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My Fair Princess

My Fair Princess
Promotional image of the main cast in 1998 (l-r): Back: Su, Fan and Zhou, Front: Zhao, Zhang and Lin
Also known asPrincess Returning Pearl
Princess Returned Pearl
Princess Pearl
Princess Huan Zhu
The Return Princess
Return of the Pearl Princess
Traditional Chinese格格
Simplified Chinese格格
Hanyu PinyinHuán Zhū Gége
JyutpingWaan4 Zyu1 Gaak3-Gaak3
Genre
Created byChiung Yao
Developed byChen Chung-wei
Written byChiung Yao
Directed bySun Shu-pei
Li Ping (Season 2 only)
Presented byChiung Yao
Ping Hsin-tao
Ouyang Changlin
Starring
Opening themeSeason 1: "Dang" (當) performed by Power Station
Season 2: "Zicong You Le Ni" (自從有了你) performed by Zhao Wei
Ending themeSeason 1: "Yu die" (雨蝶) performed by Lee E-jun
Season 2:
1. "You Yige Guniang" (有一個姑娘) performed by Zhao Wei
2. "Ni Shi Feng'er Wo Shi Sha" (你是風兒我是沙) performed by Ruby Lin and Zhou Jie
ComposerXu Jingxin
Country of origin(Taiwan)
Original languagesMandarin
some Tibetan (Season 1)
some Uyghur (Season 2)
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24 (Season 1)
48 (Season 2)
Production
Executive producersChen Tao-lung (Season 1)
Tu Chi-chung (Season 2)
Producers
  • Ping Hsin-tao
  • Ho Hsiu-chiung
  • Wei Wenbin
Production locationsBeijing
Chengde Mountain Resort
Bashang Plateau
Running time48 minutes
Production companiesYi Ren Communications Co.
Hunan Broadcasting System
Original release
Network(Taiwan)
Release28 April 1998 (1998-04-28) –
25 June 1999 (1999-06-25)
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My Fair Princess, also known as Return of the Pearl Princess or Princess Returning Pearl (Chinese: 還珠格格), is a Chinese-language period drama jointly produced by Yi Ren Communications Co. (怡人傳播公司) of Taiwan and Hunan Economic Television (湖南經濟電視台) (now under Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS)) of China. Season 1 (1998) was filmed in 1997, and Season 2 (1999) in 1998–1999. Both seasons were filmed in Beijing, Chengde and the Bashang Plateau in China, and first aired on China Television in Taiwan. Season 3 (2003) was filmed with a largely different cast, receiving mixed reviews and less popularity.

Written by Chiung Yao, the story is set in 18th-century Qing dynasty during the Qianlong Emperor's reign. It follows tomboyish and innocent Xiaoyanzi, an orphaned and semi-literate vagrant in Beijing who, after befriending the emperor's illegitimate daughter Xia Ziwei, becomes a princess in place of her by accident. Although partially based on historical events and figures, the drama employs considerable artistic license.

Originally produced on a small budget with a cast of little-known young actors, My Fair Princess became one of the most successful and frequently replayed Chinese shows, launching the careers of Zhao Wei, Ruby Lin and Fan Bingbing.[1] The show went off the air in China from 2015 to 2017 after Chiung Yao severed ties with HBS and revoked its copyright due to her dispute with Yu Zheng over his plagiarism of her work in another HBS show. Chiung Yao reconciled with HBS and regranted the copyright in 2018.[2] Since 2021, the first two seasons of the show have been blacklisted in China following Fan Bingbing’s tax scandal and then the government’s ban on Zhao Wei.[3]

  1. ^ "瓊瑤電視戲劇風格的蛻變:《還珠格格》 ― 一個類型(genre)的分析" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  2. ^ sina_mobile (2018-02-08). "【原来如此】"还珠"为何停播4年?琼瑶终于道出真相". news.sina.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. ^ "全网下架《还珠格格》,赵薇到底怎么了? | 界面新闻". m.jiemian.com. Retrieved 2024-10-13.

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