Palace of Desire, also known as Da Ming Gong Ci, is a Chinese television series based on the life story 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, Gui Yalei and Winston Chao in the leading roles. It was first broadcast on CCTV-8 in mainland China on March 30, 2000.
A young girl with magical powers is trafficked to Shanghai by her smoke-addicted parents to become a dancer. She became famous in the French Concession with her iron fist. She became famous in the French Concession for her iron fist and became a person of high moral standing.
