Houses, bamboo forests, and incomprehensible monsters

Maymie 2022-12-18 03:50:05

In Hu Jinquan's films, traditional Chinese literature and art are indispensable, from the palace city to the house, from the landscape to the gods.
The strong culture is interesting, which is an important aspect that attracts me.


The first half is Yang Huizhen after Zhongliang, who was chased and killed by the officials, and the group destroyed the enemy.
The scholar said that Zibuyue was strange and confused, and as a result, he did it... The two factions clashed, and the number of people was at a disadvantage, the scholar came up with a strategy to fool the enemy with ghosts and gods.
The scholar looked up to the sky and laughed at his various scarecrows and weapons (however, his laughter really scared me...), and after seeing so many dead people, his face turned ashen. The monks came to save the dead.


In the face of my mother's ramble, the scholar replied, "Reading is not for being an official, but for understanding reason."

A scholar who is full of poetry and books and has mastery of strategies. Yang Huizhen, who bears the hatred for killing her father and chasing after her.

Rebel head. The second gear head Ouyang Qianhu. eminent monk.



The second half is about Buddha (I can't understand it, I get sleepy after reading one paragraph, and I finish reading it after several times). The monks are all very skilled and strong in martial arts.
After the wicked were eliminated, a round of sunlight appeared on the monk's head, and he became a Buddha on the ground. (get less than...)

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A Touch of Zen quotes

  • Ku Shen Chai: Have you seen Miss Yang, the lady who lives here?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No, I'm blind.

    Ku Shen Chai: Forgive me.

    General Shih Wen-chiao: Miss Yang and her mother are gone.

    Ku Shen Chai: She said you should run for your life too. Do you know where she went?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No.

    Ku Shen Chai: I have to find her!

    [Shih pulls out a sword as two soldiers fly down from the sky and attack, but are quickly killed in a few brief strokes of the sword]

    Ku Shen Chai: Mr. Shih, Mr. Shih, who are you really?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: I'm not blind, that's for sure.