I. Introduction: A Portal to China’s Mythic ImaginationIn 2009, director Lee Kwok-Lap unleashed Chinese Paladin 3 (Sword and Fairy 3), a fantasy epic that revolutionized China’s xianxia (immortal heroes) genre. Starring Hu Ge and Liu Shishi – now global icons through Nirvana in Fire and Scarlet Heart – this 37-episode masterpiece blends Taoist cosmology with […]
