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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
(Chinese: 西游记之大圣归来; pinyin: Xīyóu jì zhī dà shèng guīlái; lit.: ‘Journey to the West: Return of the Great Sage’)
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is a 2015 Chinese computer-animate […]
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A Chinese Odyssey is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow. The third film was released in China on September 14. The films are very loosely based on the […]

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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
The Storm Warriors
风云 2
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is a 2009 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy film produced and directed by the Pang brothers. It is the second live-action film adaptation of artist Ma Wing-sh […]
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The Duel
决战紫禁之巅
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is a 2000 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Nick Cheung, Kristy Yang, Zhao Wei and Patrick Tam. The film is adapted […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Novoland: Eagle Flag
(Chinese: 九州·缥缈录; pinyin: Jiu Zhou Piao Miao Lu)
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is an 2019 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Jiang […]
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Battle Through the Heavens
(Chinese: 斗破苍穹; pinyin: Dòupò Cāngqióng; lit.: ‘Fight Through The Sky’)
is a 2018 Chinese television series adapted from the eponymous novel Doupo Cangqiong (斗破苍穹) by T […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky
(Chinese: 轩辕剑之天之痕)
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is a 2012 Chinese television series adapted from Xuan-Yuan Sword, a series of role-playing video games developed by Taiwanese company Softstar Entertai […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Little Door Gods
(simplified Chinese: 小门神; traditional Chinese: 小門神)
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also known as Door Guardians, or The Guardian Brothers in the US, is a 2015 Chinese animated fa […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Chinese Ghost Story: Human Love
倩女幽魂:人间情
In the late Tang and early Song Dynasties, the scholar Ning Caichen had no way to study. He studied in the Lanruo Temple and fell in love with the little witch […]
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Tai Chi 0 or Tai Chi Zero
(太極之零開始) or (太極:從零開始)
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is a 2012 Chinese 3D martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung.[1][2][3] It is a fictitious retelling of how the Chen […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Lotus Lantern
宝莲灯
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The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother, Sanshengmu, was a goddess and his father, Liu Yanchang, was a mortal. Since their […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Noble Aspirations
(Chinese: 青云志; pinyin: Qīng Yún Zhì)
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also known as The Legend of Chusen, is a 2016 Chinese xianxia television series based on Xiao Ding (萧鼎)’s best-seller novel Zhu Xian. Produc […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
The Forbidden Kingdom
(Chinese: 功夫之王: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project)
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Love of Thousand Years
(Chinese: 三千鸦杀; pinyin: San Qian Ya Sha)
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is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel The Killing of Three Thousand Crows by Shi Silang. It stars Zheng […]
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The Promise
无极
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is a 2005 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, and Nicholas Tse. It is loosely ada […]
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Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac: Origins of the Twelve
生肖传奇之十二生肖闯江湖
Rooted in Chinese folkloric tradition, it features the exploits of twelve heroic contenders for the celestial assignment of “Keepers […]
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The Magical Brush
(Chinese: 神笔马良)
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is a 2014 Chinese animated fantasy film directed by Frankie Chung. It was released on 25 July 2014. Ma Liang’s brush makes whatever he paints come […]
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake
白蛇传说
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previously known as It’s Love and Madame White Snake, is a 2011 action fantasy film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It is based o […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Legend of the Naga Pearls
(Chinese: 鲛珠传)
is a 2017 Chinese fantasy adventure film directed by Yang Lei, starring Wang Talu, Zhang Tianai and Sheng Guansen. It is the first film to be set in the ficti […]
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Xinyu Martina Pei wrote a new post on the site Myths, Legends, and Beliefs in China 5 years, 5 months ago
Fighter of the Destiny
(Chinese: 择天记)
is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from the novel[2] of the same name by Mao Ni. It stars Lu Han, Guli Nazha, Janice Wu and Zeng Shunxi. The series aired […]
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