Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version) DVD Region All

Long before Empress Wu and West Dowager Cixi, China had seen another influential female ruler in Empress Feng (441-490) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who was perhaps not as well-known but certainly no less important in her role in Chinese history and culture. In fact, stories about the Southern and Northern Dynasties of China have rarely been brought to the screen, and the producers of this series attempt to fill the void with a big-budget production that features true-to-history storylines and costume designs, and a tour-de-force performance by Taiwan actress Jacklyn Wu.

After a successful career in movies in the 90s beginning with A Moment of Romance, the stylish actress has kept a low profile in recent years, but her unique charm still shines through in this period drama series, playing Empress Feng from her teenage years to her death at the age of 49. Feng began in the royal court as a maidservant to the crown prince, and was subsequently chosen as a concubine and then became the empress, and ultimately the Grand Empress Dowager, assuming regency over the younger emperors. During her 20-year reign, Feng introduced many reformative policies that would cement her place in the history books, and now this legendary figure is brought to life by Wu with the support of Mainland thespians Zhang Tielin, Wang Qingxiang, and Echo Shen (playing the storied female general Hua Mulan).

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Product Title:	Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version) 北魏馮太后 (DVD) (完) (台灣版) 北魏冯太后 (DVD) (完) (台湾版) Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version) Empress Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty (DVD) (End) (Taiwan Version)
Artist Name(s):	Jacklyn Wu (Actor) | Zhang Tie Lin (Actor) | Shum Ngou Kwan (Actor) | Qingxiang Wang (Actor) | Lu Jian Min (Actor) | Fan Zhi Qi (Actor) | Zhang Yong He (Actor) | Xie Zhong Rui (Actor) | Liu Guan Xiang (Actor) 吳倩蓮 (Actor) | 張鐵林 (Actor) | 沈傲君 (Actor) | 王慶祥 (Actor) | 陸建民 (Actor) | 樊志起 (Actor) | 張詠荷 (Actor) | 薛中銳 (Actor) | 劉冠翔 (Actor) 吴倩莲 (Actor) | 张铁林 (Actor) | 沈傲君 (Actor) | 王庆祥 (Actor) | 陆建民 (Actor) | 樊志起 (Actor) | 张咏荷 (Actor) | 薛中锐 (Actor) | 刘冠翔 (Actor) 呉倩蓮 （ン・シンリン） (Actor) | 張鐵林（チャン・ティエリン） (Actor) | 沈傲君　（サム・アウクヮン） (Actor) | 王慶祥（ワン・チンシャン） (Actor) | Lu Jian Min (Actor) | Fan Zhi Qi (Actor) | Zhang Yong He (Actor) | Xie Zhong Rui (Actor) | Liu Guan Xiang (Actor) Jacklyn Wu (Actor) | Zhang Tie Lin (Actor) | Shum Ngou Kwan (Actor) | Qingxiang Wang (Actor) | Lu Jian Min (Actor) | Fan Zhi Qi (Actor) | Zhang Yong He (Actor) | Xie Zhong Rui (Actor) | Liu Guan Xiang (Actor)
Release Date:	2009-02-16
Language:	Mandarin
Subtitles:	Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin:	China
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	1.33 : 1
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital
Disc Format(s):	DVD-5, DVD
Region Code:	All Region What is it?
Duration:	1,783 (mins)
Publisher:	Horng En Culture Co., Ltd.
Other Information:	14DVDs (Ep.1-42)
Package Weight:	1220 (g)
Shipment Unit:	7 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1014063414

由奴婢攀升為統領天下的中國首位無冕女皇


耗資逾一億台幣的歷史正劇，完全展現北魏的真實風貌
中國歷史上第一位政績卓著的女改革家
由奴婢攀升為統領天下的中國首位無冕女皇
歷練北魏四代王朝的風雲變遷
為中國的歷史、文化、北方各民族的融合做出了突出貢獻

本劇講述中國歷史上首位政績卓著的女改革家——北魏馮太后充滿傳奇色彩的一生。馮太后生於北魏，比武則天時代早兩百多年，是中國歷史上的第一位無冕女皇，在49歲的生命歷程中，有20多年掌握著國家的最高權力。
　　馮太后原名馮淑儀，少年時以帶罪之身進入皇宮當奴婢，憑其聰慧機敏，爲少年皇子拓跋浚當伴讀。其後年僅13歲的拓跋浚登基爲文成帝，馮淑儀被選爲貴人，最終成爲母儀天下的皇后。其間馮皇后製造機會讓哥哥馮熙出征大敗柔然，爲馮家洗刷掉了先前的罪名和恥辱，又助文成帝開鑿雲崗石窟。
　　文成帝駕崩後，馮皇后在衆臣的幫助下，鏟除了陰謀篡權的乙渾，扶立少年獻文帝，馮皇后被尊爲馮太后，首次臨朝稱制。獻文帝長大成人，馮太后還政於朝，並全心教導太子拓跋宏。獻文帝駕崩後，5歲的孝文帝拓跋宏登基，馮太后二次臨朝稱制。
　　馮太后是一位開明的政治家，她鼓勵孝文帝矢志改革，富國強兵。在馮皇后的引導和全力支持下，孝文帝頒佈實施了《三長制》和《均田制》。在這些改革措施的激勵下，北魏王朝國力日漸強大，經濟和文化都有了空前的發展。

呂后、武則天、慈禧太后這三個強勢女人的故事曾無數次被搬上螢幕，其實在中國歷史上還有一個女人，她對中國的歷史、文化、北方各民族融合作出了突出的貢獻，因為她愛民如子、政績卓著，死後被尊稱為文明太后，這個女人就是中國歷史上第一位女改革家——北魏馮太后。本劇由吳倩蓮飾演馮太后，張鐵林、沈傲君、王慶祥等眾多實力派明星連袂主演。飾演馮太后的吳倩蓮是業內公認的演技派高手，駕馭這樣一個傳奇歷史人物卻是第一次，她顯得格外心事重重。吳倩蓮說:“馮太后是一位傑出的政治家，而我以往很少演古裝劇，現在覺得自己身上的責任很重。”劇中，吳倩蓮要從馮太后19歲一直演到49歲，這也是她第一次飾演年齡跨度如此之大的角色。
　　北魏馮太后所處的年代比武則天要早兩百多年，她是中國歷史上一位引人注目的無冕女皇，她和北魏王朝四位皇帝的命運緊緊地聯繫在一起，在她49歲的生命歷程中，有20多年掌握著國家的最高權力，她卓有成效的改革使北魏國富民強，百姓安居樂業。馮太后一生中歷盡坎坷無數，曾淪為奴婢，歷經生死，她的人生經歷與她所生活的朝代一樣充滿了傳奇色彩。