Alice Poon 潘慧嫻
@alicepoonauthor.bsky.social
ChineseFantasy/SpecFic Writer
Fan of Jin Yong/Chinese history/mythology/wuxia/xianxia 💙📚🌏📚
Author of:-
Sword Maiden from the Moon Duology (wuxiaxianxia)
Tales of Ming Courtesans (hf)
The Green Phoenix (hf)
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Fan of Jin Yong/Chinese history/mythology/wuxia/xianxia 💙📚🌏📚
Author of:-
Sword Maiden from the Moon Duology (wuxiaxianxia)
Tales of Ming Courtesans (hf)
The Green Phoenix (hf)
linktr.ee/alicepoonauthor
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One interesting highlight of this duology is genderqueer romance involving two much loved #mythology legends, #Nezha & #LanCaihe. Both are androgynous and genderfluid in this story (and in other retellings)! How will it end? Read to find out!
Pic 1 - a leisurely walk around the Peak.
Pic 2 - a mural in honor of Sun Yat-sen on Staunton Street.
Pic 3 - Man Mo Temple 文武廟 (dedicated to the Deity of Literature 文昌帝 and the Guan Yu Martial Deity 關武帝) on Hollywood Road.
Pic 4 - the neon sign of 蓮香, an old teahouse that no longer exists.
#gods
Pic 2 - a mural in honor of Sun Yat-sen on Staunton Street.
Pic 3 - Man Mo Temple 文武廟 (dedicated to the Deity of Literature 文昌帝 and the Guan Yu Martial Deity 關武帝) on Hollywood Road.
Pic 4 - the neon sign of 蓮香, an old teahouse that no longer exists.
#gods
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Pic 1 - a leisurely walk around the Peak.
Pic 2 - a mural in honor of Sun Yat-sen on Staunton Street.
Pic 3 - Man Mo Temple 文武廟 (dedicated to the Deity of Literature 文昌帝 and the Guan Yu Martial Deity 關武帝) on Hollywood Road.
Pic 4 - the neon sign of 蓮香, an old teahouse that no longer exists.
#gods
Pic 2 - a mural in honor of Sun Yat-sen on Staunton Street.
Pic 3 - Man Mo Temple 文武廟 (dedicated to the Deity of Literature 文昌帝 and the Guan Yu Martial Deity 關武帝) on Hollywood Road.
Pic 4 - the neon sign of 蓮香, an old teahouse that no longer exists.
#gods
Finally I finished watching #BloodRiver! I did sigh a sigh of relief about the ending 😊 and can't wait for S2!! My verdict: this is the best #wuxia #cdrama that I've watched in 2025! I think's it's better than #BloodofYouth and may be on par with #AJourneytoLove. I adore the Muyu-Changhe dynamics!!
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Finally I finished watching #BloodRiver! I did sigh a sigh of relief about the ending 😊 and can't wait for S2!! My verdict: this is the best #wuxia #cdrama that I've watched in 2025! I think's it's better than #BloodofYouth and may be on par with #AJourneytoLove. I adore the Muyu-Changhe dynamics!!
Animated display of some of Chao Shao-an's 趙少昂 famous works. Video recorded at the Special Exhibition (celebrating the painter's 120 birth year) held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Chao Shao-an is an iconic painter from the Lingnan School of Painting 嶺南畫派.
#Chinesehistory
#Chinesehistory
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Animated display of some of Chao Shao-an's 趙少昂 famous works. Video recorded at the Special Exhibition (celebrating the painter's 120 birth year) held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. Chao Shao-an is an iconic painter from the Lingnan School of Painting 嶺南畫派.
#Chinesehistory
#Chinesehistory
I spent this Sunday morning at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, browsing precious excerpted scenes of old #wuxia films/TV series adapted from Jin Yong's novels, as well as losing myself in the collection of ink paintings of renowned painter Chao Shao-an 趙少昂 from the Lingnan School of Painting 嶺南畫派.
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I spent this Sunday morning at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, browsing precious excerpted scenes of old #wuxia films/TV series adapted from Jin Yong's novels, as well as losing myself in the collection of ink paintings of renowned painter Chao Shao-an 趙少昂 from the Lingnan School of Painting 嶺南畫派.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I've seen only six of these #xianxia #cdramas:-
#TenMilesofPeachBlossom
#AshesofLove
#LegendofShenli
#EternalLoveofDream
#TilltheEndoftheMoon
#FoxSpiritMatchmakerRedMoonPact
The first three are my favorites!
#TenMilesofPeachBlossom
#AshesofLove
#LegendofShenli
#EternalLoveofDream
#TilltheEndoftheMoon
#FoxSpiritMatchmakerRedMoonPact
The first three are my favorites!
I’ve seen 12 of these xianxia dramas, but not the two most famous - #TenMilesofPeachBlossom & #AshesofLove
From this list, along with #LoveBetweenFairyandDevil, probably #TheLegendofShenLi & #AncientLovePoetry are my favourites
#cdrama
From this list, along with #LoveBetweenFairyandDevil, probably #TheLegendofShenLi & #AncientLovePoetry are my favourites
#cdrama
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I've seen only six of these #xianxia #cdramas:-
#TenMilesofPeachBlossom
#AshesofLove
#LegendofShenli
#EternalLoveofDream
#TilltheEndoftheMoon
#FoxSpiritMatchmakerRedMoonPact
The first three are my favorites!
#TenMilesofPeachBlossom
#AshesofLove
#LegendofShenli
#EternalLoveofDream
#TilltheEndoftheMoon
#FoxSpiritMatchmakerRedMoonPact
The first three are my favorites!
Pic 1 - oasis in a brick and stone forest;
Pic 2 - feathered friends in a familiar haunt;
Pic 3 - Luk Yu Teahouse: a nostalgic cultural gem in the midst of commercialism. If you've read the Jade Moon Magazine, you'd know that Mr. Luk was the founder of China's tea culture.
#Chinesehistory
Pic 2 - feathered friends in a familiar haunt;
Pic 3 - Luk Yu Teahouse: a nostalgic cultural gem in the midst of commercialism. If you've read the Jade Moon Magazine, you'd know that Mr. Luk was the founder of China's tea culture.
#Chinesehistory
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Pic 1 - oasis in a brick and stone forest;
Pic 2 - feathered friends in a familiar haunt;
Pic 3 - Luk Yu Teahouse: a nostalgic cultural gem in the midst of commercialism. If you've read the Jade Moon Magazine, you'd know that Mr. Luk was the founder of China's tea culture.
#Chinesehistory
Pic 2 - feathered friends in a familiar haunt;
Pic 3 - Luk Yu Teahouse: a nostalgic cultural gem in the midst of commercialism. If you've read the Jade Moon Magazine, you'd know that Mr. Luk was the founder of China's tea culture.
#Chinesehistory
Don't you think #Changhuasen as the unhinged #SuChanghe in #BloodRiver is hot?
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Don't you think #Changhuasen as the unhinged #SuChanghe in #BloodRiver is hot?
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
I'm up to episode 18 and have a feeling this #wuxia epic with its stunning CGI martial arts choreography is going to be my favorite wuxia after #AJourneytoLove! The dynamics btwn Muyu and Changhe are electrifying!
This is a Richmond Public Library staff-created list of selected books presented at the recent 2025 Writers for Readers Event!
The Earthly Blaze is the riveting conclusion to the Sword Maiden duology (a mix of #wuxia, #Chinesehistory & #mythology)!
yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
The Earthly Blaze is the riveting conclusion to the Sword Maiden duology (a mix of #wuxia, #Chinesehistory & #mythology)!
yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Writers for Readers 2025 — a staff-created list from Richmond Public Library
Here is a selection of books that you can borrow at RPL from participating local writers.
yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is a Richmond Public Library staff-created list of selected books presented at the recent 2025 Writers for Readers Event!
The Earthly Blaze is the riveting conclusion to the Sword Maiden duology (a mix of #wuxia, #Chinesehistory & #mythology)!
yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
The Earthly Blaze is the riveting conclusion to the Sword Maiden duology (a mix of #wuxia, #Chinesehistory & #mythology)!
yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Today marks the seventh year since the passing of wuxia fiction icon Jin Yong. I'd like to say that as my childhood idol, he fired up my lifelong passion for #Chinesehistory and the #wuxiaxianxia media. The justice themes in his novels became the guiding light in my writing. Forever grateful!
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today marks the seventh year since the passing of wuxia fiction icon Jin Yong. I'd like to say that as my childhood idol, he fired up my lifelong passion for #Chinesehistory and the #wuxiaxianxia media. The justice themes in his novels became the guiding light in my writing. Forever grateful!
Someone on Threads suggested listing the most heart-breaking #cdramas one has ever watched, and I'm repeating my own list here:-
- Lost You Forever
- Novoland Pearl Eclipse
- Legend of Xiao Chuo
- Word of Honor
- Princess Agent
- A Journey to Love
- Nirvana in Fire
What's your list?
- Lost You Forever
- Novoland Pearl Eclipse
- Legend of Xiao Chuo
- Word of Honor
- Princess Agent
- A Journey to Love
- Nirvana in Fire
What's your list?
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Someone on Threads suggested listing the most heart-breaking #cdramas one has ever watched, and I'm repeating my own list here:-
- Lost You Forever
- Novoland Pearl Eclipse
- Legend of Xiao Chuo
- Word of Honor
- Princess Agent
- A Journey to Love
- Nirvana in Fire
What's your list?
- Lost You Forever
- Novoland Pearl Eclipse
- Legend of Xiao Chuo
- Word of Honor
- Princess Agent
- A Journey to Love
- Nirvana in Fire
What's your list?
Just finished ep. 1 of #wuxia #cdrama #WhispersofFate. #LuoYunxi makes a stunning entrance with his natural sangfroid aura!
I was pleasantly surprised to see #FangYilun, my favorite dandy Yu Shisan in #AJourneytoLove, show up here in an effeminate masquerade at the end !!
youtu.be/LnsEt9Ml0bo?...
I was pleasantly surprised to see #FangYilun, my favorite dandy Yu Shisan in #AJourneytoLove, show up here in an effeminate masquerade at the end !!
youtu.be/LnsEt9Ml0bo?...
【水龙吟】第1集 | 罗云熙闯入超燃玄幻武侠世界 | Whispers of Fate EP1 | Starring: Luo Yunxi | ENG SUB
YouTube video by 华策影视官方频道 China Huace TV Official Channel
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just finished ep. 1 of #wuxia #cdrama #WhispersofFate. #LuoYunxi makes a stunning entrance with his natural sangfroid aura!
I was pleasantly surprised to see #FangYilun, my favorite dandy Yu Shisan in #AJourneytoLove, show up here in an effeminate masquerade at the end !!
youtu.be/LnsEt9Ml0bo?...
I was pleasantly surprised to see #FangYilun, my favorite dandy Yu Shisan in #AJourneytoLove, show up here in an effeminate masquerade at the end !!
youtu.be/LnsEt9Ml0bo?...
If you're a #wuxia film afficiando, you'd know that King Hu's #ATouchofZen is adapted from Pu Songling's wuxia story Xia Nu 俠女 in his Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Did you know that Pu's peer Lu Xiong also wrote a #xianxia story 女仙外史 about Tang Sai'er the Ming nu xia & Chang'e incarnate?
October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you're a #wuxia film afficiando, you'd know that King Hu's #ATouchofZen is adapted from Pu Songling's wuxia story Xia Nu 俠女 in his Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Did you know that Pu's peer Lu Xiong also wrote a #xianxia story 女仙外史 about Tang Sai'er the Ming nu xia & Chang'e incarnate?
Reposted by Alice Poon 潘慧嫻
Some of the definitions have caused controversy, but this article gives a comprehensive overview of the topic & makes sensible distinctions between the main terms
wuxiasociety.com/whats-the-di...
wuxiasociety.com/whats-the-di...
What’s the difference between wuxia, xianxia, and xuanhuan?
Readers are often unsure of how wuxia, xianxia, and xuanhuan differ from each other.
wuxiasociety.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Some of the definitions have caused controversy, but this article gives a comprehensive overview of the topic & makes sensible distinctions between the main terms
wuxiasociety.com/whats-the-di...
wuxiasociety.com/whats-the-di...
I'm only two episodes in with #BloodRiver and am loving every moment! First impression is a mix of Blood of Youth (the martial arts clans), Word of Honor (the ghostly parts) and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (the occult & powerful Xiaoyao Order = the Mu clan)!
youtu.be/A8eoeoUli5I?...
youtu.be/A8eoeoUli5I?...
【Official Trailer】A new Blood River is here.🖤 | Blood River | YOUKU
YouTube video by YOUKU English-Get APP now
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October 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm only two episodes in with #BloodRiver and am loving every moment! First impression is a mix of Blood of Youth (the martial arts clans), Word of Honor (the ghostly parts) and Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (the occult & powerful Xiaoyao Order = the Mu clan)!
youtu.be/A8eoeoUli5I?...
youtu.be/A8eoeoUli5I?...
Ngl, #ChangHuasen is half the reason I put #BloodRiver on my to-watch list (the other half obviously is #GongJun)!
Chang impressed me deeply as the lovesick puppy in #AJourneytoLove (which, btw, is my all time favorite #wuxia #cdrama).
Of the other three, #ChenHeyi pleased me in #FatedHearts!
Chang impressed me deeply as the lovesick puppy in #AJourneytoLove (which, btw, is my all time favorite #wuxia #cdrama).
Of the other three, #ChenHeyi pleased me in #FatedHearts!
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ngl, #ChangHuasen is half the reason I put #BloodRiver on my to-watch list (the other half obviously is #GongJun)!
Chang impressed me deeply as the lovesick puppy in #AJourneytoLove (which, btw, is my all time favorite #wuxia #cdrama).
Of the other three, #ChenHeyi pleased me in #FatedHearts!
Chang impressed me deeply as the lovesick puppy in #AJourneytoLove (which, btw, is my all time favorite #wuxia #cdrama).
Of the other three, #ChenHeyi pleased me in #FatedHearts!
Arrgh!! I planned to watch two movies at this year's Hong Kong French Film Festival, and guess what? Both Queen Margot (historical) and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical) have the same date & time at two cinemas! Sigh!!
This is the theme song of the latter:
youtu.be/f7Unnx5eLbk?...
This is the theme song of the latter:
youtu.be/f7Unnx5eLbk?...
Love theme from "Les parapluies de Cherbourg" (1964)
YouTube video by Alidoro
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Arrgh!! I planned to watch two movies at this year's Hong Kong French Film Festival, and guess what? Both Queen Margot (historical) and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical) have the same date & time at two cinemas! Sigh!!
This is the theme song of the latter:
youtu.be/f7Unnx5eLbk?...
This is the theme song of the latter:
youtu.be/f7Unnx5eLbk?...
Waiting for this with bated breath!!!
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Upcoming Youku wuxia drama #BloodRiver, directed by Yin Tao, releases new poster of #GongJun.
October 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Waiting for this with bated breath!!!
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Reposted by Alice Poon 潘慧嫻
Fantastic to be featured in the Autumn Issue of ArtReview Asia, and to write about female wuxia writers who are changing the genre. P28 "The global popularity of Chinese historical fantasy has brought forward a new era of female writers. How did this start?"#literature
artreview.com/artreview-as...
artreview.com/artreview-as...
ArtReview Asia Autumn 2025 Issue Out Now
Featuring Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Lakshmi Nivas Collective, Pushpakanthan Pakkiyarajah; Singapore’s 60th anniversary; wuxia literature; Victorian naturalism; and more
artreview.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Fantastic to be featured in the Autumn Issue of ArtReview Asia, and to write about female wuxia writers who are changing the genre. P28 "The global popularity of Chinese historical fantasy has brought forward a new era of female writers. How did this start?"#literature
artreview.com/artreview-as...
artreview.com/artreview-as...
Beautiful article by Ivana Milanovic, the talented publisher of the culture-bridging Jade Moon Magazine! A must-read for all in the present climate of global divisiveness and animosity between nations!
theinternational.si/ivana-milano...
#Booksky #Chineseculture #ChineseHistory
theinternational.si/ivana-milano...
#Booksky #Chineseculture #ChineseHistory
Ivana Milanović: Building Bridges Between Cultures
Ivana Milanović, founder of Jade Moon Magazine, turns language into cultural connection and builds a true home between worlds.
theinternational.si
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Beautiful article by Ivana Milanovic, the talented publisher of the culture-bridging Jade Moon Magazine! A must-read for all in the present climate of global divisiveness and animosity between nations!
theinternational.si/ivana-milano...
#Booksky #Chineseculture #ChineseHistory
theinternational.si/ivana-milano...
#Booksky #Chineseculture #ChineseHistory
🐉 Why is Jin Yong's novel called "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The creativity of Jin Yong!
Here's the brilliant part:
Jin Yong uses these beings as symbols for his mortal characters. The novel has no actual supernatural spirits—just humans with extraordinary martial arts abilities who struggle with the same emotions as these "non-human" beings.
Jin Yong uses these beings as symbols for his mortal characters. The novel has no actual supernatural spirits—just humans with extraordinary martial arts abilities who struggle with the same emotions as these "non-human" beings.
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The creativity of Jin Yong!
Reposted by Alice Poon 潘慧嫻
🐉 Why is Jin Yong's novel called "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🐉 Why is Jin Yong's novel called "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"?
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism.
Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵
The legend of #Nezha is taken straight from the Chinese #mythology classic "Investiture of the Gods" (aka "Fengshen Yanyi" 封神演義). His story is retold in the Sword Maiden from the Moon duology with a twist: after reincarnation, he assumes a feminine side as he was remade from lotus petals.
Nezha, son of General Li Jing, stands out in Chinese #mythology for his fiery defiance. When he slew Ao Bing, son of the East Sea Dragon King, the clash threatened heaven and earth. To protect his family, Nezha chose self-sacrifice, only to be 1/2
#folklore
#folklore
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The legend of #Nezha is taken straight from the Chinese #mythology classic "Investiture of the Gods" (aka "Fengshen Yanyi" 封神演義). His story is retold in the Sword Maiden from the Moon duology with a twist: after reincarnation, he assumes a feminine side as he was remade from lotus petals.