the 10th prince.
• Tian Zhenwei as Yinxiang, the 13th prince.
• Mao Zijun as Yinti, the 14th prince.
• Ma Wenlong as Yintang, the 9th prince.
• Wang Xianghong as Gu Xiaochun, Qingchuan's friend.
• Amber Xu as Jinzhi, the 4th princess consort and Yinzhen's primary spouse.
• Zong Fengyan as Yinreng, the crown prince.
• Zhang Tong as Princess Bingyue
• Xi Xue as Ningxiang, a Mongol princess.
• Li Qindong as Nian Gengyao
• Lü Yi as Yinshuang
• Liu Fang as Qingchuan's mother
• Yan Kuan as Lin Feifan, Qingchuan's fiance in the present-day.
• Zhu Yaying as Lin Feifan's mother
• Pan Shiqi
• Ren Quan

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.

Awards

Palace won the top four newcomer awards at the 2011 New Forces Grand Ceremony (2011新势力盛典).^[1]

International broadcast

Country	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title
Thailand	Mono29	April 29, 2014	เจาะเวลาตามหัวใจ (Jor Wela Tamha Huajai, literally: Back to the Heart[2])

See also

• Scarlet Heart

References

1. (Chinese) 杨幂新势力盛典封后 刘诗诗甜蜜牵手郑嘉颖(图)
2. ""PALACE เจาะเวลาตามหาหัวใจ" ช่อง Mono29 หมายเลข 29 บางกล่องหมายเลข 39 ....19.00-20.00 น.". facebook.com (in Thai). 4 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

• (Chinese) Palace on Sina.com