Lady of the Dynasty

Jul 30, 2015

2h 2m

★ 4.6

Overview

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.

Genres

History

Romance

War

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Cast

Yang Gui Fei

Fan Bingbing

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Leon Lai Ming

Li Mao, Prince of Shou

Wu Chun

Guo Lishi

Wu Gang

Consort Wu

Joan Chen

Consort Mei

Ning Jing

Chen Xuanli

Tu Honggang

Crown Prince Li Ying

Wu Yue

An Lushan

Mohetaer

Yang Guozhong

张均宇

Tacitus

Steve Boergadine

Byzantine Deputy Envoy

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