Hanfu with a trailing tail is performed on stage in the style of the Wu Zetian era from the Tang Dynasty imperial court for photography. At the Tencent game launch event, players spotted design drafts for new skin for Wu Zetian, which was very cautious. Many players hope that Honor of Kings will take this opportunity to release new skins. After all, there has been no information about new skins for Wu Zetian since 2019; however, after the update of Season S28, the status of mages has risen significantly, so it's quite normal for Honor of Kings to release new skins for her. Considering Wu Zetian's rarity, I believe the quality of this skin will be high, reaching the legendary level.
On the evening of the 4th, a grand historical epic drama “Wu Zetian” of the Hanfu Night was staged at the “Luoyang Wu Zetian Live Performance Grand Theater”. The performance started at 7:50 PM, but by around 3 PM, there was already a long queue outside the theater, with everyone eagerly waiting for the grand show to begin. The 90-minute large-scale live historical drama “Wu Zetian” presented the magnificent life of Empress Wu Zetian from age 4 to 83 to the guests, allowing everyone to experience the cultural collisions of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the colorful chapters of Hanfu culture!
Fan Bingbing has acted in many ancient costume dramas, and many of her looks are truly stunning. To this day, one of the most eye-catching must be her portrayal of Wu Zetian. However, besides these, she also had several very unappealing looks, even more difficult for people to accept. For example, in “The Legend of the Demon Seal,” her head was adorned with either feathers or horns, which was quite funny. Also, in “The Mechanic,” there was a princess covered in pearls. And in “Little Fish and Hua Wuque,” she always had feathers in her hair; she isn't a bird, why dress herself up like that? Even in “Wu Zetian,” there were some unappealing looks, but fortunately, the beautiful ones outweighed them, so we won't mention them.
The poster of Wu Zetian looks extremely extraordinary. If the poster depicts the image of Wu Zetian after she became empress, then Wu Zetian in ancient costume appears less domineering and instead has a serene beauty. This should be the appearance of Wu Zetian before she became empress, with gentle features, and the yellow Hanfu makes Wu Zetian incredibly beautiful! Who doesn't have a youthful time? Not every woman wants to maintain an air of dominance all the time; occasionally being coquettish is not bad either!
On the sixteenth day of the tenth lunar month in the first year of Shenglong (February 6, 705), Wu Zetian died in Shangyang Palace at the age of 82, leaving a decree to drop the title of emperor and call her “Empress Wu Zetian the Great.” In the fifth month of the Shenglong year (706), she was buried together with Emperor Gaozong in Qianling. The wordless stele is located at Qianling (present-day Qian County, Shaanxi), where Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong are buried together, and the entire mausoleum complex is modeled after the Tang capital Chang'an. There are two steles in front of the tomb: one is Emperor Gaozong's tombstone, inscribed with words written by Wu Zetian; the other is Wu Zetian's wordless tombstone. A woman who believed in the power of words left her stele blank. There are several theories: the first suggests that Wu Zetian erected the “wordless stele” to boast about her achievements, indicating that her merits were too great to be expressed in words; the second theory believes that Wu Zetian erected the “wordless stele” because she felt her sins were too grave to be written down; the third theory holds that Wu Zetian was a self-aware person, and erecting the “wordless stele” was a smart move, leaving her merits and faults to be judged by future generations, which is the best approach; another theory suggests that Wu Zetian's son hated his mother so much that he hid the written epitaph in the tomb, leaving only the wordless stele. Some scholars believe that although the stele was originally intended to be inscribed, political turmoil after Wu Zetian's death prevented various factions from giving her an appropriate evaluation, and thus the matter was left unresolved. Another theory is that as Wu Zetian was both an emperor and an empress, others did not know how to write the epitaph, hence the lack of text. Opinions on Wu Zetian have always been mixed, with Li Bai ranking her among the “Seven Sages” of the Tang Dynasty.
Looking at the exposed poster, the name of this skin is called Flower Crown Pearl. Wu Zetian's legendary pink Hanfu long dress is decorated with peacock feathers and butterfly elements. Additionally, the overall design uses pink as the main color, giving a cute and gentle feeling. Breaking away from the stern and noble image traditionally associated with Wu Zetian, it is believed that if truly released, many people would obtain it. However, some players think it might be an old discarded plan and may not actually be launched. Among the Hanfu styles of different eras, my favorite is the Tang Dynasty style; among Tang-style Hanfu, I particularly love the style worn by Wu Zetian during her political participation (approximately from the Heavenly Empress period to her abdication).
Nowadays, there are countless ancient costume dramas, and perhaps due to this reason, more and more people prefer ancient costumes. On many tourist streets with traditional Chinese charm, there are increasingly more young ladies wearing Hanfu walking together. Speaking of ancient costume dramas, many stars have ancient costume looks, such as Yang Mi in “Palace of Desire,” Fan Bingbing in “Wu Zetian,” and so on. Today, let's look at a few actresses who played empresses in classic ancient costume dramas. Which one do you like the most?
The famous female emperor Wu Zetian in Chinese history is one of the most loved historical figures portrayed in ancient costume dramas. Several versions of TV series about Wu Zetian were produced early on, and the most impressive one in recent years was Fan Bingbing's portrayal of Wu Zetian in “The Legend of Wu Mei Niang.” Although the reception of this version was polarized, with the early part being overly “saintly” and the later part relying heavily on exaggerated queen costumes to convey her dominance, it cannot be denied that Fan Bingbing's presence is indeed strong, portraying Wu Mei Niang as both beautiful and powerful.
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