Period dramas dresses tournament: Orange dresses Round 2- Group B: Ulanara Yixiu, Legend of Zhen Huan (full dress in first gif of this gifset) vs Jodhaa Bai, Jodhaa Akbar (gifset)
Propaganda for Yixiu's dress (written by a submitter):
I think it seems kinda peachy? But it goes so well with her dianzi hair ornaments, and it's one of her signature looks throughout the show. I'm fairly certain it's a changyi? anyway it's what springs to mind when I think of her.
Day 1: Favorite adaptation(s): Legend of Zhen Huan 後宮甄嬛傳 by Liu Lianzi
Also known as Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan and Empresses in the Palace it tells the story of a young woman born from one of the Eight Banners family who marries the Emperor. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress Dowager. In the process, she transforms from a kind-hearted, clever girl to a power hungry, manipulative woman. (source: mydramalist)
Dream back to thousands of years…Red Wall Dream…The Legend of Zhen Huan
Empresses in the Palace (The Legend of Zhen Huan) is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi.
Directed by Zheng Xiaolong, it stars Sun Li in the title role of Zhen Huan.
The series started airing in China for the first time on 17 November 2011.
Plot:: A young woman born in Eight Banners' family marries the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. After surviving through many murderous scandals and betrayals, she prevails as the most powerful woman in the Emperor's harem, the Empress dowage.
If you ever want a rec for a Chinese historical drama, I'm not an expert but I have seen a lot of them.
My general all round recs are Empresses in the Palace (also known as the Legend of Zhen Huan) for classic palace drama, with a satisfying end.
I feel so spicy about this drama, its so good. Zhen Huan character of all time.
Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, which is probably my favourite I think? Zhou Xun, who plays Ruyi is astounding, very subtle and understated and emotive at the same time.
The Story of Ming Lan is so good, it's all about family and rising against circumstance. Ming Lan is a joy of a character, she's so clever and tough behind this delicate front, and she has such rage in her.
And Oh My General for being wildly queer while resolutely heterosexual in the weirdest ways.
What if a jock dated a theatre kid, but the jock was a female soldier who has been living as a man to lead an army, and the theatre kid was a spoiled imperial family member who has had nothing expected of him ever.
What if she was a goofball and he was a prissy bitch but then he falls in love with her because she's the only person whose ever looked at him and expected him to be something!
Let's check in on Empresses in the Palace ep 31, ah more romantic stylings from the emperor
"A woman must not only be obedient and sensible, but also know me and understand me. But not understand me too well, just enough to converse intelligently with me. Knowing me too well or too little isn't to my liking."
Period drama's dresses tournament: Golden-yellow dresses Round 1- Group B: Diana Barry, Anne with an e (gifset kindof) vs Niohuru Zhen Huan, Legend of Zhen Huan (gifset)