History Trivia / TheEmpressOfChina

* PlayingGertrude: Minor example. In the series, Meiniang addresses Xu Hui as "elder sister"; Fan Bingbing was about one year older than Zhang Junning. [[note]]The historical Meiniang was about three years older than Xu Hui.[[/note]]
** More obvious in the second half of the series, where Fan wears makeup in order to portray an older Meiniang.

* DawsonCasting: For the first half of the series (while Taizong is alive), Wu was in her early teens to early 20s. Her actress Fan Bingbing was in her early 30s at the time of filming.

* Li Cuicui, the actress who portrayed Luo Yushan ("General" Luo), herself portrayed Wu Zetian in the 2009 documentary series ''Legend of The Tang Empire'' (大明宫, "Da Ming Gong").

* FollowTheLeader: This series revived interest in Sui-Tang history. Producers particularly noticed how Gaozong's great-grandaunt Dugu Qieluo influenced her husband Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) more than 50 years before Wu Zetian. In 2018, at least 2 drama series on her was released, one being ''Series/TheLegendOfDugu''.

* Li Cuicui, the actress who portrayed Luo Yushan ("General" Luo), herself portrayed Wu Zetian in the 2009 documentary series ''Legend of The Tang Empire'' (大明宫, "Da Ming Gong")。

* Li Cuicui, the actress who portrayed Luo Yushan ("General" Luo), herself portrayed Wu Zetian in the 2009 documentary series ''Legend of The Tang Empire'' (大明宫, "Da Ming Gong")

* Chen Kefan, the child actor who portrayed a young Li Zhi in this series, would later portray another young future Tang emperor in ''Series/TheLegendOfDugu''. (Li Yuan, Gaozong's grandfather)

* DawsonCasting: For the first half of the series (while Taizong is alive), Wu was in her early teens to early 20s. Her actress Fan Bing Bing was in her early 30s at the time of filming.

* FollowTheLeader: This series revived interest in Sui-Tang history. Producers particularly noticed how Gaozong's great-grandaunt Dugu Qieluo influenced her husband Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) more than 50 years before Wu Zetian. In 2018, at least 2 drama series on her was released, one being ''Series?TheLegendOfDugu''.

* This series was Aarif Rahman's (Gaozong) debut acting role in a TV series. He and Fan (Meiniang) had previously starred in the rom-com movie ''Film/OneNightSurprise''. As an interesting coincidence, Aarif's Chinese name is Li Zhi Ting; his "Li Zhi" is the same as Gaozong's real name.

* This series was Aarif Rahman's (Gaozong) debut acting role in a TV series. He and Fan (Meiniang) had previously starred in the rom-com movie ''One Night Surprise''. As an interesting coincidence, Aarif's Chinese name is Li Zhi Ting; his "Li Zhi" is the same as Gaozong's real name.

* This series was Aarif Rahman's (Gaozong) debut acting role in a TV series. He and Fan (Meiniang) had previously starred in the rom-com ''One Night Surprise''. As an interesting coincidence, Aarif's Chinese name is Li Zhi Ting; his "Li Zhi" is the same as Gaozong's real name.

* This series was Aarif Rahman's (Gaozong) debut acting role in a TV series. He and Fan (Meiniang) had previously starred in the rom-com ''One Night Surprise''.

* This series was Aarif Rahman's (Gaozong) debut acting role in a TV series.

* PlayingGertrude: Minor example. In the series, Meiniang addresses Xu Hui as "elder sister"; Fan Bingbing was about one year older than Zhang Junning. [[note]]The historical Meiniang was about three years older than Xu Hui.[[/note]]

* DawsonCasting: For the first half of the series (while Taizong is alive), Wu was in her early teens to early 20s. Her actress Fan Bing Bing was in her early 30s at the time of filming.