Is Wei Ying Luo a real person?

Wei Yingluo
Wei Yingluo
Synopsis. During the Qing Dynasty, in 18th century Beijing, Wei Yingluo enters the court of the Qianlong Emperor, Aisin Gioro Hongli, as one of the palace embroiderers, in order to secretly investigate her beloved sister's mysterious death.
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, played by Wu Jinyan. Based on the real-life consort of Emperor Qianlong
Emperor Qianlong
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 to 1796. Born Hongli, the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796.
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(Nie Yuan)
and played by actress Wu Jinyan, Wei is the show's protagonist.
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Is Yanxi Palace true?

Inspired by the actual real-life consort of Emperor Qianlong, the story follows Yingluo as a woman of Chinese Han ethnicity in the Qing dynasty - the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by the Manchurian ethnicity that suppressed the Han people.
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Is Ruyi palace based on a true story?

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Based on the true story of Ulanara Ruyi, the second queen of Emperor Qianlong, the series chronicles her tragic life inside the walls of the Forbidden City.
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How old is Wei Yingluo in Yanxi Palace?

In 2018, Wu Jinyan was catapulted to stardom when her drama Story of Yanxi Palace became the Most-Googled Show On Earth. But two years after starring as whip-smart palace-maid-turned-Empress Wei Yingluo, the 29-year-old actress has failed to find the same success with her subsequent roles.
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Who was Lady Wei?

Empress Wei (韋皇后, personal name unknown) (died July 21, 710) was an empress of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Zhongzong, who reigned twice, and during his second reign, she tried to emulate the example of her mother-in-law Wu Zetian and seize power.
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Who is Wei Yingluo based on?

Wei Yingluo, played by Wu Jinyan. Based on the real-life consort of Emperor Qianlong (Nie Yuan) and played by actress Wu Jinyan, Wei is the show's protagonist. She comes from a poor Han Chinese family and entered the court serving Qianlong's first wife, the empress Fucha, with whom the ruler had a loving relationship.
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Did Consort Ling become empress?

Yongyan was enthroned as the Jiaqing Emperor. At the same time, the Qianlong Emperor announced his successor, he posthumously elevated Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi to "Empress Xiaoyi".
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Who did Wei Yingluo love?

the Emperor. Wei Yingluo's romance with Fuca Fuheng is the kind of pure and true love you know will never survive in a harem intrigue drama, especially one based on real history like Yanxi Palace.
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Who was Qianlong favorite Empress?

Although Emperor Qianlong had 3,000 consorts, his favorite was the virtuous Empress Xiaoxianchun. The empress is described as kind and low-key; she followed traditions and lived a frugal life — she wore flowers in her hair instead of jeweled hairpins made of gold, silver, or pearls.
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Who did Fuca fuheng marry?

Lady Fuca (富察氏; d. 1813) married Qianlong Emperor's 11th son, Yongxing and had issue ( two sons and two daughters)
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How many concubines did Qianlong Emperor have?

Qianlong's portrait is inscribed with a date of 1736, the year he ascended the throne. The other portraits document the appearances of the empress and eleven consorts around the time when they received their respective imperial titles, which occurred at different stages of the emperor's life.
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Why did Lady Nara cut her hair?

She threatened that she would leave the imperial family and become a Buddhist nun. When her request was denied, the empress protested in anger by shearing off her hair with scissors. Cutting one's hair was a violation of Manchu customs, for it was seen as a rejection of the ruling Manchu dynasty.
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Was Qianlong a good emperor?

Qianlong was a talented and strong emperor, and he had inherited stable institutions, but the closing years of his reign saw the final decline of imperial China.
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Why did concubines wear nail guards?

NAIL GUARDS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD

It also served as an effective tool for concubines to subtly punish their maids and eunuchs.
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How many empresses did Emperor Qianlong have?

The Three Empresses of Emperor Qianlong.
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What's the difference between Empress and consort?

In the hierarchy of things, the Empress is the 'first wife' of an Emperor. She is from a high-ranking background. This is followed by the other consorts and then by the concubines who might be from a lowly/common background.
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How did Empress Fuca died?

Empress Fuca:

Before she jumped to her death, the last person on her mind was Ying Luo.
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Who is buried with Emperor Qianlong?

"Yuling is the mausoleum of Emperor Qianlong. In the underground palace are buried Emperor Qianlong himself, two empresses and three imperial concubines. [1] Yuling Mingtang is wide open, the building is magnificent, the craftsmanship is beautiful, and the momentum is extraordinary.
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Did Yingluo love Fuheng or emperor?

Yingluo persists in her love despite various punishments from the emperor, but Fuheng backs down, causing the two to become distant. Meanwhile, Consort Xian drives Noble Consort Gao to commit suicide. The emperor eventually relents on his tough stance towards Yingluo and allows her to return as maid to the Empress.
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Did Er Qing sleep with emperor?

While the show builds him up to the result of Er Qing's treacherous night with the Emperor Qianlong, he is actually the offspring of Er Qing and Fu Heng's brother (who has a reduced number scenes and is inexplicably upset with Fu Heng all the time, but we guess this storyline explains it).
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Where was Yanxi filmed?

Hengdian Town in Zhejiang Province, the largest film-shooting base in Asia, has become an attractive destination because of the extremely popular Chinese TV series “Story of Yanxi Palace,” a 70-episode story of imperial concubines during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
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Who was Qianlong Favourite wife?

One favorite wife was Rong Fei, a Muslim woman of reputed stunning beauty who came to him at age 27 after being captured by Chinese soldiers in a military campaign that left her husband dead. Qianlong was thrilled when he learned of Rong Fei's prowess as a hunter and equestrian, unheard of among Chinese women.
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