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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 novel, 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, 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) W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 wuxia novel written by the Sichuanese people, Sichuanese writer Huanzhulouzhu. The book was later adapted into two Hong Kong films both directed by Tsui Hark: ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983) and ''The Legend of Zu'' (2001). It was also adapted into various television series. Synopsis Adaptations The book has been adapted into television shows and films: *''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain, 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) References 1932 novels 1932 debut novels 20th-century Chinese novels 1932 fantasy novels Debut fantasy novels Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of Zu Mountain
''Legend of Zu Mountain'' () is a 2015 Chinese television series starring William Chan, Zhao Liying 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 with his sect mates Dan Chenzi, Zhuge ... [...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 ''wuxia'' fantasy film directed and produced 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 1932 novel ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' by Huanzhulouzhu, which had previously been adapted by Tsui for his 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 a ... [...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 Pauline Yeung Po-ling () born April 17, 1967 (58 age) is a Hong Kong actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Pageant and did well in other international pageants too. She was born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Donggu ... – 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) *Mi ... [...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. It was aired in India in 1996 on Home TV channel and gained huge popularity with many times repeat telecast due to fame. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Chengdu, and its population stands at 83 million. Sichuan neighbors Qinghai and Gansu to the north, Shaanxi and Chongqing to the east, Guizhou and Yunnan to the south, and Tibet to the west. During antiquity, Sichuan was home to the kingdoms of Ba and Shu until their incorporation by the Qin. During the Three Kingdoms era (220–280), Liu Bei's state of Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During World War II, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, and was heavily bombed. It was one of the last mainland areas captured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although 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. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. According to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to be confused with Martial arts film, martial arts movies. 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 () or (), either of which can be i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellsweep Press
The Wellsweep Press was a UK-based independent publishing house, specialising in the publication of literary translation from Chinese. It was founded by poet and literary translator John Cayley in the 1980s, and published books from 1988 through the 1990s. It played a particularly important role in publishing contemporary and avant-garde Chinese literature in translation in the 1990s. Publications * (1988) ''Songs of my heart : yong huai shi: the Chinese lyric poetry of Ruan Ji'', tr. Graham Hartill and Wu Fusheng. (Wellsweep Chinese Poets 1) * (1989) ''Wine flying: a Chinese quatrain'', by Qi Qian, tr. John Cayley * (1990) ''The deep woods' business: uncollected translations from the Chinese'', by Arthur Cooper * (1990) ''Plantains in the rain: selected Chinese poems of Du Mu'', tr. by R.F. Burton (Wellsweep Chinese Poets 3) * (1990) ''Poems of the West Lake: translations from the Chinese'', by A. C. Graham * (1991) ''Blades from the willows'', by Huanzhulouzhu, tr. Robert Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Male Novelists
Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** 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 (Chinese characters in traditional and simplified forms) *** Standard Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's first registered nurse. ** Nathan Stubblefield demonstrates his Mobile phone, wireless telephone device in the U.S. state of Kentucky. * January 8 – A train collision in the New York Central Railroad's Park Avenue Tunnel (railroad), Park Avenue Tunnel kills 17 people, injures 38, and leads to increased demand for electric trains and the banning of steam locomotives in New York City. * January 23 – Hakkōda Mountains incident: A snowstorm in the Hakkōda Mountains of northern Honshu, Empire of Japan, Japan, kills 199 during a military training exercise. * January 30 – The Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed. February * February 12 – The 1st Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance takes place in Washing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
