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Most Western audiences know this period from Asian pop culture sources such as ''[[Wuxia]]'' movies, or Japanese works such as the ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series of games and the ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Anime)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' anime, though most of these are based on much older Chinese novels, folk-stories and other source material.
Most Western audiences know this period from Asian pop culture sources such as ''[[Wuxia]]'' movies, or Japanese works such as the ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series of games and the ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (anime)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' anime, though most of these are based on much older Chinese novels, folk-stories and other source material.


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 [[Waif Fu|skilled enough with martial arts to kick your butt]], or she was [[Shapeshifting Lover|a supernatural creature in disguise]].
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 [[Waif Fu|skilled enough with martial arts to kick your butt]], or she was [[Shapeshifting Lover|a supernatural creature in disguise]].

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=== Popular tropes from this time period are: ===


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{{tropelist|Popular tropes from this time period are:}}
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
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* [[Reincarnation Romance]]
* [[Reincarnation Romance]]
* [[Shapeshifting Lover]]
* [[Shapeshifting Lover]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]
* [[Supernatural Martial Arts]]
* [[Supernatural Martial Arts]]


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=== Chinese works set in this era: ===
== Chinese works set in this era ==

* Most ''[[Wuxia]]'' books, films, TV series etc.
* Most ''[[Wuxia]]'' books, films, TV series etc.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* ''[[The Burning of Red Lotus Temple]]''
* ''[[The Burning of Red Lotus Temple]]''
* ''[[Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon]]''
* ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower (Film)|Curse of the Golden Flower]]''
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]''
* ''[[Detective Dee]]''
* ''[[Detective Dee]]''
* ''[[The Emperor and The Assassin (Film)|The Emperor and The Assassin]]''
* ''[[The Emperor and the Assassin]]''
* ''[[Fearless (Film)|Fearless]]''
* ''[[Fearless (film)|Fearless]]''
* ''[[Flowers of Shanghai]]''
* ''[[Flowers of Shanghai]]''
* ''[[Green Snake]]''
* ''[[Green Snake]]''
* ''[[Hero (Film)|Hero]]''
* ''[[Hero (film)|Hero]]''
* ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]''
* ''[[House of Flying Daggers]]''
* ''Legend of the Black Scorpion''
* ''Legend of the Black Scorpion''
* ''[[Once Upon a Time In China]]''
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in China]]''
* ''The Promise''
* ''The Promise''
* ''[[Red Cliff]]''
* ''[[Red Cliff]]''
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* ''55 Days at Peking'', also set during the Qing Dynasty.
* ''55 Days at Peking'', also set during the Qing Dynasty.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''[[Dream of the Red Chamber (Literature)|Dream of the Red Chamber]]''
* ''[[Dream of the Red Chamber]]''
* ''[[Journey to The West (Literature)|Journey to The West]]''
* ''[[Journey to the West]]''
* The first half of ''[[Moment in Peking]]''
* The first half of ''[[Moment in Peking]]''
* ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Literature)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''
* ''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]''
* ''[[Water Margin (Literature)|Water Margin]]''
* ''[[Water Margin]]''


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Much of ''[[Towards the Republic]]''
* Much of ''[[Towards the Republic]]''


== [[Theatre]] ==
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* Most Chinese opera
* Most Chinese opera


=== Japanese works set in this era: ===
== Japanese works set in this era ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''Kumo No Yo Ni Kaze No Yo Ni'' (''Like the Clouds, Like the Wind'')
* ''Kumo No Yo Ni Kaze No Yo Ni'' (''Like the Clouds, Like the Wind'')
* ''The Tale of the White Serpent'' (白蛇伝)
* ''The Tale of the White Serpent'' (白蛇伝)
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* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' and ''[[Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden]]''
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' and ''[[Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden]]''


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''The Favorite'' by Inoue Yasushi is about Yang Guifei.
* ''The Favorite'' by Inoue Yasushi is about Yang Guifei.




== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* There have been at least two Japanese TV production of [[Journey to The West]] that use a relatively straight fantasy version of the setting. The 1978 version was dubbed by the BBC as [[Monkey]].
* There have been at least two Japanese TV production of [[Journey to the West]] that use a relatively straight fantasy version of the setting. The 1978 version was dubbed by the BBC as [[Monkey]].




== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''


=== Western Works set in this era: ===
== Western Works set in this era: ==


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* The early parts of Bertolucci's ''The Last Emperor''.
* The early parts of Bertolucci's ''[[The Last Emperor]]''.
* ''[[Kung Pow]]: Enter The Fist''.
* ''[[Kung Pow]]: Enter The Fist''.
* ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' (the early parts).
* ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' (the early parts).


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The ''[[Judge Dee]]'' novels and short stories, though the first is a translation of a Chinese story.
* The ''[[Judge Dee]]'' novels and short stories, though the first is a translation of a Chinese story.
* Several novels by Pearl Buck, including ''[[The Good Earth]]'' and ''Peony''.
* Several novels by Pearl Buck, including ''[[The Good Earth]]'' and ''Peony''.
* ''[[Snow Flower and The Secret Fan]]''
* ''[[Snow Flower and the Secret Fan]]''
* ''[[Bridge of Birds]]'' and its sequels appear in a version where [[All Myths Are True]].
* ''[[Bridge of Birds]]'' and its sequels appear in a version where [[All Myths Are True]].
* ''L'Impératrice de la Soie'' trilogy by José Frèches.
* ''L'Impératrice de la Soie'' trilogy by José Frèches.
* ''Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South'' by Lawrence Yep, from ''[[The Royal Diaries]]'' series.
* ''Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South'' by Lawrence Yep, from ''[[The Royal Diaries]]'' series.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Some parts of the first ''[[Kung Fu]]'' TV series.
* Some parts of the first ''[[Kung Fu]]'' TV series.


== [[Theatre]] ==
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* The stage play and later opera, ''Turandot''.
* The stage play and later opera, ''Turandot''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' is set in the role-playing-game fantasy version.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]'' is set in the role-playing-game fantasy version.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Mulan]]'', though it's based on a traditional Chinese folk-story.
* ''[[Mulan]]'', though it's based on a traditional Chinese folk-story.
{{quote| '''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]''': "Sure, let's go ahead and use the word 'honor' fifty times."}}
{{quote|'''[[The Nostalgia Chick]]''': "Sure, let's go ahead and use the word 'honor' fifty times."}}
* Two episodes of ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria!]]'' were centered around China. Oddly enough, the show's resident Chinese character, Cho-Cho, barely appears in either episode.
* Two episodes of ''[[Histeria!]]'' were centered around China. Oddly enough, the show's resident Chinese character, Cho-Cho, barely appears in either episode.


{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Hollywood History]]
[[Category:Hollywood History]]
[[Category:Imperial China]]
[[Category:Imperial China]]
[[Category:Trope]]

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    Most Western audiences know this period from Asian pop culture sources such as Wuxia movies, or Japanese works such as the Dynasty Warriors series of games and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms anime, though most of these are based on much older Chinese novels, folk-stories and other source material.

    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 skilled enough with martial arts to kick your butt, or she was a supernatural creature in disguise.

    Popular tropes from this time period are:
    Examples of Imperial China include:

    Chinese works set in this era

    • Most Wuxia books, films, TV series etc.

    Film

    Literature

    Live-Action TV

    Theatre

    • Most Chinese opera

    Japanese works set in this era

    Anime and Manga

    Literature

    • The Favorite by Inoue Yasushi is about Yang Guifei.


    Live-Action TV

    • There have been at least two Japanese TV production of Journey to the West that use a relatively straight fantasy version of the setting. The 1978 version was dubbed by the BBC as Monkey.


    Video Games

    Western Works set in this era:

    Film

    Literature

    Live-Action TV

    • Some parts of the first Kung Fu TV series.

    Theatre

    • The stage play and later opera, Turandot.

    Video Games

    • Jade Empire is set in the role-playing-game fantasy version.

    Western Animation

    • Mulan, though it's based on a traditional Chinese folk-story.

    The Nostalgia Chick: "Sure, let's go ahead and use the word 'honor' fifty times."

    • Two episodes of Histeria! were centered around China. Oddly enough, the show's resident Chinese character, Cho-Cho, barely appears in either episode.
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