> ※ Two questions fans of *Empresses in the Palace* (甄嬛传 / *Zhen Huan Zhuan*) ask most often: **Was Zhen Huan a real person?** and **What does her beautiful name actually mean?** This article answers both — first the flesh-and-blood empress the drama was built on, then the classical love poem folded into the two characters of her name. — ## Part 1 — The Real Woman: Empress Xiaosheng Xian (Niohuru) Zhen Huan (甄嬛, pinyin *Zhēn Huán*) is not a…
