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The Imperial Doctress

Original title: Nü yi ming fei zhuan
  • TV Series
  • 2016–
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
215
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Shishi Liu in The Imperial Doctress (2016)
MandarinCostume DramaMedical DramaPeriod DramaDramaRomance

Set in Ming Dynasty, Tan Yun Xian defies ban on female physicians. From a family of court doctors, she secretly studies medicine but complications arise when her path crosses the Emperor's.Set in Ming Dynasty, Tan Yun Xian defies ban on female physicians. From a family of court doctors, she secretly studies medicine but complications arise when her path crosses the Emperor's.Set in Ming Dynasty, Tan Yun Xian defies ban on female physicians. From a family of court doctors, she secretly studies medicine but complications arise when her path crosses the Emperor's.

  • Stars
    • Shishi Liu
    • Wallace Huo
    • Qing He
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    215
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Shishi Liu
      • Wallace Huo
      • Qing He
    • 3User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Shishi Liu
    Shishi Liu
    • Yunxian
    • 2016
    Wallace Huo
    Wallace Huo
    • Zhu Qizhen
    • 2016
    Qing He
    Qing He
    • Empress Dowager Sun
    • 2016
    Chen Jin
    • Wang Meiling
    • 2016
    Xuan Huang
    Xuan Huang
    • Zhu Qiyu
    • 2016
    Lei Zhang
    Lei Zhang
    • Cheng Shisan
    • 2016
    Wenkang Yuan
    Wenkang Yuan
    • Yexian
    • 2016
    Yin He
    Yin He
    • Consort Dowager Wu
    • 2016
    Haoran Zhang
    Haoran Zhang
    • Cheng Cunxia
    • 2016
    Chengyuan Li
    Chengyuan Li
    • Empress Qian
    • 2016
    Liwei Liu
    • Liu Ping'an
    • 2016
    Yan Gu
    • Nun Jingci
    • 2016
    Yijie Zhang
    Yijie Zhang
    • Tan Yunliang
    • 2016
    Zejinxi Wu
    Zejinxi Wu
    • Zhu Qiyu (young)
    • 2016
    Jin Xiang
    • Imperial Quan Li
    • 2016
    HaiRong Su
    • Imperial Doctor
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    • Trivia
      It is based on the story of Tan Yunxian, a female physician during the Ming dynasty in China.
    • Soundtracks
      Heavy Rain is Coming
      Music by Tang Hanxiao
      Lyrics by Tian Chenming
      Performed by Lala Hsu

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 13, 2016 (China)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official Drama Weibo
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Ming Medicine Woman
    • Production companies
      • New China Media International (NCMI)
      • Shanghai Tang Ren
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