Actress Fan Bingbing starred in the 2014-2015 Chinese television drama, 'The Empress of China.' (Photo : YouTube/Traditional China)
Numerous Chinese films and television shows have been cited by experts to have scientific or historical inaccuracies.
Scientific inaccuracies have been found especially among medical-themed television shows and movies.
An example of scientific inaccuracies includes medical dramas set in hospitals, where doctors are incorrectly performing blood transfusions and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
"Tiny Times 4," directed by best-selling author Guo Jingming, is guilty of several misunderstandings regarding how blood transfusions are performed, according the a blood center in Xiamen City, Fujian. In the film, blood is transfused immediately after being extracted from a donor.
In reality, before blood can be transfused from a donor, there is a long process that takes between three to four days. This involves typing the blood and making sure it is healthy and safe.
In a different medical drama set in a hospital, a doctor asked to inject a patient with "nine percent normal saline." The density of the solution should actually be 0.9 percent.
In a different episode of the same medical drama, a doctor tried to help at a car accident by moving the injured to an ambulance. However, according to professionals, it is best not to move the injured so recklessly in such a situation.
On the other hand, historical inaccuracies have been found in the plots of television shows set in the past.
A recent series called "The Empress of China" features Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history, played by Fan Bingbing, carrying the child of Li Shimin. In reality, Wu was made pregnant by Li Zhi, Li Shimin's ninth son.
However, the mistake was made in shooting and fixed in editing. The series still ended up showing Wu reading thread-bound books, which were not yet available at the time.
Part of the blame has been placed on scriptwriters who lack specific knowledge and fail to do research. It has also been pointed out that producers who rush production do not help with accuracy either.
China tends to take historical inaccuracies very seriously. Back in 2011, the Chinese government banned time-travel from being depicted, fearing that it disrespected history by depicting alternate interpretations.
