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!
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.
I've watched the first three episodes of #FatedHearts and am totally hooked! I came for Li Qin, whose performance in #PrincessAgent deeply impressed me.
This new drama's attraction is the mutually abusive ML/FL chemistry! Eager for more episodes!
youtu.be/eQLcceF8s1A?...
This new drama's attraction is the mutually abusive ML/FL chemistry! Eager for more episodes!
youtu.be/eQLcceF8s1A?...
【Multi | FULL】EP04🎭A Lover’s Masquerade! Feng Suige Calls Li Qin His Consort💃 |Fated Hearts|iQIYI
YouTube video by iQIYI 爱奇艺 - Get the iQIYI APP
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October 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I've watched the first three episodes of #FatedHearts and am totally hooked! I came for Li Qin, whose performance in #PrincessAgent deeply impressed me.
This new drama's attraction is the mutually abusive ML/FL chemistry! Eager for more episodes!
youtu.be/eQLcceF8s1A?...
This new drama's attraction is the mutually abusive ML/FL chemistry! Eager for more episodes!
youtu.be/eQLcceF8s1A?...
I've done 7 episodes of #StoryofMinglan and am glad to say I'm totally invested in the story. The pacing is just right with angsty twists and turns; the acting is great (little Minglan is a shining star and I adore the grandma!)& the themes are promising.
#cdrama
youtu.be/UUgYX1WQNY4?...
#cdrama
youtu.be/UUgYX1WQNY4?...
知否知否应是绿肥红瘦【未删减】06（赵丽颖、冯绍峰、朱一龙 领衔主演）
YouTube video by 感谢订阅中剧独播
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I've done 7 episodes of #StoryofMinglan and am glad to say I'm totally invested in the story. The pacing is just right with angsty twists and turns; the acting is great (little Minglan is a shining star and I adore the grandma!)& the themes are promising.
#cdrama
youtu.be/UUgYX1WQNY4?...
#cdrama
youtu.be/UUgYX1WQNY4?...
I finished #Chinesehistorical epic #MingDynasty1566. The actor who plays the Jiajing Emperor made me hate this Ming Emperor with a passion! There may be a little humanity in him, but absolute power kills it, making him a callous megalomaniac brat! He's worse than Zhu Di!
youtu.be/k5uORng9HWQ?...
youtu.be/k5uORng9HWQ?...
大明王朝1566 张黎 2007 陈宝国 46集全 EP44
YouTube video by 怀旧剧场
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October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I finished #Chinesehistorical epic #MingDynasty1566. The actor who plays the Jiajing Emperor made me hate this Ming Emperor with a passion! There may be a little humanity in him, but absolute power kills it, making him a callous megalomaniac brat! He's worse than Zhu Di!
youtu.be/k5uORng9HWQ?...
youtu.be/k5uORng9HWQ?...
Have you ever heard this song sung by Teresa Teng? It's rendered from Song poet Su Shi's popular lyric poem called 水調歌頭: 明月幾時有. He wrote it at a Mid-Autumn Festival to express his longing to reunite with his brother.
#Chinesepoetry
#Chinesehistory
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#Chinesepoetry
#Chinesehistory
youtu.be/tvnj_J_dO9s?...
鄧麗君 但願人長久
YouTube video by 轉角遇到愛2333
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October 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Have you ever heard this song sung by Teresa Teng? It's rendered from Song poet Su Shi's popular lyric poem called 水調歌頭: 明月幾時有. He wrote it at a Mid-Autumn Festival to express his longing to reunite with his brother.
#Chinesepoetry
#Chinesehistory
youtu.be/tvnj_J_dO9s?...
#Chinesepoetry
#Chinesehistory
youtu.be/tvnj_J_dO9s?...
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
October 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Has #BloodRiver aired yet? Can't wait to see #Gongjun and #ChangHuasen in lead roles!
youtu.be/ecFCwLDPxsk?...
#wuxia
#cdrama
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#wuxia
#cdrama
【Official Trailer】Blood River: Where true self and true heart are revealed!❤️🔥 | YOUKU
YouTube video by YOUKU English-Get APP now
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October 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Has #BloodRiver aired yet? Can't wait to see #Gongjun and #ChangHuasen in lead roles!
youtu.be/ecFCwLDPxsk?...
#wuxia
#cdrama
youtu.be/ecFCwLDPxsk?...
#wuxia
#cdrama
🎬 Last year I enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo so much! In previous years, the most memorable films I saw during French Film Festivals include:
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Michael Kohlhaas
- Happiness Never Comes Alone
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Michael Kohlhaas
- Happiness Never Comes Alone
Something never fails to excite me and highlight my annual home visit to Hong Kong, and it's the French Film Festival! This year, I look forward eagerly to watching:
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...
THE QUEEN MARGOT - Hong-Kong French Film Festival 2025
THE QUEEN MARGOT is showing at the Hong Kong French Film Festival 2025. drama historical directed by PATRICE CHEREAU and starring ISABELLE ADJANI DANIEL AUTEUIL JEAN HUGUES ANGLADE
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🎬 Last year I enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo so much! In previous years, the most memorable films I saw during French Film Festivals include:
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Michael Kohlhaas
- Happiness Never Comes Alone
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Michael Kohlhaas
- Happiness Never Comes Alone
Something never fails to excite me and highlight my annual home visit to Hong Kong, and it's the French Film Festival! This year, I look forward eagerly to watching:
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...
THE QUEEN MARGOT - Hong-Kong French Film Festival 2025
THE QUEEN MARGOT is showing at the Hong Kong French Film Festival 2025. drama historical directed by PATRICE CHEREAU and starring ISABELLE ADJANI DANIEL AUTEUIL JEAN HUGUES ANGLADE
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Something never fails to excite me and highlight my annual home visit to Hong Kong, and it's the French Film Festival! This year, I look forward eagerly to watching:
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...
The Queen Margot and Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (my favorite musical).
#movies
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com/film/queen-m...