The Legend of Lady Yang

*The Legend of Lady Yang*
The Legend of Lady Yang
	Poster
Traditional Chinese	楊貴妃
Simplified Chinese	杨贵妃
Literal meaning	Yang Guifei
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Guìfēi
Jyutping	Joeng4 Gwai3 Fei1
Genre	Historical fiction, costume drama, romance
Written by	Chan Ching-yi; Chung Ching; Au-yeung San; Tsui Tat-chor
Directed by	Lai Pak-kin; Leung Cheng-cheung; Sin Yin-fong; Wong Siu-ying; Ng Chun-chau
Starring	Anne Heung; Kwong Wa; Melissa Ng; Florence Kwok; Louis Yuen
Theme music composer	James Wong
Opening theme	Nam Yee Joi Bat Fu Sam Ching (男兒再不負深情) performed by Amanda Lee
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Chong Wai-kin
Production location	Hong Kong
Editor	Chan Ching-yi
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade
Release	21 February –; 17 March 2000

The Legend of Lady Yang is a Hong Kong television series based on the romance between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty and his consort Yang Yuhuan. The series was produced by TVB and it stars Anne Heung, Kwong Wa, Melissa Ng, Florence Kwok & Louis Yuen as the casts of this series. It was first aired on TVB Jade from February to March 2000 in Hong Kong.

Plot

Falling for the reigning Emperor of Tang during a chanced encounter, orphan Yeung Yuk Wan's dreams seem to come true when she is summoned into the imperial palace as a candidate for Emperor Xuanzong's consort selection. However, Yeung quickly finds that the palace can be a cold and ruthless place where jealous consort and officials alike duel for power making the Emperor's favor as much desired as it is potentially dangerous for the enemies it brings. Thrown into the middle of the constant struggle for the Emperor's good graces, the hostility of a conniving palace soon becomes a harsh reality for Yeung who finds that in a world where seemingly everyone has something to hide, trusted allies are as much a threat as hostile enemies. With the help of Yeung's cousin, Yeung Chiu, who enters the palace as an official, Yeung and the Emperor fight to embrace their seemingly tragic love in a world that appears determined to keep them apart but neither they nor their allies are prepared for the full extent of what lays in store for them as their actions unknowingly set in motion a series of events that would bring about the An Lushan Rebellion.

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

Yang Yuk-wan's Family

Cast	Role	Description
Anne Heung	Yeung Yuk-wan	Emperor Xuanzong's beloved consort
Fiona Yuen	Yeung Yuk-yiu	Tried to seduce Emperor Xuanzong In love with Yang Guozhong
Lam Pui-yan	Yeung Yuk-ling	Yeung Yuk-yiu & Yeung Yuk-sau Sister
Josephine Lam	Yeung Yuk-sau	Yeung Yuk-yiu & Yeung Yuk-ling Sister
Wong Tin-dok	Yeung Yuen-gwai	Yeung Yuk-yiu, Yeung Yuk-ling & Yeung Yuk-ling father
Ma Ching-yi	Yeung Yuen-gwai's wife	Yeung Yuk-yiu, Yeung Yuk-ling & Yeung Yuk-ling mother
Savio Tsang	Yeung Kwok-chung	Semi-villain as the series processes an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor

Palace

Cast	Role	Description
Anne Heung	Yeung Yuk-wan	Emperor Xuanzong's beloved consort
Kwong Wa	Lei Lung-kei	Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and son of the Empress Dowager
Melissa Ng	Consort Mui	An Imperial Consort highly favored by the Emperor before Yuk Wan's arrival.
Florence Kwok	Consort Mou	Semi-villain A seemingly kind and caring Imperial Consort that is secretly cruel and conniving.
Louis Yuen	On Luk-san	Main Villain a general of the Tang dynasty that would go on to start the An Lushan Rebellion.
Liu Kai-chi	Ko Lik-si	A eunuch and trusted friend of the Emperor who serves as an official to both the Tang dynasty and the preceding Wu Zhou interim.
Michelle Fung	Empress Wong	the Empress and main wife to Xuanzong who is highly favored by the Empress Dowager despite her childlessness and husband's increasing favor for his other consorts.
Lily Leung	the Empress Dowager	the mother of Emperor Xuanzong who grows increasingly disapproving of her son's favor for Consort Yeung
Kwok Fung	Lei Lam-fu	a long serving chancellor of the Tang dynasty who's held his position for 18 years
Derek Kok	Wong-fu Wai-ming	a powerful warrior later made a Tang dynasty general who become close with the Yeung Family
Candy Chiu	Consort Chiu	One of the Emperor's consorts and mother to a prince born from an ongoing affair with the palace doctor. Later executed with son when affair is exposed.
Lo Chun-shun	Prince Ning	an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Tang dynasty who served as crown prince
Wong Chun-tong	Si Sze-ming	a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty who followed his childhood friend An Lushan to battle and later rebellion against Tang
Lee Kwok-lun	Kwok Tze-yi	a Tang dynasty general who go on to play a major role in ending the An Lushan Rebellion and fighting the Tibetan Empire
Gordon Liu	Chan Yuen-lai	the General Commander of the Imperial "Yülin Army", responsible for defending the Emperor during the An Lushan Rebellion.
Wong Wai-leung	Lei Bak	an acclaimed Tang dynasty poet serving as tutor to Consort Chiu's son. Later trains Consort Yeung in poetry and writing at her request.
Tavia Yeung	Palace Maid	A background extra.
Law Lan	Ominous Blind Woman	An ominous blind woman, heavily implied to be a ghost, that appears twice in the lead up to the An Lushan rebellion to give vague warnings about the coming disasters.

External links

(in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang official page on TVB's website
(in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang on Sina.com