Post by siuyiu on Jul 30, 2018 5:14:47 GMT
let's build a chart! if we wanted to watch wuxia adaptations in order by their historical era, what would come first? what would follow?
i'll start with the obvious ones (the JY & LYS ones; we can discount a GL ones, since he purposely avoided historical references):
Spring & Autumn period
越女劍 The Super Sword Lady 1986
- historical reference: Fan Li 范蠡
Tang Dynasty
俠女傳奇 Legend of Heroine
- historical reference: Empress Wu 武則天
劍仙李白 Poetic Sword Li Bai 1983
- historical reference: Li Bo 李白
Song Dynasty
天龍八部 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
- Northern Song
- historical reference: Liao Emperor Daozong (Yelu Hongji) 耶律洪基
射鵰英雄傳 The Legend of the Condor Heroes
- Southern Song
- historical reference: Temujin 鐵木真 (i.e., Genghis Khan 成吉思汗), Wanyan Hongli 完顏洪烈, Qiu Chuji 丘處機
神鵰俠侶 The Return of the Condor Heroes
- Southern Song
- historical reference: Kublai Khan 忽必烈, Mongke Khan 蒙哥, Qiu Chuji 丘處機
Yuan Dynasty
太極張三豐 Tai Chi Master
- historical reference: young Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰
倚天屠龍記 Heavenly Sword, Dragon Sabre
- historical reference: elder Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰, Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋
Ming Dynasty
遊俠張三丰 Tai Chi Master II
- historical reference: Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰 (ironically only middle-aged--historical inaccuracy), Hongwu Emperor/Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋
萍蹤俠影錄 The Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman
- historical reference: Zhengtong Emperor 正統, Yu Qian 于謙, Eisen Tayisi 也先
白髮魔女傳 White-Haired Demoness
- historical reference: Yuan Chonghuan 袁崇煥
Qing Dynasty
碧血劍 The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
- historical reference: Hong Taiji 皇太極
鹿鼎記 The Deer and the Cauldron
- historical reference: young Emperor Kangxi 康熙
七劍下天山 Seven Swords Leave Mt Heaven (i'm told there was a tv series...?)
- historical reference: Emperors Shunzhi 順治 and Kangxi 康熙
大內群英 Dynasty
大內群英續集 Dynasty II
- historical reference: Emperors Kangxi 康熙, Yongzheng 雍正, and Qianlong 乾隆
書劍恩仇錄 The Book & the Sword
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆 (early reign)
雪山飛狐 Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong
乾隆 (later reign)
廣東好漢 Heroes of Guangdong
方世玉 Fong Sai-Yuk (in all its iterations)
洪熙官 The Kung Fu Master
英雄出少年 The Young Heroes of Shaolin
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
寶劍金釵 Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin (1954 movie)
臥虎藏龍 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
雲海玉弓緣 The Jade Bow Connection
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
大俠霍元甲 The Legendary Fok
陳真 The Fist
霍東閣 The Legend Continues
- historical reference: huo yuanjia 霍元甲 (late Qing dynasty era)
can you help add WLS's adaptations to this timeline? what about wang dulu's?
and yes, i think it'll be fun to include movie adaptations and kung-fu productions.
i'll start with the obvious ones (the JY & LYS ones; we can discount a GL ones, since he purposely avoided historical references):
Spring & Autumn period
越女劍 The Super Sword Lady 1986
- historical reference: Fan Li 范蠡
Tang Dynasty
俠女傳奇 Legend of Heroine
- historical reference: Empress Wu 武則天
劍仙李白 Poetic Sword Li Bai 1983
- historical reference: Li Bo 李白
Song Dynasty
天龍八部 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
- Northern Song
- historical reference: Liao Emperor Daozong (Yelu Hongji) 耶律洪基
射鵰英雄傳 The Legend of the Condor Heroes
- Southern Song
- historical reference: Temujin 鐵木真 (i.e., Genghis Khan 成吉思汗), Wanyan Hongli 完顏洪烈, Qiu Chuji 丘處機
神鵰俠侶 The Return of the Condor Heroes
- Southern Song
- historical reference: Kublai Khan 忽必烈, Mongke Khan 蒙哥, Qiu Chuji 丘處機
Yuan Dynasty
太極張三豐 Tai Chi Master
- historical reference: young Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰
倚天屠龍記 Heavenly Sword, Dragon Sabre
- historical reference: elder Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰, Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋
Ming Dynasty
遊俠張三丰 Tai Chi Master II
- historical reference: Zhang Sanfeng 張三丰 (ironically only middle-aged--historical inaccuracy), Hongwu Emperor/Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋
萍蹤俠影錄 The Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman
- historical reference: Zhengtong Emperor 正統, Yu Qian 于謙, Eisen Tayisi 也先
白髮魔女傳 White-Haired Demoness
- historical reference: Yuan Chonghuan 袁崇煥
Qing Dynasty
碧血劍 The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
- historical reference: Hong Taiji 皇太極
鹿鼎記 The Deer and the Cauldron
- historical reference: young Emperor Kangxi 康熙
七劍下天山 Seven Swords Leave Mt Heaven (i'm told there was a tv series...?)
- historical reference: Emperors Shunzhi 順治 and Kangxi 康熙
大內群英 Dynasty
大內群英續集 Dynasty II
- historical reference: Emperors Kangxi 康熙, Yongzheng 雍正, and Qianlong 乾隆
書劍恩仇錄 The Book & the Sword
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆 (early reign)
雪山飛狐 Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong
乾隆 (later reign)
廣東好漢 Heroes of Guangdong
方世玉 Fong Sai-Yuk (in all its iterations)
洪熙官 The Kung Fu Master
英雄出少年 The Young Heroes of Shaolin
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
寶劍金釵 Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin (1954 movie)
臥虎藏龍 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
雲海玉弓緣 The Jade Bow Connection
- historical reference: Emperor Qianlong 乾隆
大俠霍元甲 The Legendary Fok
陳真 The Fist
霍東閣 The Legend Continues
- historical reference: huo yuanjia 霍元甲 (late Qing dynasty era)
can you help add WLS's adaptations to this timeline? what about wang dulu's?
and yes, i think it'll be fun to include movie adaptations and kung-fu productions.