Name: The Palace
Genre: Historical, Romance, Costume & Period
Released: 2013-08-13
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Chen Xiao, Zhao Li Ying, Zhou Dong Yu, Zhu Zi Xiao, Zhang Zi Feng

Chen Xiao is a Chinese actor. Born on July 5, 1987, he made his acting debut in the 2010 film “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.” He has since starred in many popular films and television dramas, including “Legend of Lu Zhen” (2013), “Swordsman” (2013), “The Romance of the Condor Heroes” (2014) and “Love & Life & Lie” (2017).

Chen Xiao

Zhao Li Ying, who also goes by the name Zanilia Zhao, is a Chinese actress. Born on October 16, 1987, was first discovered after she won reality competition “Search Star Game” in 2006. After making her acting debut in the 2006 historical series “Nanyue King,” she went on to star in such popular series as “New My Fair Princess” (2011), “Legend of Lu Zhen” (2013), “Boss & Me” (2014), “The Legend of Chusen 2” (2016-2017) and “Princess Agents” (2017). Zhao Li Ying also was crowned the “Golden Eagle Goddess” during the China TV Golden Eagle Awards in 2014.

Zhao Li Ying

Zhou Dong Yu is an award-winning Chinese actress. Born on January 31, 1992, she had no prior acting experience before she was chosen in 2010 by the famed director Zhang Yimou to star in his film “The Love of the Hawthorn Tree,” for which she won numerous acting awards. She is known as one of the “Four Dan Actresses,” one of the most bankable actresses from Mainland China in the early 2000s. Some of her most memorable roles include the films “The Palace” (2013), “My Old Classmate” (2014) and “Soul Mate” (2016) and the television dramas “Sparrow” (2016) and “Love & Life & Lie” (2017).

Zhou Dong Yu

Zhu Zi Xiao is a Chinese actor who was born on August 13, 1986. He made his entertainment industry debut in 1997 on an episode of “Happy Camp,” and made his acting bow in the drama series “Let's Go Watch the Meteor Shower” in 2009. He made his movie debut in the 2012 release “Courageous Love. He has since gone on to appear in drama titles including “Love in Han Yuan” (2018) and “Love and Redemption” (2020).

Zhu Zi Xiao

Zhang Zi Feng is a Chinese actress who is considered one of the best young actresses working today. Born on August 27, 2001, she made her acting debut in the 2008 television drama “Peace Is Blessing.” But it was her role in the 2010 film “Aftershock” that brought much critical acclaim, making her the youngest person ever to win Best Newcomer at the 31st Hundred Flowers Awards in 2012. In 2017, she also was the youngest winner of Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Huading Awards for her role in the television drama “A Love for Separation” (2016). Zhang Zi Feng already has a long list of credits in both films and television, including the upcoming film “Go Brother!”

Zhang Zi Feng

Chen Xiang (Young)

Lu Yi is a popular Chinese actor and singer. Born on January 6, 1976, he began his career at the age of 5 in the movie “Spring Ding-Dong.” He shot to fame after starring in the 1999 television drama “Never Dies Content” and went on to become one of the top actors in China. 

Credited for having appeared in hundreds of dramas in his career, some of Lu Yi’s recent television roles include “Gong Suo Lian Cheng” (2013), “Longmen Express” (2013), “Song in the Clouds” (2015), “Grow Up” (2015) and “The Legend of Qin” (2015). 

In addition to acting, Lu Yi also released two music albums and published two books.

Lu Yi

8/13/2013

Two palace maids play a dangerous game of love, but only one will capture the heart of a prince.

During the reign of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty, Chen Xiang (Zhou Dong Yu) is a maid who enters the palace to work. There, she meets another palace maid, Liu Li (Zhao Li Ying), and the two quickly become the best of friends.

Liu Li harbors ambitions of becoming the wife or concubine of a prince. Given an errand, Liu Li sends Cheng Xiang in her place. Cheng Xiang ends up meeting the 13th Prince Yin Xiang (Chen Xiao) during the errand, and the two become smitten with each other. When the 13th Prince goes to search for Cheng Xiang, who had her face covered by a handkerchief, Liu Li comes forward as the owner of the handkerchief, and the 13th Prince mistakenly believes that the woman he loves is Liu Li.

Will the 13th Prince find out the identity of his true love? Who will be the woman to stand by him until the end?

“The Palace” is a 2013 Chinese film directed by Pan An Zi.

The Palace

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