Chu Qiao zhuan

The story has a great start unlike other Chinese historical dramas. You will fall in love with the main leads mainly Chu Qiao . The story is based on the novel 11 Chu Te Gong Huang Fei (11处特工皇妃) written by Xiao Xiang Dong Er . There are 58 (Uncut) episodes which makes it long.This is the best series since Game of Thrones.I love this series very much. My favorite characters are Chu Qiao & Yuwen Yue. I am waiting for the 2nd season. Please hurry with season 2!

From swashbuckling to romance, this series has me anxiously waiting for the next installment. The largest impediment to my enjoyment are the dubious attempts at English translation. One episode will be translated, while the next is not. Is is so frustrating to miss an entire piece of the complicated plot and try to put it together by guessing. PLEASE help those of us who do not speak mandarin!

The first few episodes were exciting and lured me in. Watched it every chance I could. Then I started falling asleep bc the story dragged on and on and on. At episode 39 now and I am wondering whether to continue. Praised the main female heroine initially, but now I wonder how 3 strong men can fall head over heels in love with an arrogant, rude, constipated brat at times. One time she's breaking metal chains in an impossible situation, beating up a muscular man 3 times her size, and when it suits the story...she can't break away from skinny dudes who are not good in martial arts. Can she smile a bit and make me at least see the lure of her? They stare at each other... The guy falls in love. She berates them, and they fall in love. She gets injured, and leans her head on their shoulder, and they fall in love. Don't take me wrong, I love strong heroines... But this constipation doesn't cut it.

Thank goodness for some happy smiling and smart people at least.

You will fall in-love with the heroine of the story literally in the first five-minutes. Zhao Liying, aka Zanilia Zhao, is is arguably one of China's most promising, up-and-coming actresses. With this show, it seems, if she hadn't already, she has for sure now arrived!

With sweeping vistas, breathtaking Chinese locations, wonderful costumes, a huge cast of top talent and one over-the-top scene of martial arts after another, the prior reviewer hit the nail on the head, this series has it all! Don't be put-off by the prior review, this is now available on Youtube, in full HD, with consistent, proper English sub-titles. If you ever thought you might like to try something from this genre, please, please, please give it a shot!

This is strictly adults-only; you've been warned.

Enjoyed the sights and sceneries so much that it was first reason to keep watching. Loved female lead and the last episode was top of the class. Loved fights. Doesn't compare to hardcore Kung Fu but stunts were undeniably worthy of respect. Male leads aced roles.

Eventually one gets tired of love triangles where obsession and the need to possess always trumps good sense. The destruction of entire city, to exact revenge on woman, for rights to a man who has never even pretended that your fascination with him was anything viable. Proves question: Is it ever love when the two players are you and your imagination? Having experienced both sides of this conundrum, I have to smile upon remembering 'Just my Imagination ' (beautiful song) because it demonstrates clearly that intellectual and technological advancement is no guarantee of truly comprehending theman in the mirror.