The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) is a 1982 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role along with Ding Lan and Yu Hai in supporting roles. The film is based on the Shaolin Monastery in China and depicts Shaolin Kung Fu. The film was among the first major co-productions between Hong Kong and mainland China, and the first to be filmed in mainland China with a mostly mainland cast. The film's plot has an episodic storytelling structure while combining action, comedy and romance elements.
Chen Bolin, also known as Wilson Chen, is a Taiwanese actor.
Xu Shaohua is a Chinese actor best known for his role as Tang Sanzang in the 1986 television series Journey to the West. Xu is the Vice-President of Shandong Theatre and Shandong Dramatist association.
Yang Zishan is a Chinese actress. She is known for her breakout role in the film So Young, which won her the Huabiao Award for Outstanding New Actress and the Best Actress awards at the 5th China Image Film Festival and the 5th International Chinese Film Festival. Her outstanding performance in So Young also earned her nominations for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, and the Best Actress at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In 2015, she won the Best Actress Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for her performance in 20 Once Again. In 2017, She starred in Walking Past the Future, the only Chinese film to be nominated for the Un Certain Regard at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and the science fiction thriller Battle of Memories. In 2018, she starred in Till the End of the World, the first film in history to shoot in Antarctica. In 2020, her film Wuhai premiered at the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival where it competed for the Golden Shell. In 2021, her film Ripples of Life premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
The Left Ear is a 2015 Chinese coming of age film directed by Alec Su. It is Su's directorial debut, and based upon the novel of the same name by Rao Xueman. Rao also wrote the film's screenplay. Filming completed and went into post production in November 2014, and was slated for release on April 30, 2015 but was moved forward to April 24, 2015.
Zhang Huiwen is a Chinese actress. She received widespread media attention after debuting in Zhang Yimou's film Coming Home (2014), and is also noted for her roles in Nirvana in Fire 2, The Flaming Heart and Legend of Fei.
Yi Zhenxing, better known by his online name Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, is a Chinese Internet celebrity, screenwriter and director. He is one of the creators of media film company UniMedia.
Surprise is a 2013–2015 Chinese web series directed by Jiaoshou. It was first released on August 6, 2013 on Youku. The show ran for 3 seasons.
Once Upon a Time is a Chinese romantic drama fantasy film produced by Alibaba Pictures and directed by Zhao Xiaoding and Anthony LaMolinara. It is based on the fantasy novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, also known as To the Sky Kingdom, by TangQi Gongzi. The film stars Liu Yifei and Yang Yang. Originally slated to be released in China on 21 July 2017, the film's release date was later pushed back to 3 August 2017.
The Monkey King 3 is a 2018 Chinese fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The film is the third installment of the Monkey King franchise, after The Monkey King (2014) and The Monkey King 2 (2016). Directed and produced by Soi Cheang, the film stars Aaron Kwok, William Feng, Xiao Shenyang, Him Law and Zanilia Zhao. The film was released on February 16, 2018, the first day of the Chinese New Year holiday period. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Wan Qian, also known as Regina Wan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She won Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2014 Taiwanese film Paradise in Service and the Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Actress for the 2016 film The Insanity.
Bai Yu is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his roles in the dramas Love O2O (2016), Memory Lost (2016), Suddenly This Summer (2018), Guardian (2018), Detective L (2019), The Long Night (2020) and The Bond (2021).
Bai Meng Yan, known by her stage name Bai Lu, is a Chinese Actress, Model and Singer who predominantly works in Chinese television drama industry. Bai Lu started her acting career in 2016 and has since then starred in a lot of popular dramas. She is known for her natural acting abilities and fun-loving persona offscreen. Best known for her roles in The Legends, Love is Sweet, One and Only and Forever and Ever.
The Longest Day in Chang'an is a 2019 Chinese historical suspense drama directed by Cao Dun and written by Paw Studio. The series stars Lei Jiayin and Jackson Yee. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ma Boyong. The Longest Day in Chang'an is produced jointly by Youku, Beijing Weying Technology Co., Ltd, Liu Bai Entertainment and Yuyue Film Co., Ltd. The series follows the characters Zhang Xiaojing and Li Bi, and their efforts to foil a terrorist attack on Chang'an, the capital of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began airing in China on Youku from June 27, 2019.
Winter Begonia is a 2020 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng, and Charmaine Sheh, based on Shui Ru Tian Er's BL web novel of the same name. It aired exclusively on iQiyi and tells the story of the close relationship between a shrewd businessman and a Peking opera genius right before the World War II. While the original web novel depicted the relationship between the two main men as romantic, the adaptation changed this depiction into a "bromance".
Rong Zishan is a Chinese actor and model, best known for his portrayal of Dollar Zhang in Mountains May Depart and Zhu Chaoyang in The Bad Kids.
Only Fools Rush In is a 2022 road trip comedy-drama film written and directed by Han Han. It was released in China on 1 February 2022 and was received poorly by audiences.
Mak Ho Wai was a Hong Kong / Singaporean television artiste with TVB and then Mediacorp.
