| Palace of Desire | |
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| Also known as | Da Ming Gong Ci |
| Traditional Chinese | 大明宮詞 |
| Simplified Chinese | 大明宫词 |
| Literal meaning | Ci of the Daming Palace |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dà Míng Gōng Cí |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Screenplay by | Zheng Zhong Wang Yao |
| Directed by | Li Shaohong Zeng Nianping |
| Starring | Chen Hong Zhou Xun Gua Ah-leh Winston Chao |
| Composer | Lin Hai |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 37 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Li Xiaowan |
| Production location | China |
| Cinematography | Zeng Nianping |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | CCTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-8 |
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Palace of Desire, also known as Daming Gong Ci (literally "Ci of the Daming Palace"), is a Chinese television series based on the life of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor, Wu Zetian. Directed by Li Shaohong and Zeng Nianping, the series starred Chen Hong, Zhou Xun, Gua Ah-leh and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on 30 March 2000. The scriptwriter used extremely poetic and theatrical language for lines.