One of Chinese history's most fascinating and divisive figures, China's one and only female emperor Wu Zetian is a name for the ages. Entering the royal palace at the age of 14 as one of many concubines of aging Tang Dynasty Emperor Taizong, she begins an amazing journey that would take her to the highest throne of power. After Taizong's death, she becomes concubine and then queen to his son Emperor Gaozong who is no match for the strong will of his consort. Accumulating great influence during Gaozong's reign, she seizes power after her husband's death, and rules de facto as regent during her sons' reigns before declaring her own dynasty in 690. Though a powerful and able ruler, Empress Wu Zetian's legacy is forever associated with her reign of terror within the palace and a bloody ascension to power that included the persecution of competing concubines and her own children.

Hong Kong's top child actress of the 1960s, Petrina Fung Bo Bo returned to screen in the early 1980s and made a memorable turn as Wu Zetian in the classic 1984 ATV drama Empress Wu. Portraying the empress from teenage to middle age, Fung created a complex, intense, and beguiling character that remains unmatched even decades later. The drama featured a stellar cast of ATV's most respected stars of the day including Poon Chi Man, Anthony Lau Wing, Jiang Han (as Taizong), and Lu Chun Suen (as Gaozong).

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Product Title:	Empress Wu (DVD) (End) (Multi-audio) (ATV Drama) (US Version) 武則天 (DVD) (完) (國/粵語配音) (ATV劇集) (美國版) 武则天 (DVD) (完) (国/粤语配音) (ATV剧集) (美国版) 武則天 (DVD) (完) (國/粵語配音) (ATV劇集) (美國版) Empress Wu (DVD) (End) (Multi-audio) (ATV Drama) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Petrina Fung (Actor) \| Anthony Lau (Actor) \| Poon Chi Man (Actor) \| Lo Chun Shun (Actor) 馮寶寶 (Actor) \| 劉永 (Actor) \| 潘志文 (Actor) \| 魯振順 (Actor) 冯宝宝 (Actor) \| 刘永 (Actor) \| 潘志文 (Actor) \| 鲁振顺 (Actor) 馮寶寶（フォン・ボーボー） (Actor) \| 劉永（トニー・リュウ） (Actor) \| Poon Chi Man (Actor) \| Lo Chun Shun (Actor) Petrina Fung (Actor) \| Anthony Lau (Actor) \| Poon Chi Man (Actor) \| Lo Chun Shun (Actor)
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Release Date:	2009-05-14
Language:	Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles:	No Subtitle
Country of Origin:	Hong Kong
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital
Disc Format(s):	DVD-9, DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Duration:	1,800 (mins)
Publisher:	East Media Entertainment Inc. (US)
Other Information:	5DVDs (Ep.1-40)
Package Weight:	380 (g)
Shipment Unit:	2 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1013076661

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Producer: Lee Siu Wah

Wu Zetian (Played here by the magnificent Fung Bo Bo) is the only Empres in the history of China. From the moment she entered the royal court as a concubine at age 14, she had to passage through all kinds of ups and downs on her way to absolute power. How did she manage to change the estableished order of an Empire and accomplish what no other women could? Find out all about Wu's legendary life in this classic series!

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