Consorts of the Qianglong Emperor take centre stage in the Chinese drama The Story of Yanxi Palace. Photo: Handout
Consorts of the Qianglong Emperor take centre stage in the Chinese drama The Story of Yanxi Palace. Photo: Handout
Haining Liu
Opinion

Opinion

Haining Liu

What the popularity of a Qing dynasty drama, The Story of Yanxi Palace, says about China’s appetite for feminism

Haining Liu says underlying the runaway success of the Chinese TV series are regressive and patriarchal attitudes to women that persist even in the aftermath of China’s #MeToo movement

Consorts of the Qianglong Emperor take centre stage in the Chinese drama The Story of Yanxi Palace. Photo: Handout
Consorts of the Qianglong Emperor take centre stage in the Chinese drama The Story of Yanxi Palace. Photo: Handout
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