Movies

China’s Ghostwriter: The True Story Behind Jackie Chan’s New Movie “Knight of Shadows”

China’s Ghostwriter: The True Story Behind Jackie Chan’s New Movie “Knight of Shadows”

Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling gets the big screen treatment next month with Jackie Chan in the lead role. But who was the Qing era's most famous "ghost writer"?

A Historian's review of Jet Li's Fearless: Who was the real Huo Yuanjia 霍元甲?

A Historian's review of Jet Li's Fearless: Who was the real Huo Yuanjia 霍元甲?

The 2006 Hong Kong film Fearless stars Jet Li as the famous martial artist Huo Yuanjia. But like all movies, Fearless takes some creative liberties with its subject. Who was the real Huo Yuanjia?