
Chen Qiaoen, Mingdao, Luo Jin and Yu Shanshan acts out a four-way love triangle in the founding of a new dynasty.
Beauties of the Emperor, the latest Yu Zheng drama (Schemes of a Beauty, Gong/Palace Lockheart), puts a twist on the familiar Han founding story. He breaks up the tragic love wellknown from “Farewell my concubine” and instead pairs King Xiang Yu (Mingdao) with his colleague and then rival Emperor Liu Bang’s wife – Lv Zhi (Chen Qiaoen). The costume designer is that of films Painted Skin and the original Chinese Ghost Story.
Unlike the last couple of Yu Zheng dramas , this drama’s costumes are not as historical and groundbreaking, but they’re pretty and shiny for the most part. I really like how vibrant the men’s outfits are. Photos and characters below the cut. (more…)


