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Legend Of The Swordsmen Of The Mountains Of Shu
''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' ( zh, t=蜀山劍俠傳, s=蜀山剑侠传, first=t, w=Shu3-shan1 chien4-hsia2 chuan4, p=Shǔshān jiànxiá zhuàn) is a 1932 novel written by the Sichuanese writer Huanzhulouzhu. The book was later made into the 1983 film ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain''. Synopsis Adaptations The book has been adapted into television shows and films: *'' Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983 Hong Kong film) *''The Gods and Demons of Zu Mountain'' (1990 Hong Kong TV series) *''The Zu Mountain Saga'' (1991 Hong Kong TV series) *''The Legend of Zu'' (2001 Hong Kong film) *''Legend of Zu Mountain ''Legend of Zu Mountain'' (Chinese: 蜀山战纪之剑侠传奇) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring William Chan, Zanilia Zhao and Nicky Wu. It is adapted from the novel ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' written by Hua ...'' (2015 Chinese TV series) References Chinese novels adapted into films 1936 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huanzhulouzhu
Li Shoumin ( zh, t=李壽民, w=Li Shou-min; 1902–1961), better known by his pen name Huanzhulouzhu ( zh, t=還珠樓主, w=Huan-chu-lou-chu, l=Owner of Building of Returning the Pearl, links=no), was a Chinese ''wuxia'' and ''xianxia'' writer. His 1946 novel ''Blades from the Willows'' (), a prequel of his magnum opus ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'', was one of the first ''wuxia'' novels translated into English. Other wuxia writers whose novels were also among the first translated into English include Wang Dulu, Gong Baiyu, Zheng Zhengyin, and Zhu Zhenmu. In other Media Some of the films and TV series based on his novels are: *'' Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983 Hong Kong film) *''The Gods and Demons of Zu Mountain'' (1990 Hong Kong TV series) *''The Zu Mountain Saga'' (1991 Hong Kong TV series) *''The Legend of Zu'' (2001 Hong Kong film) *''Legend of Zu Mountain'' (2015 Chinese TV series) Works in English translation * See also * Wang Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zu Mountain Saga
''The Zu Mountain Saga'' ( zh, t=蜀山奇俠之仙侶奇緣) was a 20-episode Hong Kong television drama series that aired on Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) Cantonese-language Jade Channel between 22 July and 16 August 1991. Starring local actors, it was a loose sequel to ''The Gods and Demons of Zu Mountain'' () that aired in 1990. Synopsis The story take place a hundred years after ''The Gods and Demons of Zu Mountain''. Evil has been reborn in the Zu Mountain, who is ostracized by his village, as a demon. He meets Yu Ying Nam and Wo Mei Pai and from there they face many challenges that would question evil and good. Cast Main Characters * Adia Chan - Yu Ying Nan, the current eldest female disciple of the Zu Mountain Sect. * Ekin Cheng - Shi Sheng, the present reincarnation of the Blood Demon. * Law Lok Lam - the Supreme Wizard and the current leader of the demon sect. * Lily Chung Shuk Wai - Cui Ying * Jimmy Au - Sheng Tu Hong Support Characters * Lau Kong - A de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In Sichuan
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 (literary fiction), "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 novel, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Novels Adapted Into Television Series
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] |
1936 Novels
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): The Impe ... [...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] |
Legend Of Zu Mountain
''Legend of Zu Mountain'' (Chinese: 蜀山战纪之剑侠传奇) is a 2015 Chinese television series starring William Chan, Zanilia Zhao and Nicky Wu. It is adapted from the novel ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' written by Huanzhulouzhu. The series premiered on iQiyi on 22 September 2015. Synopsis Mt Shu is the pugilistic world's number 1 sect for many years. In order to protect the world from harm, the Sect Leader Zhuge Yuwo placed the enchanted gem into Ding Yin's body to prevent the green-clothed reverent, Shangguan Jingwo from stealing it over. Ding Yin then later went under Mt Shu to practice his sword skills, aiming to be Mt Shu's best disciple and seek revenge on Lu Pao. He meets Lu Pao's daughter, Yu Wuxin, by chance and realizes that she looks exactly like his deceased wife. The two fell in love. At the same time, the inner conflicts within Mt Shu starts to unravel itself, and a disaster is about to fall upon the pugilistic world. Ding Yin, together w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Zu
''The Legend of Zu'', also known as ''Zu Warriors'', ( zh, t=蜀山傳) is a 2001 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Tsui Hark. The film starred Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung, Louis Koo, Patrick Tam, Kelly Lin, Wu Jing, with special appearances by Sammo Hung and Zhang Ziyi. It is based on the same source as the 1983 film '' Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain''. Plot Peacekeeping immortals living in clans inhabit a mythical mountain range called Zu, which is situated between Heaven and Earth. A demon called Insomnia desires to rule Zu and the world below, so it begins to destroy the various clans. In the Kunlun Mountains, Dawn sends away her apprentice, King Sky, because she believes that their emotional attachment to each other hinders their progress. She gives him her weapon, the Moon Orb, to help him train. He is to return only after he has attained a higher level. If she cannot be found, the Moon Orb will find her. Moments after they part, Insomnia attacks Dawn and disin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gods And Demons Of Zu Mountain
''The God and the Demons of Zu Mountain'' is a Hong Kong television series. It was first run on TVB in 1990. A following loose sequel ''The Zu Mountain Saga'' () was released in 1991. Synopsis The Good triumphs over evil. This is the story of the two sides, battling for supremacy. Under the fighting, there is romance, and angst. Cast Main Characters *Eddie Kwan - Sheung Guan Ging Er (Current eldest male disciple of the Zu Mountain Sect) → Blood Demon *Aaron Kwok - Yim Gum Sim (Current second eldest male disciple of the Zu Mountain Sect) *Pauline Yeung - Li Zi King (New disciple of the Zu Mountain Sect), Love Interest of Sheung Guan Ging Er *Anita Lee (Yuan Wah) - Zhou Qing Wan (disciple of the Wong Mountain) *Mimi Kung - Sa Yim Hong (leader of the Zodiac Sect) Supporting Characters * Jimmy Au - Au Yeung Ping - Former member of the demon sect *Lau Kong Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor who worked on the network TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China (1912–1949)
The Republic of China (ROC), between 1912 and 1949, was a sovereign state recognised as the official designation of China when it was based on Mainland China, prior to the Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, relocation of Government of the Republic of China, its central government to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War. At a Population history of China, population of 541 million in 1949, it was the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's most populous country. Covering , it consisted of 35 provinces of China, provinces, 1 Special administrative regions of China#ROC special administrative regions, special administrative region, 2 regions, 12 special municipality (Republic of China), special municipalities, 14 leagues, and 4 special banners. The China, People's Republic of China (PRC), which rules mainland China today, considers ROC as a country that ceased to exist since 1949; thus, the history of ROC before 1949 is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors From The Magic Mountain
A warrior is a person specializing in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based warrior culture society that recognizes a separate warrior aristocracies, class, or caste. History Warriors seem to have been present in the earliest pre-state societies. Scholars have argued that horse-riding Yamnaya warriors from the Pontic–Caspian steppe played a key role during the Indo-European migrations and the diffusion of Indo-European languages across Eurasia. Most of the basic weapons used by warriors appeared before the rise of most hierarchical systems. Bows and arrows, clubs, spears, swords, and other edged weapons were in widespread use. However, with the new findings of metallurgy, the aforementioned weapons had grown in effectiveness. When the first hierarchical systems evolved 5000 years ago, the gap between the rulers and the ruled had increased. Making war to extend the outreach of their territories, rulers often forced men from lower orders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain
''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' ( zh, t=新蜀山劍俠) is a 1983 Hong Kong supernatural ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed by Tsui Hark and based on the xianxia novel ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzhu. The film has been noted for combining elements of Hong Kong action cinema with special effects technology provided by a team of Western artists including Robert Blalack. It served as an influence for the 1986 American film ''Big Trouble in Little China''. ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' received five nominations at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Action Choreography for Corey Yuen, Best Actress for Brigitte Lin, Best Art Direction for William Chang, Best Film Editing for Peter Cheung, and Best Picture. Premise During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, army deserter Dik Ming-kei, who was chased by vampires in the mountain of Zu, is rescued by Master Ding Yan and becomes his pupil. When they were ambushed by the Blood Devil, devil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
