Sable Cicada

Synopsis

Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.

Violet Koo Lan-Chun

Jin Shan

Diu Ban-Wah

Eryi Gu

Wei Heling

Jie Tang

Man-Lei Hui

Han Lan-Gen

Zhang Zhizhi

Lan Chun Koo

Mary Hsu