1 | [[quoteright:350:[[Film/CurseOfTheGoldenFlower https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Curse_of_the_Golden_Flower.jpg]]]] |
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3 | Most [[UsefulNotes/TheWest Western]] audiences know this period of UsefulNotes/{{China}}'s history from [[UsefulNotes/TheFarEast East Asian]] pop culture sources such as {{Wuxia}} movies, or Japanese works such as the ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' series of games and ''[[Manga/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms1971 Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi]]'', though most of these are based on much older Chinese novels, folk-stories and other source material. |
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5 | Life in Imperial China, according to this view, apparently involved lots of politics and betrayal around the Emperor's solid gold palace, punctuated by battles featuring big hulky brocade-wearing brutes mowing down peasant soldiers by the thousands with their flashy ''musou'' attacks. When you met a fair maiden, either she was [[WaifFu skilled enough with martial arts to kick your butt]], or she was [[ShapeshiftingLover a supernatural creature in disguise]]. |
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7 | See UsefulNotes/DynastiesFromShangToQing for a history of this series of ages (it's often forgotten just how ''long'' that history is; "Imperial China" lasted for over 2,100 years,[[note]]From Qin unifying China in 221 BCE to the fall of the Qing in 1912[[/note]] while the pre-Imperial era easily lasted more than a millennium), and UsefulNotes/NoMoreEmperors for what happened when the last of the Chinese kingdoms and empires fell in February 1912. |
8 | ---- |
9 | !!Popular tropes from this time period are: |
10 | * ArrangedMarriage |
11 | * DecadentCourt |
12 | * TheEmperor |
13 | * EunuchsAreEvil |
14 | * EvilChancellor |
15 | * HonorBeforeReason |
16 | * ImplausibleFencingPowers |
17 | * ImprobableWeaponUser |
18 | * KnightErrant |
19 | * NamedWeapons |
20 | * OldMaster |
21 | * RedStringOfFate |
22 | * ReincarnationRomance |
23 | * ShapeshiftingLover |
24 | * StarCrossedLovers |
25 | * SupernaturalMartialArts |
26 | ---- |
27 | !!Depictions in media: |
28 | [[foldercontrol]] |
29 | |
30 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
31 | * ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' |
32 | ** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' |
33 | ** ''Manga/FushigiYuugiByakkoSenki'' |
34 | * ''Manga/{{Kingdom}}'', set during the Warring States Period. |
35 | * ''[[Anime/KoutetsuSangokushi Kōtetsu Sangokushi]]'' |
36 | * ''Manga/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms1971'' |
37 | [[/folder]] |
38 | |
39 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
40 | * ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' |
41 | * ''Anime/LikeTheCloudsLikeTheWind'' |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', though it's based on a traditional Chinese folk-story. |
43 | -->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick:''' Sure, let's go ahead and use the word "honor" fifty times. |
44 | * ''The Tale of the White Serpent'' (白蛇伝) |
45 | [[/folder]] |
46 | |
47 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
48 | * ''Film/The14Amazons'' |
49 | * ''Film/The36thChamberofShaolin'' |
50 | * ''Film/FiftyFiveDaysAtPeking'', set during the Qing Dynasty. |
51 | * ''Film/AshesOfTime'' |
52 | * ''Film/TheAssassin'' |
53 | * ''Film/TheAssassin1967'' |
54 | * ''Film/AsterixAndObelixTheMiddleKingdom'' |
55 | * ''Film/TheAvengingEagle'' |
56 | * ''Film/ABattleOfWits'' based on the Qin Dynasty conquest and unity of China. |
57 | * ''Film/TheBellsOfDeath'' |
58 | * ''Film/TheBlade1995'' |
59 | * ''Film/BloodBrothers1973'' |
60 | * ''Film/TheBrideWithWhiteHair'' |
61 | * ''Film/BrothersFive'' |
62 | * ''Film/TheBurningOfRedLotusTemple'' |
63 | * ''Film/ButterflyAndSword'' |
64 | * ''Film/ComeDrinkWithMe'' |
65 | * ''Film/TheCrimsonCharm'' |
66 | * ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' |
67 | * ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragonSwordOfDestiny'' |
68 | * ''Film/CurseOfTheGoldenFlower'' |
69 | * ''Film/DeadfulMelody'' |
70 | * ''Film/DeathDuel'' |
71 | * ''Film/TheDeadlyDuo'' |
72 | * ''Film/DelightfulForest'' |
73 | * ''Film/DetectiveDee'' |
74 | * ''''Film/TheDragonMissile'' |
75 | * ''Film/DragonSwamp'' |
76 | * ''Film/TheEightDiagramPoleFighter'' |
77 | * ''Film/TheEmperorAndTheAssassin'' |
78 | * ''Film/Fearless2006'' |
79 | * ''Film/FireDragon'' |
80 | * ''Film/FiveDeadlyVenoms'' |
81 | * ''Film/FiveElementNinjas'' |
82 | * ''Film/FiveShaolinMasters'' |
83 | * ''Film/TheFlyingDagger'' |
84 | * ''Film/FlyingGuillotine'' |
85 | * ''Film/GoldenSwallow'' |
86 | * ''Film/TheGoldenSword'' |
87 | * ''Film/TheGreatWall'' |
88 | * ''Film/GreenSnake'' |
89 | * ''Film/HaveSwordWillTravel'' |
90 | * ''Film/Hero2002'' |
91 | * ''Film/TheHeroicOnes'' |
92 | * ''Film/HouseOfFlyingDaggers'' |
93 | * ''Film/TheInvincibleSword'' |
94 | * ''Film/TheIronBodyguard'' |
95 | * ''Film/TheJadeRaksha'' |
96 | * ''Film/JudgementOfAnAssassin'' |
97 | * ''Film/KillersFive'' |
98 | * ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''. |
99 | * ''Film/TheLadyHermit'' |
100 | * The early parts of Bertolucci's ''Film/TheLastEmperor''. |
101 | * ''Film/LegendOfTheBlackScorpion'' |
102 | * ''Film/TheLongChase'' |
103 | * ''Film/TheMagicBlade'' |
104 | * ''Film/TheMagicCrane'' |
105 | * ''Film/MarcoPolo'' |
106 | * ''Film/MaskedAvengers'' |
107 | * ''Film/MoonWarriors'' |
108 | * ''Film/Mulan2020'', set in ancient China. |
109 | * ''Film/MulanRiseOfAWarrior'', set in ancient China. |
110 | * ''Film/NewDragonInn'' |
111 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' |
112 | * ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman'' |
113 | * ''Film/ThePromise2005'' |
114 | * ''Film/{{Pursuit}}'' |
115 | * ''Film/{{Rampant}}'' is set during the Qing Dynasty's control of Joseon-era Korea. The Emperor of Qing is frequently mentioned but never seen, and the protagonist has just returned from living in China. |
116 | * ''Film/RawCourage'' |
117 | * ''Film/RedCliff'': set in 208 AD in China, during the period of the end of Eastern Han Dynasty. |
118 | * ''Film/TheRescue1971'' |
119 | * ''Film/ReturnOfTheDeadlyBlade'' |
120 | * ''Film/TheSecretOfTheDirk'' |
121 | * ''Film/TheSilentSwordsman'' |
122 | * ''Film/TheSupremeSwordsman'' |
123 | * ''Film/TheSwordOfSwords'' |
124 | * ''Film/ShadowWhip'' |
125 | * ''Film/ShanghaiNoon'' (the early parts). |
126 | * ''Film/ShaolinAndWuTang'' |
127 | * ''Film/ShaolinMantis'' |
128 | * ''Film/ShaolinTemple'' |
129 | * ''Film/SoulOfTheSword'' |
130 | * ''Film/{{Swordsman}}'' |
131 | * ''Film/SwordswomenThree'' |
132 | * ''Film/TaiChiMaster'' |
133 | * ''Film/ATasteOfColdSteel'' |
134 | * ''Film/TempleOfTheRedLotus'' |
135 | * ''Film/ThatFieryGirl'' |
136 | * ''Film/ThreeKingdomsResurrectionOfTheDragon'' |
137 | * ''Film/TheThrillingSword'' |
138 | * ''Film/TheThunderingSword'' |
139 | * ''Film/ATouchOfZen'' |
140 | * ''Film/TrailOfTheBrokenBlade'' |
141 | * ''Film/TrueLegend2010'' |
142 | * ''Film/VengefulBeauty'' |
143 | * ''Film/TheWanderingSwordsman'' |
144 | * ''Film/TheWarlords'' |
145 | * ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth'' |
146 | * ''Film/ATouchOfZen'' |
147 | * ''Film/ZuWarriorsFromTheMagicMountain'' |
148 | [[/folder]] |
149 | |
150 | [[folder:Literature]] |
151 | * ''Literature/BridgeOfBirds'' and its sequels appear in a version where AllMythsAreTrue. |
152 | * Pearl Buck: |
153 | ** ''Literature/TheGoodEarth'' |
154 | ** ''Peony'' |
155 | * ''Literature/ADeadlySecret'' |
156 | * ''Literature/TheDeerAndTheCauldron'' |
157 | * ''Literature/DemiGodsAndSemiDevils'' |
158 | * ''Literature/DingHaiFuShengLu'' |
159 | * ''Literature/DreamOfTheRedChamber'' |
160 | * ''The Favorite'' by Inoue Yasushi is about Yang Guifei. |
161 | * The ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' gamebooks, ''Literature/BlackVeinProphecy'' and ''Literature/TheCrimsonTide'', are set in the FF-verse equivalent to Ming Dynasty China. |
162 | * ''Literature/HeavenSwordAndDragonSabre'' |
163 | * ''L'Impératrice de la Soie'' trilogy by José Frèches. |
164 | * ''Literature/AnInstinctForWar'' (''A Sword is Drawn'') |
165 | * ''Literature/InterestingTimes'' is a parody of Imperial China (with bits of Japan thrown in) set in a Literature/{{Discworld}} context. |
166 | * ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'' |
167 | * The ''Literature/JudgeDee'' novels and short stories, though the first is a translation of a Chinese story. |
168 | * Guy Gavriel Kay: |
169 | ** ''Literature/UnderHeaven'' |
170 | ** ''River of Stars'' |
171 | * ''Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South'' by Lawrence Yep, from ''Literature/TheRoyalDiaries'' series. |
172 | * ''Literature/TheLegendOfTheCondorHeroes'' |
173 | * The first half of ''Literature/MomentInPeking'' |
174 | * ''Literature/TheNightingale'' |
175 | * ''Literature/ThePrincessWeiYang'' |
176 | * ''Literature/QiangJinJiu'' |
177 | * ''Literature/TheReturnOfTheCondorHeroes'' |
178 | * ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' |
179 | * ''Literature/TheSmilingProudWanderer'' |
180 | * ''Literature/SnowFlowerAndTheSecretFan'' |
181 | * ''Literature/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku'' |
182 | * ''Literature/TianBaoFuYaoLu'' |
183 | * ''Literature/UnrulyPhoenixXiaoyao'' |
184 | * ''Literature/WaterMargin'' |
185 | * ''Literature/WillOfHeaven'' |
186 | * ''Literature/TribulationsOfAChinamanInChina'' by Creator/JulesVerne. |
187 | [[/folder]] |
188 | |
189 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
190 | * ''Series/TheAdvisorsAlliance'' |
191 | * ''Series/AndTheWinnerIsLove'' |
192 | * ''Series/CinderellaChef'' |
193 | * ''Dae Jo-yeong'' |
194 | * ''Series/TheDeerAndTheCauldron2014'' |
195 | * ''Empress Cheonchu'' |
196 | * ''Empress Ki'' |
197 | * ''Series/TheEmpressOfChina'' |
198 | * ''Series/TheEternalLove'' |
199 | ** ''Series/TheEternalLove2'' |
200 | * ''Series/TheFour'' |
201 | ** ''Series/TheFour2015'' |
202 | * ''Series/GeneralAndI'' |
203 | * ''Series/TheGlamorousImperialConcubine'' |
204 | * ''Series/GoodbyeMyPrincess'' |
205 | * ''Series/GoPrincessGo'' |
206 | * ''Series/TheGreatEmperorInSongDynasty'' |
207 | * ''Series/HeavenlySwordAndDragonSlayingSabre'' and ''Series/TheHeavenSwordAndDragonSabre2009'' |
208 | * ''Series/JoyofLife'' |
209 | * ''Series/JusticeBao'' |
210 | * ''Series/KingsWar'' |
211 | * ''Series/TheKingsWoman'' |
212 | * Some parts of the first ''Series/KungFu1972'' TV series. |
213 | * ''Series/TheLegendOfDugu'' |
214 | * ''Series/TheLegendOfHaoLan'' |
215 | * ''Series/TheLegendOfXiaoChuo'' |
216 | * ''Series/TheLegendOfZhenHuan'' |
217 | * ''Series/TheLongestDayInChangAn'' |
218 | * ''Series/LostLoveInTimes'' |
219 | * ''Series/MenWithSword'' |
220 | * ''Series/{{Monkey}}''. |
221 | * ''Series/NirvanaInFire'' |
222 | ** ''Series/NirvanaInFire2'' |
223 | * ''Series/OhMyEmperor'' |
224 | * ''Series/{{Palace}}'' |
225 | * ''Series/PrinceOfLanLing'' |
226 | * ''Series/PrincessAgents'' |
227 | * ''Series/PrincessReturningPearl'' |
228 | * ''Series/PrincessSilver'' |
229 | * ''Series/ThePrincessWeiYoung'' |
230 | * ''Series/TheQinEmpire'' |
231 | * ''Series/TheRiseOfPhoenixes'' |
232 | * ''Series/TheRomanceOfTigerAndRose'' |
233 | * ''Series/RoyalTramp'' |
234 | * ''Series/RuyisRoyalLoveInThePalace'' |
235 | * ''Series/ScarletHeart'' |
236 | * ''Series/SingingAllAlong'' |
237 | * ''Series/TheSongOfGlory'' |
238 | * ''Series/TheStoryOfMinglan'' |
239 | * ''Series/StoryOfYanxiPalace'' |
240 | * ''Series/TheThreeHeroesAndFiveGallants'' |
241 | * ''Series/ThreeKingdoms'' |
242 | * ''Series/TwilightOfANation'' |
243 | * Much of ''Series/TowardsTheRepublic'' |
244 | * ''Series/TheVigilantesInMasks'' |
245 | * ''Series/VirtuesOfHarmony'' |
246 | * ''Series/TheWolf'' |
247 | * ''Series/YoungSherlock'' |
248 | [[/folder]] |
249 | |
250 | [[folder:Manhua]] |
251 | * ''Manhua/RavagesOfTime'' |
252 | * ''Manhua/{{Choukakou}}'' |
253 | [[/folder]] |
254 | |
255 | [[folder:Theater]] |
256 | * The stage play and later opera, ''Theatre/{{Turandot}}''. |
257 | [[/folder]] |
258 | |
259 | [[folder:Toys]] |
260 | * Toys/FunkoPop has a Creator/DCComics line of figures called "Imperial Palace", which is made of superheroes from Franchise/TheDCU dressed in medieval Chinese armors. |
261 | [[/folder]] |
262 | |
263 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
264 | * ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedChronicles Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' follows Assassin protagonist Shao Jun in 16th century Ming China. |
265 | * ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'' divides its attention between medieval Europe and Imperial China. Fitting, since its developers, Booming Games, are based in China. |
266 | * ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'': Loose adaptation of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' novel, which in turn is HistoricalFictionLiterature depicting events during the end of Eastern Han Dynasty (189-220 AD) and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China (220-280 AD). |
267 | * ''VideoGame/EmperorRiseOfTheMiddleKingdom'' |
268 | * ''VideoGame/HonorOfKings'': There are a few modern aspects, but the design of the world is still heavily ImperialChina-based. (Not to mention most heroes are figures from ImperialChina from varying time periods) |
269 | * ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'' is set in a role-playing-game FantasyCounterpartCulture. |
270 | * One of the seven main chapters of ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' is set during Imperial China, where an elderly martial arts master chooses young three disciples to teach them his techniques. |
271 | [[/folder]] |
272 | |
273 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
274 | * ''VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou'' |
275 | [[/folder]] |
276 | |
277 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
278 | * ''Webcomic/TheArtOfMonsters'' is set in a fantastical Tang dynasty - think ''Literature/{{Journey To The West}}'' but focusing on events on a single mountain. |
279 | [[/folder]] |
280 | |
281 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
282 | * Season 4 Episode 4 of ''WebVideo/EscapeTheNight'' depicts ancient China as its setting. |
283 | [[/folder]] |
284 | |
285 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
286 | * Two episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' are centered around China. Oddly enough, the show's resident Chinese character, Cho-Cho, barely appears in either episode. |
287 | * ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'', which is set during the Qing Dynasty. |
288 | [[/folder]] |
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