Zhang Xiaolong, associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. [Photo/IC]

Zhang Xiaolong is known by many as Wen Taiyi, or imperial physician Wen, in the TV series Empresses in the Palace. But many don't know he is also an associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Zhang has been teaching graduate students at the Central Academy of Drama for over 15 years, and has been the etiquette director for several movies like Empresses in the Palace, Painted Skin, and more.