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Beauty World (TV Series)
''Beauty World'', also known as ''Tang Gong Meiren Tianxia'' and ''World of a Beauty'', is a Chinese fantasy-supernatural television series set in the Tang dynasty. It was directed by Lee Wai-chu, produced and written by Yu Zheng, and starred Zhang Ting, Ming Dow, Li Xiaolu, Mickey He, Zheng Guolin, Yang Mi and Tong Liya in the leading roles. The series is regarded as a counterpart to ''Beauty's Rival in Palace'', a similar 2010 television series set in the Han Dynasty. It was first aired on 21 October 2011 on Guangzhou Zonghe Channel in mainland China. Plot There is mystery during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. Empress Wang is accused of murdering the infant Princess Andingsi, the daughter of the Emperor and Wu Meiniang. There are also several rare incidents in the imperial palace. Helan Xin'er, a detective, and Ming Chongyan, Empress Wang's former lover, decide to investigate the mysteries. By chance, Helan Xin'er arrives in a brothel. She meets the owner, who reveals h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Ting (actress)
Chang Ting or Zhang Ting (born 20 June 1970) is a Taiwanese actress. She graduated from Shanghai Normal University. Selected filmography *'' Justice Pao'' (1993), Taiwan *''Love Through Different Times'' (2002), China *''The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan'' (2002), China *''The Perfect Banquet'' (2004), China *'' The Great Adventure'' (2005), Hong Kong *''Fairy of the Chalice'' (2006), Singapore *'' Beauty World'' (2011), China *''The Empress of China'' (2014), China *'' The Legend of the Treasure Basin'' (2003), China *'' Happy Flying Dragon'' (1998), China *'' The Switch'' (2000), Taiwan *'' The Switch 2'' (2004), Taiwan *''Liao Zhai Hua Gu Zi'' (2004), China References 酒窝美女张庭：出身贫寒 父母曾是小摊贩 External links * weibo.com/zhangtingzhangting(verified Sina Weibo account) facebook.com/pages/張庭/838718729512419(Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Chen-kuang
Chang Chen-kuang (; born 1956) is a Taiwanese actor. He is also known by the names Jack Chang, Morning Chang, or Morni Chang. Chang was shortlisted several times for the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor, winning the honor in 1992 and 2004. He is of Mainland Chinese descent. Selected filmography *'' Qing Yi Wu Jia'' (1988) *''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2001) *''Letter 1949'' (2008) *'' Knock Knock Loving You'' (2009) *''Night Market Life'' (2009–2011) *'' Beauty World'' (2011) *'' Sealed with a Kiss'' (2011) *'' Back to 1942'' (2012) *''National Treasure (2017) *'' Nothing Gold Can Stay'' (2017) *''Ode to Joy'' (2017) *''Entering a New Era'' (2018) *''The Faces of My Gene'' (2018) *''Our Glamorous Time'' (2018) *'' All Is Well'' (2019) *''My Best Friend's Story ''My Best Friend's Story'' () is a 2020 Chinese drama television series directed by Shen Yan and starring Ni Ni and Liu Shishi. The series follows the story of friendship between two stunningly beautiful women w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mio TV
Singtel TV (formerly known as Singtel IPTV and mio TV) is a pay television service provided by Singtel in Singapore. It is transmitted through Singtel's broadband network via an IPTV platform which uses Ericsson Mediaroom (originally developed by Microsoft) as its end-to-end software platform. It is a service that allows multimedia content – including linear channels and on-demand content – to be viewed on any television set. The internet protocol television service utilises IP set-top boxes (STBs), connected through Singtel optical fibre An optical fiber, or optical fibre in Commonwealth English, is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair. Optical fibers are used most often as a means to ... broadband service. The Singtel TV IPTV network currently has more than 425,000 subscribers. Singtel TV is Singtel's integrated gateway for home users upon which the company is delivering m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Qing (actress)
Su Qing (, born 5 July 1989) is a Chinese actress known for her roles as Zhang Yan in Beauty's Rival in Palace and the antagonist Hitara Erqing in Story of Yanxi Palace. Career In 2010, Su first became known for her role as Zhang Yan in the historical drama ''Beauty's Rival in Palace''. In 2011, Su played her first lead role in the police drama ''Great Rescue''. In 2012, Su played supporting roles in the historical drama ''Allure Snow'', as well as period romance melodramas ''A Beauty in Troubled Times'', and ''Beauties at the Crossfire''. In 2014, Su co-starred in the fantasy historical anthology drama ''Cosmetology High'' . In 2015, Su gained recognition for her role as Xu Pingjun in the historical romance drama ''Love Yunge from the Desert''. The same year she co-starred in the action adventure drama ''The Lost Tomb''. In 2016, Su played the female lead in the war television series ''Tracks in the Snowy Forest'', portraying two different roles. In 2017, Su starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Yiyi
Jiang Yiyi (, born 1 January 2001) is a Chinese actress. Career Jiang is a child actress who is known for portraying the younger counterparts of many notable characters in television and films. She made her first acting appearance in the 2007 drama '' Beautiful Life'', and first became known for her role as young Nie Shen'er in the historical romance drama '' Beauty's Rival in Palace '' (2010). Some of her well-known appearances include wuxia drama ''Swordsman'' as young Ren Yingying, historical drama '' Prince of Lan Ling'' as young Yang Xuewu, and wuxia romance drama ''The Romance of the Condor Heroes'' as young Guo Fu. In 2015, Jiang played a Korean transfer taekwondo student in the hit youth sports drama ''The Whirlwind Girl'' and its sequel, ''Tornado Girl''. The same year, she starred in historical drama ''Legend of Ban Shu'' as one of the students. In 2017, Jiang played her first lead role in the science fiction suspense drama ''Die Now''. In 2018, Jiang co-starred in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Binwang
Luo Binwang (, ca. 619–684?), courtesy name Guanguang (觀光/观光), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. His family was from Wuzhou, modern Yiwu, Zhejiang, but he was raised in Shandong. Luo is grouped with Lu Zhaolin, Wang Bo, and Yang Jiong as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang, the most outstanding poets of their time. Early career It was said that Luo Binwang could recite poetry when he was six years old. In adulthood, after a period serving on the staff of Li Yuanqing (李元慶) Prince of Dao, an uncle of then-ruling Emperor Gaozong, Luo worked in the central government in Chang'an from 665. In 670, he was exiled to Xinjiang, after which he travelled to Yunnan with the army. He later served on staff of the prominent general Pei Xingjian (裴行儉) while Pei was serving as the commandant at Tao Prefecture (洮州, roughly modern Haidong Prefecture, Qinghai), and was in charge of the military correspondences, but he did not have a good relationship with Pei, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Jin
Luo Jin (, born November 30, 1981) is a Chinese actor and singer. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2006. Early life and Career Luo was born on November 30, 1981 in Tonggu County, Yichun, Jiangxi. He made his acting debut in the 2003 drama ''The Showroom Tales''. In 2007, Luo starred in the film '' Fujian Blue'' (2007) which won the Dragons and Tigers Award and the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival. 2010 was considered Luo's breakout year. He first gained attention for his portrayal of Emperor Xian of Han in the acclaimed historical drama ''Three Kingdoms'' (2010), directed by Gao Xixi. Thereafter, his popularity increased after starring in palace drama ''Beauty's Rival in Palace'' (2010), where he played a Han-dynasty Emperor who sacrificed himself for love. The same year, he starred in the Mexican-Spanish film ''Biutiful'', portraying a gay couple with Javier Bardem. The film was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. This was followed up with starring roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Hong
Li Hong () (652 – 25 May 675), formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝, literally, "the filial and respectful emperor") with the temple name of Yizong (義宗), was a crown prince (not emperor, despite his formal title) of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Gaozong and the oldest son of his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), and he was made the crown prince in 656. As he grew older, he often came in conflict with his ambitious and powerful mother Empress Wu, and it is commonly believed by traditional historians that she poisoned him to death in 675. His father Emperor Gaozong, then still reigning, posthumously honored him with an imperial title. Background Li Hong's mother Consort Wu had been a concubine of Emperor Taizong. After Emperor Taizong's death in 649, she, like all of his surviving concubines who did not bear children, was sent to Ganye Temple (感業寺) to be a Buddhist nun. However, in 650 or 651, when Emperor Taizon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai Shan
Bai Shan (白珊) (born on 4 December 1969), is a Chinese actress. She is currently under contract with Yuzheng Studio. She is especially known for her performances in TV dramas. Born in Chengdu, Sichuan, she graduated from Hunan Art School. Some of her best known roles include Consort Bo in ''Beauty's Rival in Palace'' (2010), Lu Mingzhu in '' Beauty World'' (2011), and Yuegui in ''Xiao hongyan'' (2012). Biography She was born on 4 December 1969 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, into an artistic family. Her mother was a dancer, her father a famous composer. With the influcene of her parents, she embarked on an artistic career early on in her life. As she showed musical talent as a child, her father hoped that she would become a composer. However, she had a passion for acting, and eventually chose to become an actress. She started her career starring in several films and television works. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of An Huaying in the 2003 movie ''Piaoliang de nu linj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xue Huaiyi
Huaiyi (懷義; died December 25, 694), né Feng Xiaobao (), also referred to as Xue Huaiyi (), was a Buddhist monk who was known for being the lover of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in the history of China. Background Huaiyi, whose birth name was Feng Xiaobao, was from Hu County (鄠縣, in modern Xi'an, Shaanxi). He was making a living by selling medicines on the streets of Tang Dynasty's eastern capital Luoyang, when he was spotted by Princess Qianjin, a daughter of Tang's founder Emperor Gaozu, and in or before 685, she recommended him to Empress Dowager Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), then regent over her son Emperor Ruizong. Empress Dowager Wu favored him greatly, and in order to facilitate his being able to come in and out of the palace, had him undertake tonsure to become a Buddhist monk with the name Huaiyi. Because Huaiyi came from a lowly household, in order to elevate his status, Empress Dowager Wu had him adopted into the clan of her son-in-law Xue Shao () ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiong Naijin
Xiong Naijin (; born 14 October 1982) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her roles as Zhou Jiamin on ''How Much Sorrow Do You Have'', Princess Weichang on '' The Prince of Han Dynasty Part 3: Iron Blood and the Pages of History'' and Cong Hui on ''Ice and Fire of Youth'', and has also starred in a number of films, including ''The First President'', ''Tai Chi 0'', ''Tai Chi Hero'', ''The Deathday Party'', and '' Ex-Files''. Early life and education Xiong was born in Chongqing, China, on October 14, 1982. In 1997 she attended the Sichuan Arts School. One year later, she entered the Sichuan Troupe of Ballad Singers, where she worked as a ''Qingyin'' actress. In 2002 she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy and graduated in 2006. Acting career In 2003, when she was a freshman at Beijing Film Academy, Xiong made her acting debut in ''Crime Scene'', playing a policewoman. In 2004, she played Zhou Jiamin, Queen Zhou the Younger in the historical melodrama ''How Much Sorrow Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon Zhang
Zhang Meng (, born on 29 December 1988 in Zhengzhou), also known as Lemon Zhang, is a Chinese actress, singer and model. She graduated from Beijing Film Academy. Career Zhang first gained attention for her role as Biyao in the music video of the online video game '' Jade Dynasty'' in 2007. In 2009, she portrayed Zhu'er in ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', based on Louis Cha's novel of the same name. Producer Zhang Jizhong praised her for being dedicated, and said she had great potential. In 2010, Zhang was invited by Yu Zheng to star in historical drama ''The Firmament Of The Pleiades''. The series earned high ratings in Japan and was nominated at the Seoul International Drama Awards, earning Zhang recognition. In 2011, Zhang starred in the metropolitan drama ''My Daughter'', portraying one of the three female protagonists alongside Tiffany Tang and Qi Wei. The series earned high ratings, and led to an increase in popularity for Zhang. The same year, she portrayed Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
