Forum: Power and the Patriarchy

THE STORY OF YANXI PALACE 延禧攻略 is a historical period drama that gained astonishing popularity in the northern summer of 2018 — with over 14.5 billion online views since its release on the streaming platform iQiyi. The story is set during the reign of the Qing emperor Qianlong (1735–1796), a fictional tale of revenge about one of his concubines, Wei Yingluo 魏璎珞, posthumously known as Empress Xiaoyichun 孝仪纯, and mother of the succeeding Emperor Jiaqing.

2018年夏天，古装剧《延禧攻略》在网络平台爱奇艺上线以来，迅速爆红，拥有超过145亿的播放量，成为18年暑期档极为抢眼的热播剧。该剧的故事背景设在清朝乾隆年间（1735年—1796年），讲述了乾隆的其中一位妃嫔魏璎珞（虚构角色）在宫中的复仇之路。魏璎珞的历史原型是乾隆皇帝的令妃，嘉庆皇帝生母，后被追封为皇后，史称孝仪纯皇后。