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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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* ''[[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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== [[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]] ==
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== [[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]].




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* 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.
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