Those Famous Women in Chinese History

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Country of origin Hong Kong No. of episodes 20 Location(s) Hong Kong First episode date 28 March 1988 Number of episodes 20 Language Standard Cantonese		Original language(s) Cantonese Producer(s) Amy Wong Running time 1 hour Network Asia Television Genre Historical Fiction

Those famous women in Chinese history (歷代奇女子) is a 1988 ATV drama series produced in Hong Kong by Amy Wong.

Summary

The series is based on the life of four ancient historical female figure.

Empress Lü Zhi (呂后) - first female empress who took over the Han dynasty throne after the death of her husband emperor Gaozu.

Yu Xuanji (魚玄機) - the bisexual Tang dynasty poet.

Ti Ying (緹縈) - the girl who went up against Emperor Wen of Han to abolish the Five Punishments.

(白寡婦)

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