#79 Exploring Wuxia (think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")

<p><em>Wuxia</em>, martial arts stories about heroes and outlaws, used to be one of the most popular genres of literature in the Chinese-speaking world. After countless novels, films and video games, how are the people creating China’s<em> </em>“knight errant” stories modernizing the genre? </p><p><b>Featuring</b> <br/>- Gigi Chang: <em>wuxia</em> translator <br/> - Lai Jingping: Wuxiaworld founder and CEO <br/>- Felix Lou: former vice-managing director of Xiangshan Film Studio &amp; Skywood Founder<br/> <br/><b>To go further</b><br/>- Wuxia novels published on TWOC:  <a href='https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/05/restaurant-of-the-thousand-arms-fiction/ '>Restaurant of The Thousand Arms</a>, <a href='https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/07/martial-tea-fiction/'>Martial Tea</a> and <a href='https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2022/07/night-moves-fiction/'>Night Moves</a>, by author Hu Yuesheng (胡月生).<br/><br/>Middle Earth is made by <a href='http://bit.ly/34glLBk'>China Compass Productions</a> and hosted by Aladin Farré. If you have a China-themed cultural project like shooting your next documentary or look for a specific talent, please get in touch! </p><p>With thanks to Wen Jiayin for production assistance and <a href='http://www.ramoncalvomusic.com/'>Sean Calvo</a> for music support. </p>