| Genre: | Romance Fantasy Time travel Historical fiction |
| Based On: | Queen and I |
| Director: | Jang Young-woo |
| Starring: | Jing Boran Zheng Shuang |
| Opentheme: | Can't Forget by Jing Boran and Zheng Shuang |
| Endtheme: | Love Cannot See by Wei Chen |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Location: | Hangzhou, Hengdian, Wuzhen |
| Company: | Hunan TV, EE-Media, CJ E&M |
| Channel: | Hunan TV |
| Related: | Queen and I |
Love Weaves Through a Millennium is a 2015 Chinese television series starring Jing Boran and Zheng Shuang. It is a remake of the 2012 South Korean television series Queen and I. The series aired on Hunan TV from 15 February to 23 March 2015.
Gong Ming (Jing Boran) is an imperial scholar official and his family's sole survivor after they were massacred in a conspiracy. He is an avid supporter of the reinstatement of Empress Xu, who was deposed due to scheming by royal concubine Zhao Feiyan.
While he was being persecuted, he accidentally time-travels two thousand years into the present due to a mysterious jade pendant. He meets and falls in love with actress Lin Xiangxiang (Zheng Shuang), who landed a role as Empress Xu in a historical drama.
However, for the greater good, Gong Ming was insistent on heading back into the past to save the deposed empress. He finds out that he could not return to the present where Xiang Xiang is. Will they forever be apart, or will they reunite through the power of love?
The series is co-produced by Hunan TV and CJ E&M. It is helmed by director Jang Young-woo of I Need Romance 3, producer Kim Young-gyu of Flower Boys Next Door and and the lightning director of My Love From the Star. The music, editing and artistic direction of the series was also done by the Korean production team of Queen and I.
Unlike other typical Chinese television series, Love Weaves Through a Millennium was not pre-produced before its premiere. It was filmed based on a live-shooting format. The script was amended based on audience's responses, including the drama's ending. No dubbing was used; instead, the actors' actual voices were heard in the drama.
Actual Chinese history was adapted into the new script, such as the rivalry between Zhao Feiyan and Empress Xu.
| Air date | Episode | CSM50 city ratings[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank | |||
| February 15, 2015 | 1-2 | 1.919 | 4.298 | 1 | |
| February 16, 2015 | 3-4 | 1.862 | 4.106 | 1 | |
| February 22, 2015 | 5-6 | 1.655 | 3.286 | 1 | |
| February 23, 2015 | 7-8 | 1.646 | 3.056 | 1 | |
| March 1, 2015 | 9-10 | 1.551 | 2.924 | 1 | |
| March 2, 2015 | 11-12 | 1.414 | 2.210 | 1 | |
| March 8, 2015 | 13-14 | 1.530 | 2.634 | 1 | |
| March 9, 2015 | 15-16 | 1.428 | 2.379 | 1 | |
| March 15, 2015 | 17-18 | 1.416 | 2.101 | 1 | |
| March 16, 2015 | 19-20 | 1.398 | 2.258 | 1 | |
| March 22, 2015 | 21-22 | 1.565 | 2.908 | 1 | |
| March 23, 2015 | Collector's Edition 1-2 | 1.427 | 2.743 | 1 | |
| Average ratings | 1.567 | / | 1 | ||