Wuxia, martial arts stories about heroes and outlaws, used to be one of the most popular literary genres in the Chinese-speaking world. After countless novels, films and video games, how are the creators of China’s “knight errant” stories modernizing the genre? 

Featuring

- Gigi Chang: wuxia translator
- Lai Jingping: Wuxiaworld founder and CEO
- Felix Lou: former vice-managing director of Xiangshan Film Studio & Skywood Founder

To go further

- Wuxia novels published on TWOC: Restaurant of The Thousand Arms, Martial Tea and Night Moves, by author Hu Yuesheng (胡月生).

Middle Earth is made by China Compass Productions and hosted by Aladin Farré. If you have a China-themed cultural project like shooting your next documentary or looking for a specific talent, please get in touch! 

With thanks to Ren Jiayin for production assistance and Sean Calvo for music support.