Alice Poon 潘慧嫻

It's Women's History Month! These novels tell femmes fatales' stories from Ming and Qing history.
- A shrewd Qing Empress who saved the fledgling Empire from demise.
- Three feisty courtesans who fought fate with their talents.
- A gritty rebel leader who faced off a tyrant to save a village.

Yeah, the story of Dashing Youth is a bit too meandering for me. I'm sticking with it because of HMH. Who Rules the World is still keeping my attention.

Couldn't get through with Episode 1. The FL just didn't click with me 🙄
Meanwhile I'm totally engrossed with #JoyofLifeS.1, with #DashingYouth and #WhoRulestheWorld on the side.

For convenience, here's the screen shot of my blogpost:-
#Chinesepoetry #ChineseHistory

The best epic wuxia film since Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero & House of Flying Daggers!!

Investiture of the Gods 封神演義 is a Chinese mythology classic!

Blades of the Guardians review: Yuen Woo-ping delivers another wuxia wonder A boisterous, but unhurried action-adventure that never feels sloppy.

Just saw BLADE OF THE GUARDIANS, a righteous old-school wuxia wonder from Yuen Woo-Ping. A big screen must see!

Lantern Festival - Xin Qiji's Lyric Poem My blog is about books - books that I author and books that I review.

Happy Lantern Festival!
I wrote a blogpost about Southern Song poet Xin Qiji's 辛棄疾's famous lyric poem titled The Green Jade Bowl: Lantern Festival 青玉案: 元夕.
#Chinesepoetry #ChineseHistory

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It's been over 20 years since the last classic wuxia movies (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, The Grandmaster) came out!

I loved that Yuen Woo Ping focuses on bringing a real classic wuxia epic onto the big screen! Real classic meaning in terms of the traditional wuxia spirit and alternate universe world-building. Yuen has done the honor of preserving the authentic wuxia film legacy! 😍

I loved that Yuen Woo Ping focuses on bringing a real classic wuxia epic onto the big screen! Real classic meaning in terms of the wuxia spirit and alternate universe world-building. Yuen has done the honor of preserving the wuxia film legacy! 😍

Good luck!!

Yeah, not sure about Europe. It's released in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & most SEAsian countries.

Yes, in cinema. The movie premiered globally on Feb. 17 (1st day of Chinese New Year).

He is great as Guo Jing in Legend of Heroes:Hot Blooded! Will look for Rise of Ning 😍

You're so right!! Yuen Woo Ping is iconic in martial arts choreography!!! Unparalleled!

Good thing they did! Wuxia definitely fits into the "Chinese era"!

You won't regret it! Especially if you're into wuxia media!!!

I've heard of that, but haven't seen the drama yet - will look for it. Ci Sha plays Guo Jing very well in 2024 Legend of Heroes: Hot Blooded.

I simply can't resist actors/actresses who can act with their eyes!! Examples from this movie are #ChenLijun and #CiSha!!
#wuxia #wuxiamovies #wuxiafilms #cdrama #martialarts

The desert setting is eerily atmospheric and reminds one of the 1992 New Dragon Gate Inn setting. The theme of justice & grassroots' struggle for survival resembles A Deadly Secret by #JinYong. I was most impressed with #ChenLijun 's (FL) and #CiSha 's (villain) acting!!

In sum, NOT TO BE MISSED!

#movie #cdrama #BladesoftheGuardians
Saw this action-packed #wuxia epic yesterday and was floored!
Two thumbs up to #YuenWooPing the No. 1 #martialarts choreography expert! Every fight scene bears his signature which impacts by force & speed (with no CGI). 1/2

He's quite a talent, isn't he?

Yup, I found that out in the 1st episode and was hooked from that point. Then the story totally grabbed me.

It's available to rent for $5.99 as well on most services.

If you missed this on the big screen, here's the good news....

I almost missed this gem because of my biases towards the ML. He just didn't impress me back then when I tried a few episodes from the middle of the first TV release. 😊

Good to know! My gut feeling is that these will go on my favorites list 😊

Or start with one of the best and it'll turn you into a picky viewer 😃

The Untamed started me on the cdrama journey 😍