The Secret History of Princess Tai Ping (Hunan TV, 2012)

The The Secret History of Princess Tai Ping (太平公主秘史)  is a 2012 Chinese television series directed by Li Xue (李雪) , starring Alyssa Chia (贾静雯) , Li Xiang (李湘) and Sun Yaoqi (孙耀琦)

Profile

• Drama : Tai Ping Gong Zhu Mi Shi / 太平公主秘史 (Hunan TV , 2012)
• Also known as : The Secret History of Princess Tai Ping / 太平公主秘史 (Hunan TV , 2012)
• Director : Lee Hon-to (李翰韬)
• Writer: Zhou Su (周粟), Luo Ye (骆烨), Hai Fei (海飞)
• Producer: Ouyang Changlin, Yao Jia (姚嘉), He Xiaoting (何小庭), Zhang Huali (张华立)
• Broadcast network: Hunan TV
• Broadcast period: March 27 , 2012
• Genre : Legend
• Episodes: 45
• Filming locations : Beijing
• Period set : Tang dynasty (AD 618–907)

Synopsis

Contrary to history, Princess An Ding Si, the first born of Wu Ze Tian, was not killed but smuggled out of the country. After she grew up, she returned to take revenge on her mother for sacrificing her in her plan to become the first Empress regnant of China. The princess assumed the identity of her younger sister and became the famous Princess Tai Ping, the youngest and the most beloved child of Empress Wu Ze Tian. She used her mother’s blinding love for Tai Ping to gain control of the court and to advance her ambition of becoming the ruler of China herself.

Cast

• Alyssa Chia (贾静雯) as Princess Tai Ping / Princess An Ding Si
• Li Xiang (李湘) as Wu Ze Tian
• Sun Yaoqi (孙耀琦) as Shangguan Wan Er (younger)
• Leni Lan (蓝燕) as Empress Wang
• Jiang Linjing (蒋林静) as Empress Wei
• Grace Yu (俞小凡) as Zhao Niang
• Xu Weilu (徐玮璐)  as Wei Tuan’er
• Yu Xintian (余心恬) as Princess An Le
• Zhang Han (张翰) as Li Long Ji
• Zhu Zixiao (朱梓骁)as Xue Shao
• Yuan Hong (袁弘) as Prince Ashinasimu
• Gao Ziqi (高梓淇 ) as Li Zhi
• Ye Peng (叶鹏) as Li Dan
• Tian Yupeng (田宇鹏)  as Li Xian
• Guo Qiming (过齐鸣) as Gao Qi
• Wu Yuhua (吴雨桦) as Li Zhongjun
• Wang Hao (王昊) as Wu Youji
• Ma Fei (马飞) as Wu Chengsi
• Ye Xinyu (叶新宇) as Di Renjie
• Ju Hui (居辉) as Zhang Yizhi
• Yuan Jiabao (袁家宝)  as Zhang Chang Zong
• Zheng Shuang (郑爽) as teenage Tai Ping / An Dingsi
• Lin Miaoke (林妙可) as child Tai Ping
• Liu Yuxin (刘雨鑫) as Wu Ze Tian (younger) 
• Tu Liman (涂黎曼) as Shangguan Wan’er (older)

Musics

• Opening theme song: Gu Ren Tan / 故人叹) – by Zhang Jie Qian (张劼倩)
• Ending theme song: Zhi Sheng Xiang Si Zai Zhi Tou / 只剩相思在枝头 –  by Zhou Rong (周蓉)