Gong (2011) 宫锁心玉

Qingquan was a modern day girl who was absolutely obsessed with history. she was thrown back into the past where she landed in the Qing Dynasty. she incidentally got involved between the girls that were to be working in the palace. she met with the 8th prince who bullied her but later fell in love with her; and also the forth prince, whom she knew from the books she read that he will be the future Emperor. caught in between the guys and political crossfire, she historical knowledge had to help her to stay alive in this dark era.

the main cast, Qingquan, wasn't quite a lovable character to begin with. the futuristic version of her was far more acceptable than the historical version of her. she became such a bully and often looking down on people, misusing the historical knowledge she had coming from the future. having watch its second season: 宫锁珠帘 (2012), this first sequel was unfortunately a frustrating series to drag myself through.

some background on the anime:
- episodes: 39
- director: Li Hui Zhu (李惠珠)
- released: 2011
- casts: Yang Mi (杨幂), Mickey He (何晟铭), Ken Tong (湯鎮業), Feng Shao Feng (冯绍峰), Tong Li Ya (佟丽娅), Wilson Guo (郭明翔)
- language: Japanese
- genre: Drama/Romance

sequels:
- 宫锁心玉 (2011)
- 宫锁珠帘 (2012)
- 我为宫狂 (2013)
- 宫锁沉香 (2013)
- 宫锁连城 (2014)