The Legend of Emperor Qianlong: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Emperor Qianlong (1711-1796) is sure that the state needs to be strengthened, and therefore involves his people in new campaigns. At the same time, the development of various types of arts began in the empire. All this unites the country. Despite many positive achievements, a serious palace conflict is brewing. Several families are trying to get close to power in order to gain power. At the same time, one of these families begins to hide serious crimes and use the property of other clans for their own economic support. More and more, the powerful family becomes involved in royal controversy. No one can imagine what all these palace secrets can lead to.

Series details

• Title: The Legend of Emperor Qianlong
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Premiere date: 2016-04-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-07-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 40 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 68581

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-04-27; final listed air date 2016-07-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Legend of Emperor Qianlong on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.