Cultural Reference
- In the 1959 movie Kingdom and the Beauty (江山美人) emperor Zhengde disguises himself as a regular commoner among the people.
- The film Chinese Odyssey 2002 was loosely based on the story during one of Zhengde's touring at Zhejiang province.
- The 2005 television show 正德演義 (Zhengde Commentary) the emperor was cast by popular variety show host 何炅 (He Jiong).
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