The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal emperor) and his wife, Zhen Fei.
Concubine Zhen
Emperor Guangxu
The Empress Dowager Cixi
Kang Youwei
Concubine Jin
Li Lianying
Empress Jin Li
Prince Duan
Yuan Shikai
Sun Jianai
Zhao Shushi
Liu Guangdi
Weng Tonghe
Rong Lu
Yang Rui
Gang Yi
