The drama will be centered on Wu Zetian, the only female empress in the history of China. By Lesley Goldberg Chris Newman, Xu Yan, Kia Jam - Publicity - H 2016 With the end of Game of Thrones in sight ...

The TV drama The Empress of China is hot among audiences recently. Actress Fan Bingbing, who plays the role of Empress Wu Zetian, is a fabulous beauty. What did Wu Zetian, China's only female monarch, ...

Chinese actress Liu Xiaoqing performs in the drama "Wu Zetian" in New York, the United States, March 5, 2016. (Photo source: Chinanews.com) ...

Her life story makes most modern success stories look pitifully feeble. Even Cleopatra would have had a hard time keeping up with Empress Wu. Empress Wu was the concubine of a not-very-bright emperor.

According to ancient records, Wu Zetian had big eyes, a long neck, a big face and a square forehead. Anyway, Wu Zetian would not look like Fan Bingbing, who has the little face of a modern beauty.