故事发生在明朝末年，侯朝宗是文人组织“复社”的领袖，该组织主要抨击的对象是奸臣阮大铖。侯朝宗的刚正不阿和满腹文采吸引了青楼名妓李香君的注意，情投意合的两人很快就走到了一起，决定结为夫妻。

《桃花扇》清代著名的传奇剧本作者孔尚任通过侯方域和李香君悲欢离合的爱情故事。表现了明末时期复杂的权奸之争，以及南明覆亡的历史；侯方域在南京旧院结识了秦淮名妓李香君，共订婚约，阉堂余孽阮大铖得知侯手头拮据，暗送财物用于拉拢，被香君识破，阮怀恨在心，之后侍机诬告侯迫使其逃离南京，得势后的阮大铖强迫香君改嫁，香君不从，血溅定情诗扇。友人将扇上的血迹染成折枝桃花，故名桃花扇，后南明灭亡，侯李重逢，但国已破，何为家？俩人撕破定情从物，分别出家。

北伐时期，进步青年方为民利用自己主编的《人道》积极宣传革命，督军张德凯对他怀恨在心便指使方为民的朋友孙道成拉方为民下水，孙道成给方为民介绍了戏剧名伶谢素芳，积极撮合他们，想利用谢素芳磨灭方为民的斗志。没有想到的是，谢素芳自从认识了方为民后就深深被他吸引，受方为民影响，谢素芳也成了革命宣传者，张德凯抓不到方为民便向谢素芳下手。谢素芳逃到城市后，为了避祸躲到了疯人院，不久方为民在医院和素芳相遇，两人激动万分，此时，革命军在济南被阻，方为民决定立即赶赴前线，他们都期待着胜利后能够演出方为民为素芳所做的歌剧《新桃花扇》。

本片根据昆曲《桃花扇》改编，主要讲述了李香君和侯方域的爱情。即侯、李二人在被佞臣阮大铖的迫害后，即便二人情意不改，初心不变，但最后却只能以悲剧收场的凄美故事。

Jack Willis is a handsome roadtrain driver with a secret - he has just become a top-selling romance novelist. However, being a 'man's man' in the Australian outlook, to avoid embarrassment, he needs a name, a woman's name - and he chooses that of his best friend, Ruby Vale. He must do some fancy footwork to continue the charade when the glamorous city publisher, Ziggy, arrives in dusty outback Lucktown to sign 'Ruby Vale' to a major book deal. Ruby agrees to help Jack though it's for her own gain as well - the publisher will pay for her coming wedding (with Hamish, Jack's buddy). Accompanied by Jack, Ruby goes to Sydney to meet the media, appear on TV and cocktail parties, etc. Gradually, Jack realizes that he has fallen in love with Ruby, while Ruby is also touched by Jack's novel. However, Hamish arrives in Sydney a few days later and asks both of them to stop all these foolish things...

Jack Willis is a handsome roadtrain driver with a secret - he has just become a top-selling romance novelist. However, being a 'man's man' in the Australian outlook, to avoid embarrassment, he needs a name, a woman's name - and he chooses that of his best friend, Ruby Vale. He must do some fancy footwork to continue the charade when the glamorous city publisher, Ziggy, arrives in dusty outback Lucktown to sign 'Ruby Vale' to a major book deal. Ruby agrees to help Jack though it's for her own gain as well - the publisher will pay for her coming wedding (with Hamish, Jack's buddy). Accompanied by Jack, Ruby goes to Sydney to meet the media, appear on TV and cocktail parties, etc. Gradually, Jack realizes that he has fallen in love with Ruby, while Ruby is also touched by Jack's novel. However, Hamish arrives in Sydney a few days later and asks both of them to stop all these foolish things...

该片由陈刚执导，刘昊然、杨彩虹、苏可、海燕、易烊千玺、胡先煦、李兰迪、张雪迎、蒋博宁等青年演员出演，根据欧阳予倩经典剧目改编，讲述生活在21世纪的北京少女独自一人前来南京游玩，在走进秦淮河畔燕桥南端的李香君故居——媚香楼后，了解到了明朝李香君的故事。

该片由陈刚执导，刘昊然、杨彩虹、苏可、海燕、易烊千玺、胡先煦、李兰迪、张雪迎、蒋博宁等青年演员出演，根据欧阳予倩经典剧目改编，讲述生活在21世纪的北京少女独自一人前来南京游玩，在走进秦淮河畔燕桥南端的李香君故居——媚香楼后，了解到了明朝李香君的故事。

自古以来，如有奇人问世必天降异象。据说“隋炀帝”杨广出生的当天晚上本来皓月当空，明月如镜。当深宫中传来一声婴孩啼哭声之时，突然雷声大作，刹那间天昏地暗，倾盆雨注……炀帝取名杨广，乳名阿摩。生得一幅好面相，天庭饱满、浓眉大眼，眼闪星辉。极受其父文帝的宠爱。生性聪明好学、才智过人，有过目不忘之本领；脾气暴躁且极为要强，稍不如意就大打出手。宫中之人都敢怒不敢言……

本剧以蜚声中外的我国四大名剧之一《桃花扇》为蓝本，生动再现了秦淮八艳的历史传奇及才子佳人流传久远的红尘绝恋。 候朝宗（周杰饰）、李香君（曹颖饰），人面桃花，重谱了旧欢新怨；柳如是、陈圆圆（赵靓饰），一代佳丽，再现薄命红颜；董小婉、冒辟疆，才子佳人，总是有情无缘；韩赞同、吴三桂，一代枭雄，功过任人评说；崇祯帝、弘光帝，九五之尊，顷刻灰飞烟灭；杨龙友、李辰君，江湖豪强，各有动人风采…