| Wu Zetian | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Zhang Tianmin Ran Ping Ke Zhanghe |
| Directed by | Chen Jialin |
| Starring |
Liu Xiaoqing Chen Baoguo |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Liu Dayin |
| Location(s) | Zhuozhou, Hebei, China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | 中国电视剧制作中心 中国华侨影视 中国文学艺术基金会 中国电影合作制作公司 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CCTV |
| First shown in | 1995 |
| Wu Zetian | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武則天 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 武则天 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔ Zétián |
Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant and became the de facto ruler of China in the late seventh century. Directed by Chen Jialin, the series starred Liu Xiaoqing as the title character. It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 1995 and subsequently aired by television stations in other countries.