De Ling Gong Zhu 德龄公主
Chinese title (trad.):
德齡公主
Chinese title (simpl.):
德龄公主
Russian title:
Принцесса Дэ Лин
Release year:
2006
Country:
China
Number of episodes:
22
Episode running time:
45 minutes
Genre:
historical, drama
Language:
mandarin
China release date:
Type:
TV series
Description:
In 1903, at the dawn of the last century, Yu Geng, minister of the Qing Empire to France, was nearing the end of his posting and returned home with his two precious daughters, De Ling and Rong Ling. The elder, De Ling, fluent in French, German and Japanese, was youthful, charming, wise beyond her years and highly cultured. The younger, Rong Ling, beautiful and innocent, clever and quick, was a disciple of the famous American modern dancer Isadora Duncan. Right on the dock, De Ling fell in love at first sight with a young American doctor, Kevin. Show more
Back in Beijing, the supreme ruler of the Qing, Ci Xi, received the Yu sisters. Moved by their fresh spirit, she appointed De Ling and Rong Ling as palace maids-of-honor and ordered them to serve as her interpreters. The sisters were overjoyed, believing their moment to serve their country had come.
Once inside the palace, however, De Ling and Rong Ling's good spirits quickly faded. Though dazzled by the splendor of the court and Ci Xi's favor, they also faced countless hardships. The sisters were astonished to discover that China's backwardness and oppression far exceeded anything they had imagined. The dark side of the Qing court, like a beach revealed at low tide, gradually lay bare before them.
Through the sisters' efforts, an artistic revolution swept through the palace. Though advanced Western culture was still far from truly shaking China, it had already seeped like a breath of spring breeze into the gloomy inner chambers.
De Ling soon became Ci Xi's favorite. The court ladies were jealous of her and deliberately created all kinds of trouble. To realize her ideals, De Ling quietly persevered, doing all she could to win over Ci Xi: she told her of the superiority of Western learning and urged her to lighten cruel punishments. De Ling's broad knowledge moved Ci Xi, who began slowly to heed her advice.
The Yu sisters firmly believed that these small changes, gathered bit by bit, would eventually transform the Qing court. But Guang Xu-Di asked De Ling: "The Empress Mother now drinks coffee, takes photographs and uses French cosmetics. She has even begun to think of reform. Yet she still kills people — those who think further and move faster than she does. Do you believe China can truly reform?" De Ling had no answer.
After painful reflection, De Ling finally made up her mind: to leave China, leave the Qing palace, and marry her beloved Kevin. If she did not extricate herself in time, the rotten court would swallow her like a swamp. Ci Xi let her go.
Back in Beijing, the supreme ruler of the Qing, Ci Xi, received the Yu sisters. Moved by their fresh spirit, she appointed De Ling and Rong Ling as palace maids-of-honor and ordered them to serve as her interpreters. The sisters were overjoyed, believing their moment to serve their country had come.
Once inside the palace, however, De Ling and Rong Ling's good spirits quickly faded. Though dazzled by the splendor of the court and Ci Xi's favor, they also faced countless hardships. The sisters were astonished to discover that China's backwardness and oppression far exceeded anything they had imagined. The dark side of the Qing court, like a beach revealed at low tide, gradually lay bare before them.
Through the sisters' efforts, an artistic revolution swept through the palace. Though advanced Western culture was still far from truly shaking China, it had already seeped like a breath of spring breeze into the gloomy inner chambers.
De Ling soon became Ci Xi's favorite. The court ladies were jealous of her and deliberately created all kinds of trouble. To realize her ideals, De Ling quietly persevered, doing all she could to win over Ci Xi: she told her of the superiority of Western learning and urged her to lighten cruel punishments. De Ling's broad knowledge moved Ci Xi, who began slowly to heed her advice.
The Yu sisters firmly believed that these small changes, gathered bit by bit, would eventually transform the Qing court. But Guang Xu-Di asked De Ling: "The Empress Mother now drinks coffee, takes photographs and uses French cosmetics. She has even begun to think of reform. Yet she still kills people — those who think further and move faster than she does. Do you believe China can truly reform?" De Ling had no answer.
After painful reflection, De Ling finally made up her mind: to leave China, leave the Qing palace, and marry her beloved Kevin. If she did not extricate herself in time, the rotten court would swallow her like a swamp. Ci Xi let her go.
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Sun Yan-Bin, Sun Yan-Min, Hu Zhong-Qi, Guo Wei
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Sun Yan-Bin
4 m.
Sun Yan-Min
3 m.
Hu Zhong-Qi
1 m.
Guo Wei
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