Ah Lan — East Palace, West Palace Character Profile

About Ah Lan

A young gay writer who deliberately arranges his arrest to be interrogated by a police officer he is attracted to. During the night-long questioning, he recounts his life story, which serves as a reflection of broader social repression in China.

Ah Lan — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Si Han

Appears in

East Palace, West Palace (1996)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Ah Lan — Power Authority Figure — Cop (Zhao Xiaoyu)

  Police officer with authority over Ah Lan

• Ah Lan — Social Acquaintance — Female Classmate (Vicky Zhao)

  School acquaintance from Ah Lan's past

• Ah Lan — Social Friend — Female Thief (Liu Yuxiao)

  Friend and possible confidante

• Ah Lan — Romantic Love Interest — Xiao Shi (Hu Jun)

  Central romantic relationship developing throughout the film

• Ah Lan — Temporal Adolescent Self — Teenage Ah Lan (Ye Jing)

  Ah Lan during teenage years

• Ah Lan — Temporal Younger Self — Young Ah Lan (Wang Quan)

  Ah Lan at a younger age

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More characters from East Palace, West Palace

• Xiao Shi (Hu Jun)
• Female Thief (Liu Yuxiao)
• Female Classmate (Vicky Zhao)
• Young Ah Lan (Wang Quan)
• Teenage Ah Lan (Ye Jing)
• Cop (Zhao Xiaoyu)