Plot
Two young men looking for a better life enter the royal palace in the midst of a tumultuous political era of the late Qing Dynasty. Chun Er, a poor peasant boy, and Liang Wen Xiu, who grew up in a wealthy household, find their fates are tied together in unexpected ways. The two young men and Chun Er’s younger sister, Ling Er, travel to the Forbidden City together to look for a better future. Based on the popular novel Sokyu no Subaru by Asada Jiro.
Cast
Yuko Tanaka
as Empress Dowager Ci Xi
Wang He Yu
as Young Chun Er
Yu Shaoqun
as Chun Er (Li Chun Yun)
Yin Tao
as Madam Zhang
Kan Qingzi
as Young Ci Xi
Zhou Yiwei
as Liang Wen Xiu
Zhao Liying
as Ling Er (Li Ling Ling)
Jiang Yiyi
as Young Ling Er
Zhang Bo
as Emperor Guang Xu