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While it may be impractical to dress like a character from Chinese imperial drama Story Of Yanxi Palace, you can borrow style elements from the series and still look chic. The Straits Times shows you how

Elegant outfits and refined accessories in Story Of Yanxi Palace, starring (from far left) Qin Lan, Su Qing and Wu Jinyan. PHOTO: STARHUB

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Actress Wu Jinyan (above), who plays Wei Yingluo in the show, uses shade No. 62 from the Rouge G range by Guerlain. PHOTOS: WEIBO, GUERLAIN

Actress Wu Jinyan, who plays Wei Yingluo in the show, uses shade No. 62 (above) from the Rouge G range by Guerlain. PHOTOS: WEIBO, GUERLAIN

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Yip Wai Yee

Taiwan Correspondent

Updated

Published

Oct 26, 2018, 05:00 AM

Thanks to a gripping plot and a strong and clever female lead, Chinese imperial drama Story Of Yanxi Palace easily became one of the biggest Asian television hits of the year.

In China, the 70-episode series, starring relative unknowns such as Wu Jinyan and Qin Lan, racked up a cumulative 13.3 billion views, which averaged to about 190 million views an episode.

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