This is something that surprised me when I saw Chinese television for the first time. The sheer number of shows dealing with drama in some imperial court was mind-blowing to me. Personally, I would have thought that they would have tried to make tv shows that were more in the direction of promoting a collective understanding. So focussing on monarchs and their drama seemed very paradoxical to me in that respect. Although I have to say that I haven’t watched a single one of these shows. So perhaps revolutionary ideals are ultimately conveyed, but I can’t confirm that. And the question is: does it necessarily have to? Not every single piece of media has to be completely based. In the end, what I can at least imagine, is that these Chinese shows I’m talking about here will be quite a bit different from our shows about royals.