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  2. Wuxia - Wikipedia

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    Wuxia (武俠, literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games.

  3. List of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber characters

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    Zhang Wuji promotes him to chief after Zhuang Zheng's death and tasks him with repairing the damaged Dragon-Slaying Saber. Yan Yuan (顏垣; Yán Yuán) is the chief of the Earth Banner Faction. Tang Yang (唐洋; Táng Yáng) is the chief of the Water Banner Faction. Wen Cangsong (聞蒼松; Wén Cāngsōng) is the chief of the Wood Banner ...

  4. List of The Deer and the Cauldron characters - Wikipedia

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    Wu Yingxiong is later sent to the capital as a hostage to ensure that his father remains loyal to the Qing Empire. He is executed when his father starts a rebellion. Suffered due to his bloodline of his no fault. Xia Guoxiang (夏國相; Xià Guóxiàng) is Wu Sangui's son-in-law and chancellor of the Yunnan princedom. He is tricked by Wei ...

  5. List of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils characters - Wikipedia

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    Xiao Yuanshan (蕭遠山; Xiāo Yuǎnshān) is Xiao Feng's father. 30 years ago, he and his family were attacked by a group of masked assailants at Yanmen Pass and his wife was killed. He attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff but survived and devoted himself to seeking vengeance on the attackers, whose leader he has identified to be Xuanci.

  6. The Assassin (2015 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Assassin is loosely based on the late seventh-century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing, a core text in Chinese swordsmanship and wuxia fiction. [7] [8] The film is set in China during the Zhenyuan (貞元) reign period (785 to 805) in the middle of the Tang dynasty, a few years after the An Lushan rebellion (755 to 763).

  7. Dragon (2011 film) - Wikipedia

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    Tang Wei as Yu, Liu Jinxi's wife. Jimmy Wang as the Master, the leader of the 72 Demons and Tang Long's father. Kara Hui as 13th Madam, the Master's wife. Li Xiaoran as Xu Baijiu's estranged wife; Jiang Wu as Xu Baijiu's investigator; Zheng Wei as Liu Fangzheng, Yu's son from her previous marriage who was adopted by Liu Jinxi.

  8. Jin Yong - Wikipedia

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    Born on 10 March 1924, in Haining, Zhejiang in Republican China, Cha was named Zha Liangyong and is the second of seven children. He hailed from the scholarly Zha clan of Haining (海寧查氏), [7] whose members included notable literati of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties such as Zha Jizuo (1601–1676), Zha Shenxing (1650–1727) and Zha Siting (查嗣庭; died 1727). [8]

  9. All Men Are Brothers (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Deng was considered by Wu Ziniu for playing Song Jiang. [10] Nie was initially confirmed to portray Lin Chong , [ 10 ] but an online poll found that Nie ranked behind another actor, Yu Bo ( 于波 ), in terms of popularity for playing Lin Chong, even though the poll was not a factor in determining which actor would be cast. [ 11 ]