Deep in the palace, the concubines' strategies and ways of survival
They are the driving forces behind history, standing beside the emperor, but controlling their own destiny in the treacherous palace struggles.
From the good wives in the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Wanrong in the late Qing Dynasty, these concubines had their own very different destinies, but they all left a profound mark in the long history of history.
Qi Wenjiang, who strategized in troubled times and helped Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the princes; Fu Hao, the first female general who did not let her men down the battlefield; Daji, a subjugated beauty who was burdened with eternal infamy; Bo Ji, who went from a cold palace woman to the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty; Yin Lihua, the favorite queen of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty; Wu Zetian, who created the only empress era in Chinese history...
This is not only their story, but also the power of women in the history. They used their beauty, wisdom, power and even paid a heavy price to write their own legendary chapter.
Get close to these former harem heroines, explore their lives, methods and endings, and uncover the dust-laden stories in the harem.
