A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage has returned to the screen, though this time showing only the actresses' heads, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

周六新华社声称，因为女性人物露胸器太多，这部中国电视剧被停播了几日后重回荧幕，虽然这一次，满屏全是女演员的大头照了。

The drama, The Empress of China, also known as the Saga of Wu Zetian, was removed by commercial satellite station Hunan TV for "technical reasons" in late December, Xinhua said.

新华社报道，在12月底，电视剧《武媚娘传奇》从商业卫星电视台芒果台上因为“技术理由”下架了。

"Many viewers speculated the suspension was a punishment given by the country's television regulators for the much-discussed revealing costumes of female characters on the show, which stirred online debate in which the female characters were dubbed 'squeezed breasts'," Xinhua said.

“很多观众揣测停播是因为广电总局觉得剧里里女性人物的服装‘过于暴露’的惩罚，剧中女性角色‘挤压胸部有沟必火’在网上掀起了全民热议，”新华社称。