Control by Zhen Guan (2006)
Original title: 贞观之治
Control by Zhen Guan is a 2006 Chinese-language drama series created by Zhang Jianya. It stars Ma Yue, Ma Shaohua and King Shih-chieh.
This Chinese historical drama returns to the Zhenguan era, the celebrated early reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. Across fifty episodes it follows the emperor and the court around him as a young dynasty consolidates its power and works out what good rule should look like. Directed by Zhang Jianya and written by Ah Cheng and Meng Xianshi, it stages the councils, rivalries, and hard governing decisions of a formative moment in Chinese history. First broadcast on Beijing Television in December 2006, it dramatizes an age long remembered as a high point of stable, principled statecraft.
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What is Control by Zhen Guan about?
This Chinese historical drama returns to the Zhenguan era, the celebrated early reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty. Across fifty episodes it follows the emperor and the court around him as a young dynasty consolidates its power and works out what good rule should look like. Directed by Zhang Jianya and written by Ah Cheng and Meng Xianshi, it stages the councils, rivalries, and hard governing decisions of a formative moment in Chinese history. First broadcast on Beijing Television in December 2006, it dramatizes an age long remembered as a high point of stable, principled statecraft.
When was Control by Zhen Guan released?
Control by Zhen Guan was released on 26 December 2006.
How many episodes does Control by Zhen Guan have?
Control by Zhen Guan has 50 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Control by Zhen Guan?
Control by Zhen Guan was created by Zhang Jianya.
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Historical dramas of court, dynasty and power
Control by Zhen Guan stages the councils, rivalries, and hard governing choices of Emperor Taizong's early Tang reign, an age remembered for principled statecraft. These stories share that palace-bound focus, historical dramas where power turns on ceremony, faction, and bloodline as much as on the battlefield. The stakes are who rules, who advises, and what good governance costs.