'Unhealthy images' prompted re-editing

A senior official from China's television regulator said on Wednesday that "unhealthy images" are the reason a TV drama about the country's only known empress, Wu Zetian, was edited.

"We received many complaints from viewers after the TV series began airing, saying there were some unhealthy images for minors, among other problems," said Tian Jin, deputy director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.

The administration investigated the TV drama, and the broadcaster and producer were ordered to re-edit it before bringing it back to TV, according to Tian.