It’s a little known web drama with a very interesting premise. The main guy has superhuman skills and happens to be a specially-trained death warrior. The leading lady can paint skin. Based on that alone, I suggest giving this a try. Nirvana in Fire 2: The Wind Blows in Changlin Is ...
The Vigilantes In Masks (a.k.a. Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei) adds a fresh new twist to the wuxia legend with multiple masked heroes and sharp comic book-inspired visuals. In a first for Chinese TV dramas, a feature-length preview of "The Vigilantes In Masks" was actually released theatricall...
Chinese Paladin is a must-watch simply because it was such an anticipated fantasy wuxia back then. I’m beginning to think that an insanely good-looking cast, stunningly beautiful costumes and breathtakingly picturesque locations are always the pre-requisites to making an wuxia based on a RPG ga...
While Wu Xin Fa Shi is technically is not an wuxia, it is a period drama with action, romance, and adventure. It’s always enjoyable to come in with no expectations only to be pleasantly surprised. The plot moves along fast. For example, I thought that the main villain cause unnecessary...
The fifth emperor of the Qing Dynasty does not enjoy a good reputation in Chinese urban myths, no thanks to modern pulp fiction works such as Wuxia stories. In these, Yongzheng is often portrayed as a power-hungry monster who first murdered his father (Kangxi) for the throne, then massacred...
This is the result of myths and Wuxia stories intermixing with actual accounts of Bao Zheng’s office.Practically all Chinese pop entertainment today depicts the hero as an imperial judge with a jet-black face and a crescent moon on the forehead. Some folk religions even honor him as the ...
The change in reading habits fostered a boom of web-based literature, with popular genres including martial arts adventure tales, known as Wuxia, fantasies, campus life, contemporary romance, thrillers, and more. Internet literature is so popular that Disney has tried to use it to sell Star ...