{ "id": "epxc48jpw1", "slug": "ode-to-daughter-of-great-tang", "title": "Ode to Daughter of Great Tang (大唐女儿行)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "label": "Titles My to So", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "China · 2021 and later: East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Ode to Daughter of Great Tang (大唐女儿行), also known as Li Ge Xing (骊歌行) or Court Lady, is a 2021 Chinese Tang Dynasty romance comedy drama by Huanyu, starring Li Yitong and Xu Kai, 55 episodes on iQiyi and Tencent.", "snippet": "Ode to Daughter of Great Tang (大唐女儿行), also known as Li Ge Xing (骊歌行) or Court Lady, is a 2021 Chinese Tang Dynasty romance comedy drama by Huanyu, starring Li Yitong and Xu Kai, 55 episodes on iQiyi and Tencent.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-my-to-so", "markdown": "# Ode to Daughter of Great Tang (大唐女儿行)\n\n**Ode to Daughter of Great Tang** (大唐女儿行) is a Chinese historical romance light comedy television series set in the early Tang Dynasty, produced by Huanyu Film and [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) (东阳欢娱影视文化有限公司) and released in 2021 under its final title *Li Ge Xing* (骊歌行), with *Court Lady* as its international English title[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady) • [2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html). The series went through several titles during production: it began as *Sheng Tang Gong Lue* (盛唐攻略), was retitled *Da Tang Nv Er Xing* (大唐女儿行), also promoted as *Xun Fu Ji Zhi Da Tang Nv Er Xing* (驯夫记之大唐女儿行), and received its broadcast title *Li Ge Xing* during post-production[3](https://4cbook.tw/%E9%A9%AA%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C%EF%BC%88%E9%99%B8%E5%8A%87%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%9A%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%86%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9/) • [4](https://kokontouzai.org/court-lady/). It stars Li Yitong (李一桐) as Fu Rou (傅柔) and [Xu Kai](https://www.edgepedia.org/xu-kai) (许凯) as Sheng Chumu (盛楚慕)[5](https://www.iq.com/album/court-lady-2021-1bqma7xfqjh?lang=en_us).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Final title | 骊歌行 (*Li Ge Xing*), English title *Court Lady*; also known as 大唐儿女行 (*Da Tang Er Nu Xing*)[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady) |\n| Earlier titles | 盛唐攻略 (*Sheng Tang Gong Lue*), 大唐女儿行 / 驯夫记之大唐女儿行 (*Ode to Daughter of Great Tang*)[3](https://4cbook.tw/%E9%A9%AA%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C%EF%BC%88%E9%99%B8%E5%8A%87%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%9A%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%86%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9/) • [6](https://ninenovel.net/2019/07/25/ode-to-daughter-of-great-tang-%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E5%84%BF%E8%A1%8C-2019/) |\n| Production | Huanyu Entertainment; producer and art director Yu Zheng (于正); screenwriter Feng Nong (风弄)[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) • [7](https://www.cpophome.com/court-lady-li-yitong-xu-kai/) |\n| Directors | Wang Xiaoming (王晓明) and Bai Yunmo (白云默)[5](https://www.iq.com/album/court-lady-2021-1bqma7xfqjh?lang=en_us) |\n| Filming | 162 days at Hengdian World Studios, wrapped August 2019[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) |\n| Broadcast | April 15, 2021, on iQiyi and Tencent Video; 55 episodes[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady) |\n| Setting | Early Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan era of Emperor Taizong[5](https://www.iq.com/album/court-lady-2021-1bqma7xfqjh?lang=en_us) • [8](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2406975.html) |\n| Costumes | More than 3,000 costumes across the series[9](https://www.jiemian.com/article/5992930.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot and characters\n\nThe story is set in the Zhenguan era of the early Tang, after Li Shimin (Emperor Taizong) restored order following the fall of the Sui Dynasty[5](https://www.iq.com/album/court-lady-2021-1bqma7xfqjh?lang=en_us). Sheng Chumu, son of the Duke of Lu and a general of the founding generation, is a notorious playboy in Chang'an. On a trip to [Guangzhou](https://www.edgepedia.org/guangzhou) he meets Fu Rou, the daughter of an embroidery merchant, and falls in love at first sight. Finding him uneducated and unskilled, Fu Rou is disappointed, and Sheng Chumu resolves to change himself, studying the art of war and eventually winning her favor[7](https://www.cpophome.com/court-lady-li-yitong-xu-kai/) • [13](https://www.iq.com/album/%E9%AA%8A%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C-2021-19rrhslgch?lang=zh_cn).\n\nBack in Chang'an, Fu Rou enters the palace as a female official through her weaving skill, while Sheng Chumu joins the army. The two are drawn into the power struggles among the Crown Prince and the princes Wei and Wu, and must rely on their wits to overcome their enemies, growing toward the ideals of loyalty to the country, filial devotion to family, and faithfulness in love[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) • [1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady).\n\nThe supporting cast includes Wu Jiayi as Princess Xinnan, Tan Jianci as Prince Zhou, Hong Yao as Yan Zifang, He Fengtian as Lu Qi, Li Zefeng as the Crown Prince, Ma Yue as Li Shimin, and Miao Pu as Empress Zhangsun[7](https://www.cpophome.com/court-lady-li-yitong-xu-kai/) • [6](https://ninenovel.net/2019/07/25/ode-to-daughter-of-great-tang-%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E5%84%BF%E8%A1%8C-2019/). All character names are fictional, though some are modeled on historical figures[10](https://epaper.cnwomen.com.cn/images/2021-05/20/5/05BLM05C520_h.pdf).\n\n## Title history\n\nThe project's title changed three times. It was announced and filmed as *Sheng Tang Gong Lue* (盛唐攻略), a name that aimed to repeat the commercial formula of Yu Zheng's hit *The Story of Yanxi Palace* (延禧攻略)[10](https://epaper.cnwomen.com.cn/images/2021-05/20/5/05BLM05C520_h.pdf). By the end of filming the title had become *Da Tang Nv Er Xing* (大唐女儿行), promoted in some releases as *Xun Fu Ji Zhi Da Tang Nv Er Xing* (驯夫记之大唐女儿行)[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) • [4](https://kokontouzai.org/court-lady/). During editing the title changed again to *Li Ge Xing* (骊歌行), and character names changed along with it[4](https://kokontouzai.org/court-lady/). International platforms list the series under the English title *Ode to Daughter of Great Tang*, a direct rendering of the *Da Tang Nv Er Xing* title, alongside *Court Lady*[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11290976/releaseinfo/).\n\nThe title *Da Tang Nv Er Xing* also belongs to an unrelated 2020 book, *Zhongguo Zhuangshu: Da Tang Nv Er Xing* (中国妆束：大唐女儿行), a study of Tang Dynasty women's dress and makeup published by Tsinghua University Press; the two works share only the name[12](https://reading.udn.com/read/story/124409/8486871).\n\n## Production\n\nThe series was produced by Huanyu Entertainment, the company behind *The Story of Yanxi Palace*, with Yu Zheng as producer and art director and the novelist Feng Nong as screenwriter[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) • [7](https://www.cpophome.com/court-lady-li-yitong-xu-kai/). Filming ran 162 days at [Hengdian World Studios](https://www.edgepedia.org/hengdian-world-studios) and wrapped in August 2019[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html). Production aimed to render Tang court and street life in detail, covering markets, commerce, officialdom, the palace, and the battlefield[2](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html) • [3](https://4cbook.tw/%E9%A9%AA%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C%EF%BC%88%E9%99%B8%E5%8A%87%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%9A%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%86%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9/).\n\nThe series received a national distribution license in the first quarter of 2020, but its release was delayed until April 2021[14](https://www.sohu.com/a/444257233_450343).\n\n## Release and reception\n\n*Li Ge Xing* premiered on iQiyi and [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video) on April 15, 2021, in 55 episodes[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady). Its opening was commercially strong: within six days Tencent Video playback passed 100 million and the iQiyi heat index passed 7,000[9](https://www.jiemian.com/article/5992930.html). It ranked among the top ten web dramas by monthly heat on iQiyi and Tencent in both April and May 2021[15](https://file.iyanbao.com/pdf/cb6a8-300ea5ac-1892-4363-8b15-13732215b55b.pdf).\n\n**Craft praised, story criticized.** Commentary singled out the production design: the series used more than 3,000 costumes, with detailed headwear, makeup, and embroidered props such as the wedding fans and sachets, and built large standing sets to recreate Tang palaces and dwellings[9](https://www.jiemian.com/article/5992930.html). A newspaper review in *China Women's News* described the drama as running multiple plotlines and couple pairings, mixing household intrigue, palace intrigue, and statecraft, while judging that the plot deteriorated as it progressed into contrived melodrama that undermined the Tang romance at its core[10](https://epaper.cnwomen.com.cn/images/2021-05/20/5/05BLM05C520_h.pdf). Jiemian News characterized it as a \"shuangju\" (wish-fulfillment drama) whose fast-food style storytelling did not match its visual polish, summarizing a common viewer complaint that its popularity exceeded its quality[9](https://www.jiemian.com/article/5992930.html). A later survey of Tang-themed dramas noted that despite its low overall evaluation, the series' costumes, makeup, and props were considered carefully made, drawing on ancient paintings, pottery figurines, and [Dunhuang murals](https://www.edgepedia.org/dunhuang-murals)[16](https://dzb.whb.cn/imgPath/2021-12-21/101221.pdf).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Court Lady, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Court_Lady)\n2. [《驯夫记之大唐女儿行》正式杀青 孙丹丹再演古装剧, 闽南网](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2190561.html)\n3. [陸劇《驪歌行》：劇情簡介＆人物介紹, 追劇客廳](https://4cbook.tw/%E9%A9%AA%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C%EF%BC%88%E9%99%B8%E5%8A%87%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%9A%E5%8A%87%E6%83%85%E7%B0%A1%E4%BB%8B%EF%BC%86%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9/)\n4. [大唐流流~宮廷を支えた若き女官~（骊歌行）, 中華電視劇三昧](https://kokontouzai.org/court-lady/)\n5. [Court Lady, iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/album/court-lady-2021-1bqma7xfqjh?lang=en_us)\n6. [Ode to Daughter of Great Tang 大唐女儿行 (2019), Ninenovel](https://ninenovel.net/2019/07/25/ode-to-daughter-of-great-tang-%E5%A4%A7%E5%94%90%E5%A5%B3%E5%84%BF%E8%A1%8C-2019/)\n7. [Court Lady, CPOP Home](https://www.cpophome.com/court-lady-li-yitong-xu-kai/)\n8. [骊歌行盛楚慕有没有历史原型, 闽南网](https://www.mnw.cn/tv/guonei/2406975.html)\n9. [《骊歌行》：爽剧套路为何不\"爽\"了？, 界面新闻](https://www.jiemian.com/article/5992930.html)\n10. [《骊歌行》：过期的大女主，原始的玛丽苏, 中国妇女报 (2021-05-20)](https://epaper.cnwomen.com.cn/images/2021-05/20/5/05BLM05C520_h.pdf)\n11. [Court Lady (2021) Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11290976/releaseinfo/)\n12. [《國色芳華》妝造抄襲？官方致歉承認參考《中國妝束：大唐女兒行》, 琅琅悅讀](https://reading.udn.com/read/story/124409/8486871)\n13. [骊歌行 (2021), iQIYI 中文页](https://www.iq.com/album/%E9%AA%8A%E6%AD%8C%E8%A1%8C-2021-19rrhslgch?lang=zh_cn)\n14. [2020年1月—9月已取得发行许可证剧目, 搜狐](https://www.sohu.com/a/444257233_450343)\n15. [月度TOP10纯网剧热度排名 (2021年4月-6月), 艺恩数据](https://file.iyanbao.com/pdf/cb6a8-300ea5ac-1892-4363-8b15-13732215b55b.pdf)\n16. 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