''Love Weaves Through a Millennium'' (

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: 相爱穿梭千年) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring

Jing Boran Jing Boran (; born 19 April 1989) or Bobo Jing, is a Chinese actor and singer who achieved popularity after becoming the champion at the 2007 talent contest ''My Hero''. Along with the third-place winner Fu Xinbo, he formed a boy band called BoBo ...

and Zheng Shuang. It is a remake of the 2012 South Korean television series '' Queen and I''. The series aired on

Hunan TV Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasio ...

from 15 February to 23 March 2015.

Synopsis

Gong Ming (

) is an imperial scholar official and his family's sole survivor after they were massacred in a conspiracy. He is an avid supporter of the reinstatement of Empress Xu, who was deposed due to scheming by royal concubine Zhao Feiyan. While he was being persecuted, he accidentally time-travels two thousand years into the present due to a mysterious jade pendant. He meets and falls in love with actress Lin Xiangxiang ( Zheng Shuang), who landed a role as Empress Xu in a historical drama. However, for the greater good, Gong Ming was insistent on heading back into the past to save the deposed empress. He finds out that he could not return to the present where Xiang Xiang is. Will they forever be apart, or will they reunite through the power of love?

Cast

Main

as Gong Ming * Zheng Shuang as Lin Xiangxiang

Supporting

Present

* Evonne Hsieh as Jin Jing, Xiang Xiang's manager *

Yang Sen Yang Sen (; 20 February 1884 – 15 May 1977) was a warlord and general of the Sichuan clique who had a long military career in China. Although he was a provincial warlord, he loyally served Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang (KMT) government, ...

as Xia Yunan, Xiang Xiang's stylist *

Denny Huang Dr. Denny Mong-hwa Huang OBE (; 24 July 1920 – 1 August 2007) was a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He was elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1967 to 1986 and Hong Kong member to the Chinese People's Political Consultat ...

as Han Yufei, a famous celebrity and Xiang Xiang's ex-boyfriend *

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as Zhao Nana, a famous and arrogant celebrity *Xie Binbin as Wu Tianxiu, Yu Fei's manager *Li Gan as Chen Rui, Na Na's manager

Past

* Chen Xiang as

Wang Mang Wang Mang () (c. 45 – 6 October 23 CE), courtesy name Jujun (), was the founder and the only Emperor of China, emperor of the short-lived Chinese Xin dynasty. He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later ...

, Gong Ming's good friend who later betrays him. He likes Jing Yue. *

Zhou Yutong Zhou Yutong (, born September 21, 1994) is a Chinese actress. Biography In 2013, Zhou made her acting debut in the children's fantasy film '' Balala the Fairies: the Movie''. In 2015, Zhou gained recognition for her role as a cold assassin ...

as Jing Yue, a female warrior. She likes Gong Ming. *Peng Ling as Zi Xiu, Wang Mang's confidante; a cold-blooded assassin *Niki Yi as Zhao Feiyan *Gao Taiyu as Emperor Cheng *Tao Hui as Empress Xu *Zhou Yunshen as Chunyu Zhang

Production

The series is co-produced by

and

CJ E&M CJ E&M (Hangul: 씨제이이앤엠, an initialism for CJ Entertainment & Media) is a South Korean entertainment and mass media company created by CJ Group in 2011. As of July 2018, CJ E&M is a division of CJ ENM. History CJ E&M was established a ...

. It is helmed by director Jang Young-woo of ''

I Need Romance 3 ''I Need Romance 3'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim So-yeon, Sung Joon, Namkoong Min, Wang Ji-won, Park Hyo-joo, Yoon Seung-ah and Park Yu-hwan. It aired on cable channel tvN from January 13 to March 4, 2014 on Mondays ...

'', producer Kim Young-gyu of ''

Flower Boys Next Door ''My Cute Guys'' () is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the webtoon by Yoo Hyun-sook titled ''I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day'' (). It stars Park Shin-hye as a lonely girl who never ventures outdoors, but is caught sp ...

'' and '' Nine: Nine Time Travels'' and the lightning director of ''

My Love From the Star ''My Love from the Star'' () is a South Korean fantasy romantic comedy television series written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Jang Tae-yoo. Produced by Choi Moon-suk and Moon Bo-mi, it stars Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Hae-jin, Yoo In- ...

''. The music, editing and artistic direction of the series was also done by the Korean production team of '' Queen and I''. Unlike other typical Chinese television series, ''Love Weaves Through a Millennium'' was not pre-produced before its premiere. It was filmed based on a live-shooting format. The script was amended based on audience's responses, including the drama's ending. No dubbing was used; instead, the actors' actual voices were heard in the drama. Actual Chinese history was adapted into the new script, such as the rivalry between Zhao Feiyan and Empress Xu.

Soundtrack

Ratings

* Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

References

External links

{{Hunan Broadcasting System Chinese romantic fantasy television series Chinese time travel television series Hunan Television dramas Alternate history television series 2015 Chinese television series debuts Television series by CJ E&M Chinese television series based on South Korean television series