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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel)
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' () is a Chinese novel serialized between 16 March 1941 and 6 March 1942 by Wang Dulu on '' Qingdao Xinmin News'', China. It is the fourth work of a pentalogy that are collectively called the ''Crane Iron'' Pentalogy. Adaptations *The 1959 Taiwanese film ''Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong'' (羅小虎與玉嬌龍) is definitely an adaptation given its title. This is most likely a lost film. *Yueh Feng's 1967 Hong Kong film ''Rape of the Sword'' is also believed by many, including Yuen Woo-ping (action choreographer for Ang Lee's film), to be an adaptation of the novel, even though it doesn't explicitly state so, nor is it set in the Qing dynasty. It has been noted that during the early Cultural Revolution it was impossible for the Shaw Brothers Studio (located in British Hong Kong) to get in contact with Wang Dulu (who lived in mainland China) to acquire the film rights. *Ang Lee's 2000 film ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is loosely based on this bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Dulu
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Haveloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Daily News
''United Daily News'' (UDN; ) is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials. History UDN was founded in 1951 by Wang Tiwu as a merger of three newspapers, ''Popular Daily'' (全民日報), ''National'' (民族報), and the ''Economic Times'' (經濟時報). The three newspapers formally merged in 1953. In terms of political orientation, the ''United Daily News'' is regarded as taking an editorial line that supports the pan-Blue Coalition. Before Taiwan democratized, it was an opponent of political reform; in the years since Taiwan has democratized, it has advocated policies encouraging cooperation with the mainland. It is the third-biggest newspaper in Taiwan, ranking after the ''Liberty Times'' and the ''Apple Daily''. The evening edition of the paper, the ''United Evening News'', was first published on February 22, 1968. The evening paper shut down after publishing its final issue on June 1, 2020. Contents UDN w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In The 18th Century
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In The Qing Dynasty
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Novels Adapted Into Films
Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Han Chinese, the largest ethnic group in the world and the majority ethnic group in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Singapore ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia Novels
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword. The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and merchandise related to its licensed titles. History On March 25, 2005, industry website ICv2.com reported that DrMaster, ComicsOne's Asian printer, took over the publication of ComicsOne's manga titles, though not the manhwa and manhua titles. It also added that ComicsOne had abandoned its website, "stopped paying its bills and has disappeared." Manga published by ComicsOne *''888'' *'' Bass Master Ranmaru'' *''Bride of Deimos'' *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' *''Dark Edge'' *'' Devil in the Water'' *''Ginga Legend Weed''Feature Comics " ComicsOne. Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Seto
Andy Seto (; born 3 June 1969) is a comic artist who specialises in martial-arts based stories. Biography Seto's works include his main series, "Cyber Weapon Z." He has also drawn a graphic novel adaptation of the earlier Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon novels, the King of Fighters series, and also created a graphic novelisation of Stephen Chow's film, Shaolin Soccer. His other work includes: ''Saint Legend'', a story about the Eight Taoist Immortals, ''Story of The Tao'', '' Dog Story,'' ''Para Para'', ''The Four Constables'', and ''Sword Kill''. Bibliography Comics * 108 Fighters * Ape's God * City of Darkness (comic) * City of Darkness 2 *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II *Cyber Weapon Z *Cyber Weapon Z II * Devil United *Ice Fantasy *Para Para *Saint Legend *Saint Warrior * SD Cyber Weapon Z (executive producer) *Shaolin Soccer *Skyliner *Skyliner II *Story of the Tao * Street Fighter The Comic Series (Stage 10) * Bu Dong Quan Z *The Four Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (comics)
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' () is a Chinese novel serialized between 16 March 1941 and 6 March 1942 by Wang Dulu on ''Qingdao Xinmin News'', China. It is the fourth work of a pentalogy that are collectively called the ''Crane Iron'' Pentalogy. Adaptations *The 1959 Taiwanese film ''Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong'' (羅小虎與玉嬌龍) is definitely an adaptation given its title. This is most likely a lost film. *Yueh Feng's 1967 Hong Kong film ''Rape of the Sword'' is also believed by many, including Yuen Woo-ping (action choreographer for Ang Lee's film), to be an adaptation of the novel, even though it doesn't explicitly state so, nor is it set in the Qing dynasty. It has been noted that during the early Cultural Revolution it was impossible for the Shaw Brothers Studio (located in British Hong Kong) to get in contact with Wang Dulu (who lived in mainland China) to acquire the film rights. *Ang Lee's 2000 film ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is loosely based on this boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (TV Series)
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' () is a 2001 Taiwanese television series based on the novel by Wang Dulu. It is similar to Ang Lee's 2000 film adaptation but explains the story of the novel more deliberately due to its longer running time. The serial was released in the United States in 2004 as ''New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' in a two-disc set. Plot Yu Jiaolong takes up kung fu with the former rebel master Jade Fox as a way to escape an undesirable arranged marriage, while simultaneously, sword master Li Mu Bai falls in love with Yu Shu Lien when she arrives to avenge the murder of her parents. When the Green Destiny Sword turns up stolen, and the notorious female thief Jade Fox arrives to finish the ordeal, the four become enmeshed in a tangle of adventure, vengeance, and betrayal. Cast *Chiu Hsin-chih as Li Mubai *Jiang Qinqin as Yu Jiaolong * Huang Yi as Yu Xiulian *Peter Ho as Luo Xiaohu * Angus Tung as Meng Sizhao *Chen Changhai as Yu Rui *Jiang Lili Jiang Lili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung . The film features a cast of actors of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity, including Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen. It is based on the Chinese Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel), novel of the same name serialized between 1941 and 1942 by Wang Dulu, the fourth part of his ''Crane Iron'' pentalogy. A multinational venture, the film was made on a US$17 million budget, and was produced by EDKO, Edko Films and Zoom Hunt Productions in collaboration with China Film Group Corporation, China Film Co-productions Corporation and Asian Union Film & Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia in association with Good Machine, Good Machine International. With dialogue in Standard Chinese, Subtitle (captioning), subtitled for various markets, ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
