War And Beauty
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Introduction
The palace is a battleground for all the imperial concubines. Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned, the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate.
Beauty never lasts. All the imperial concubines, including the emperor's beloved YUET (TANG SHUI MAN, SHEREN), understand this and become nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. YUET's position is threatened by an imperial descendant YUK YING (LAI CHI, GIGI), a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter YEE SHUN (SHEH, CHARMAINE) and an experienced imperial servant maid ON SIN (CHEUNG HO YEE, MAGGIE). They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love.
The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician YEUNG (LAM, BOWIE) and a trooper MO (CHAN HO, MOSES). Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
- Inspired by true events
Production Info
- Production begins: August 2003
- Production completes: February 2004
- Filming locations: Hong Kong, Hengdian, Beijing
- Executive Producers: Catherine Tsang Lai Chun, Jonathan Chik Kei Yi
- Producer/Director: Jonathan Chik Kei Yi
First Broadcast
- - 2004
Title
- Chinese: é�?æ ¾å½
- Cantonese: Kum Zhi Yuk Yip
- English: War & Beauty
- Vietnamese: Thâm Cung Quý Phi
Episodes
30
Cast
Theme Songs
- Main Theme Sung By Bowie Lam Bo-Yee
- ub Theme Sung By Bowie Lam Bo-Yee & Gigi Lai Tze
- Flute Instrumental
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Genre
- Historical Drama
- Romance
- Qing Dynasty
- Scandals
- Women
- Drama
- Royals
Gallery
AF Gallery With Screenshots (http://asianfanatics.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=557)
AF Discussion Forum (http://asianfanatics.net/forum/War%20And%20Beauty-forum148.html)
Broadcast Ratings
- One of the highest rated series in 2004
- 23/08 - 27/08 (epi 01-05) : average 30 points (high 32 points)
- 30/08 - 03/09 (epi 06-10) : average 31 points
- 06/09 - 10/09 (epi 11-15) : average 31 points (high 38 points)
- 13/09 - 17/09 (epi 16-19) : average 31 points
- 20/09 - 24/09 (epi 20-24) : average 32 points (high 34 points)
- 27/09 - 01/10 (epi 25-29) : average 32 points (high 36 points)
- 03/10 (epi 30) : average 39 points (high 41 points)
Overview: Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned, the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate.
Beauty never lasts. All the imperial concubines, including the emperor's beloved YUET (TANG SHUI MAN, SHEREN), understand this and become nervous when the triennial
imperial concubine election approaches. YUET's position is threatened by an imperial descendant YING (LAI CHI, GIGI), a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter SHUN (SHEH, CHARMAINE) and an experienced imperial servant maid SIN (CHEUNG HO YEE, MAGGIE). They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love.
The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician YEUNG (LAM, BOWIE) and a trooper MO (CHAN HO, MOSES). Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
CAST
On Sin Maggie Cheung Ho Yee From a low-class imperial servant, she rises to the top, becoming one of the most powerful concubines in the palace. Those who ridiculed her and harassed her in her drudgery days shall never see the light of day again.
Yee Shun
Charmaine Sheh See Man
An adopted daughter of a well known officials in the imperial palace. She quickly becomes a favorite contestant to be concubine, but not without underhand plots and manipulations.
Yuk Ying
Gigi Lai Ji
Sweet on the outside, bitter within. A concubine who is malicious and forgets where she came from. She befriends with others only to help herself.
Yu Yuet
Sheren Tang Shui Man
A pregnant concubine who learns even carrying the emperor's child is not guarantee her power. Threatened by the young, new concubines with more art of manipulation, she, too, develops her own.
Suen Pak Yeung
Bowie Lam Po Yi
An imperial doctor who treats concubines, helping them get impregnate from the emperor while he receives financial rewards. Sometime, it is the love and admiration from concubines that he receives and can't resist.
Hung Mo
Moses Chan Ho
From a common guard, he, too, rises to the top by using underhand plots. He helps On Sin along the way and develops an affair with her. Deeply loves On Sin but resents for bringing her into power.
Nap Lan Fook Nga
Jade Leung Jing
A kind-hearted concubine who suffers for being too nice and underestimates others.
Empress
Rebecca Chan Sau Chu
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Emperor
Yu Yeung
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Suen Ching-Wah
Chan Hung Lit
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Po Shim
Maria Chan Choi Ping
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Tsui Man Tin
Lo Hoi Pang
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Chan Song
Wai Ka Hung
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Sheung Wing Luk
Wong Tak Bun
On Sin's eunuch who falls in love with her in the course of his service. Mrs. Suen Irene Wong Lam
Suen Pak Yeung's wife.
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June Chan Kei
... Heung Fau Priscilla Liu
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