Best Mainland China
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese television series based on Luo Guanzhong’s 14th-century novel. Produced by CCTV in 1994, the 84-episode series utilized extensive battle scenes and involved over 400,000 cast and crew members. The project, costing 170 million yuan, was completed over four y...
Go Ahead is a 2020 Chinese television drama centering on three unrelated children who form a familial bond. The series debuted on Hunan TV in August 2020 and subsequently broadcast globally through platforms including iQIYI, FPT Play, YouTube, and Netflix. It featured multi-language subtitles to acc...
Ne Zha is a 2019 mainland China animated wuxia film adapting the mythological figure from Chinese folklore. The movie’s significant success as the highest-grossing animated feature in China highlights its appeal to a broad audience. It's notable for its stunning visuals and faithful representation o...
The Shaolin Temple is a 1982 martial arts film co-produced by Hong Kong and mainland China, directed by Zhang Xinyan. It is notable for marking the film debut of Jet Li, who was a national wushu champion at the time, alongside a cast of other authentic martial artists. Filmed on location at the actu...
The Shaolin Temple, established in the 7th century, served as an isolated monastic complex where monks rigorously trained in martial arts, meditation, and philosophy, preserving ancient traditions for generations.
Monkey King: Hero Is Back (西游记之大圣归来) is a 2015 mainland Chinese animated fantasy film directed by Tian Xiaopeng that adapts characters from the classic novel Journey to the West. The story centers on the monkey king Sun Wukong, who is released from centuries of imprisonment by a young monk a...
The Sword Identity is a 2011 Chinese wuxia film directed by Xu Haofeng, set during the Ming Dynasty. The narrative follows a swordsman seeking to gain recognition for his martial arts style against opposition from established military factions and martial arts schools. The film is noted for its rest...
Green Snake, also released internationally as White Snake 2: The Tribulation of the Green Snake, is a 2021 Chinese animated fantasy film produced by Light Chaser Animation. The sequel to White Snake follows Xiaoqing, the green snake spirit, after she is separated from her sister Xiaobai. Its princip...
Martial Arts of Shaolin is a 1986 martial arts film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Jet Li. It is associated with the Shaolin Temple film series and was produced as a mainland Chinese and Hong Kong collaboration, bringing Lau's choreographic approach to locations and performers in China. The...
New Gods: Nezha Reborn is a 2021 Chinese animated fantasy-action film produced by Light Chaser Animation and directed by Zhao Ji. It relocates figures and conflicts associated with the mythological hero Nezha to the retrofuturistic city of Donghai, where the deity is reincarnated as the motorcycle-r...
Shaolin (2011) is a Chinese martial arts film directed by Benny Chan, featuring Andy Lau and Jackie Chan, depicting Shaolin monks resisting warlords in Republican-era China.
Chinese historical epic (2011) directed by Daniel Lee, dramatizing the politically charged Feast at Hong Gate between rivals Liu Bang and Xiang Yu at the fall of the Qin dynasty.
Chinese fantasy film (2021) directed by Guo Jingming, adapted from onmyoji-inspired source material and released on Netflix as a companion to the simultaneous theatrical release.
2005 Chinese fantasy epic directed by Chen Kaige, featuring an international cast in a supernatural wuxia story about fate, most noted for its divisive CGI spectacle.
Chinese historical epic (2018) depicting the early life and rise to power of Temujin, the Mongol warlord who unified the steppe tribes and founded the Mongol Empire.
