Su Mao is a Chinese actor who was born on October 8, 1966, in Beijing, China. He studied at the Central Conservatory of Music and began his career in the world of ballet, performing in the Central Ballet company, before eventually transitioning to acting. He started his acting career in earnest in the early 2000s, appearing in the 2002 drama series “Imperial Inspector Liu Luo Guo.” He has since gone on to appear in scores of hit movies and drama titles, including the more recent dramas “The Legend of Dugu” (2018) and “The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion” (2020).

Su Mao

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During the reign of Emperor Zhe Zong of the Song Dynasty, the ebb and flow of the world was dictated by the power and prowess of great martial arts masters. As leader of a mighty clan of beggars, Qiao Feng (Tony Yang) was one such master. Viewed by many as a hero, Qiao Feng courageously defended the people of Song. But when rumors of his Khitan ancestry began to spread, the people turned on him and drove him away.

Determined to clear his name, Qiao Feng sets out to learn the truth about his past and clear his name. Along the way, he meets Duan Yu (Bai Shu), the peace-loving prince of the Dali Kingdom. As a man who abhors violence, Duan Yu has spent his entire life running from the masters who were to train him in martial arts. Despite his best efforts, fate had other plans. Now the inadvertent master of powerful martial arts techniques, Duan Yu joins Qiao Feng on his quest. Not long after, they are joined by the powerful and pure Shaolin Monk, Xu Zhu (Zhang Tian Yang), whose only wish is to bring peace to this war-torn world.

Brought together by fate, the destinies of these three great martial arts masters are soon intricately intertwined as the adventures they share begin to alter the course of history forever. But will this change bring any of them the answers they seek or will it only lead to more questions?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Jin Yong, “Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils” is a 2021 action adventure wuxia drama directed by Ringo Yu.

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

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Fu Rong (Ju Jing Yi) is the second daughter of the powerful Fu family. But after a terrible mishap and a painful illness, she is granted the gift of foresight.

Able to look into her own future, she can see great wonders – an unspeakable sadness.

She sees herself marrying a dashing duke named Su Xu Jin (Zhang Zhe Han). But she can also see that a tragic and untimely destiny also awaits her.

She begins to think that her untimely end may be linked to her relationship with the duke, so decides to avoid him at all costs. However, destiny will not be so easily dissuaded: A number of dastardly plots threaten to dethrone the royal family and cast the realm into chaos.

Eventually, Su Xu Jin realizes that the only way she can help bring peace to the land is to join forces with the duke – and attempt to do whatever it takes to change her fortunes!

This series was based on a novel of the same name penned by author Xiao Jia Ren.

“The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion” is a 2020 Chinese drama series that was directed by Kin Lung Lam and Tony.

The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion

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A young woman who enters the royal palace with an agenda encounters kindness and opportunity.

Wei Ying Luo (Wu Jin Yan) enters the royal court of Hong Li, Qianlong Emperor (Nie Yuan), to uncover the truth behind her sister’s tragic death. She suspects the imperial guard Fucha Fu Heng (Xu Kai) and tries to get close to his sister, Empress Fucha Rong Yin (Qin Lan). Ying Luo manages to transfer to Changchun Palace to work as a maid. There, Ying Luo is mentored by the kind Rong Yin, who teaches Ying Luo to read and write, and she also falls in love with Fu Heng.

Through a series of events, Ying Luo becomes the Emperor’s concubine, Consort Ling. Alongside other concubines like Consort Xian (Charmaine Sheh), can Ying Luo put her personal agenda aside to serve the Emperor?

“Story of Yanxi Palace” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Hui Kai Dong and Wen De Guang. Based on the novel Yan Xi Gong Lüe by Zhou Mo, the drama won Best Television Series at the 5th Hengdian Film and TV Festival of China.

Story of Yanxi Palace

The gentle Empress Team

Tencent

Love can drive a man to great accomplishments. 

Yi Lian Kai (Elvis Han) is a flirtatious playboy from a wealthy family. When he falls in love at first sight with Qin Sang (Sun Yi), the daughter of a high-ranking official, he will do anything to marry her. 

Qin Sang is already in love with Li Wang Ping (Jeremy Tsui), but the two are separated when he is sent to Japan to study at a top military academy. Under pressure from her family, Qin Sang agrees to marry Lian Kai for the sake of her father and her family. Despite Qin Sang’s cold treatment toward him, Lian Kai becomes a devoted husband and enters the armed forces to become a commander in order to protect Qin Sang during the turbulent time of war.

Just as Qin Sang begins to change her feelings about Lian Kai, Wang Ping returns with a new identity of Pan Jian Chi and becomes Lian Kai’s second-in-command. Between her husband and her first love, who will Qing Sang choose?

“Siege in Fog” is a 2018 Chinese drama series directed by Hou Shu Pui. It is adapted from the novel Mi Wu Wei Cheng by Fei Wo Si Cun.

Siege in Fog

Siege in Fog Team

Tencent TV

As the chaotic era of the Northern and Southern dynasties comes to a close, a single prophecy sets in motion a chain of events that will change not only the lives of three sisters but history itself... 

“He who has Dugu, has the world”.

Daughters of a court official, Dugu Banruo (Ady An), Dugu Mantuo (Li Yi Xiao), and Dugu Jialou (Hu Bing Qing) were always destined for greatness. Blessed with beauty, intelligence, and connections, the Dugu sisters grew up knowing they were the subjects of a prophecy that could someday tear them apart. Determined to remain loyal to each other, they vowed to always put their relationship first. But time has a way of changing things, and vows are easily broken.

Eldest of the Dugu daughters, time saw Banruo grow into a wise and ambitious woman. Craving power above all else, she is willing to do whatever it takes to claim the title of empress, even if it means sacrificing everything she has to get there. Daughter of a concubine, Mantuo, has grown into a woman who craves wealth and power, believing they will let her escape the burden of her lowly birth. Youngest of the Dugu daughters, Jialou grows into a learned, gentle woman who yearns for nothing but peace.

As the struggle for supreme power escalates, all three Dugu sisters find themselves embroiled in a series of political alliances and upheavals that will alter the course of history forever.

"The Legend of Dugu" is a 2018 historical fiction drama directed by Hou Shu Pei and Lan Zhi Wei.

The Legend of Dugu

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Family or love? Jiang Yun Fan (Elvis Han) is the adopted son of a stockade chief. One day, he realizes that he has superhuman powers whenever he is confronted by demon animals. The source of his mystical powers comes to light when Yun Fan discovers that he is the biological son of Jiang Shi Li (Geng Le), the king of the demons who was locked up 20 years ago in the Blood Jade of Nvwa by the people of Mount Shu and the Four Families. Yun Fan’s fate intersects both tribes when he is mentored by Long You (Joe Cheng), a disciple of Mount Shu, and then saves the life of Tang Yu Rou (Gülnezer Bextiyar), a benevolent healer of the Four Families with whom he falls in love. But when Yun Fan is faced with the decision to either save his father from the Blood Jade or save the life of Yu Rou, which will he choose? “Chinese Paladin 5: Clouds of the World” is a 2016 Chinese drama series. It is based on the RPG game “Chinese Paladin 5: The Legend of Sword and Fairy 5.”

Chinese Paladin 5: Clouds of the World

Clouds of the World

Hunan TV

Long coveted for its ability to grant wondrous powers to whoever eats it, the Mei fruit of Qing Qiu has been under the protection of the fox clan for generations. But when the precious fruit is stolen, the sole witness, Fei Yue (Jiang Kai Tong), and her family members are thrust into a series of adventures, in a desperate attempt to bring the fruit back to its rightful home.

As members of the fox clan journey forth to find the missing fruit, the obstacles before them are great. Often entangled in the affairs of humans, the cunning foxes must do all they can to survive; but the humans are the least of their worries. Pitting their wits against powerful families, wolf demons, and a goddess, the fox clan will do whatever it takes to bring the precious Mei fruit home for good.

But will the efforts of a single clan be enough when it seems both Heaven and Earth are against them?

A collection of tales based on Pu Songling’s “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio”, “Legend of Nine Tails Fox” is a 2016 action, adventure, fantasy drama directed by Liu Yufen, Gao Linbao, and Xu Huikang.

Legend of Nine Tails Fox

Legend Fox Nine

In a time of great unrest at the end of the Warring States period, Jing Ke (Le Geng) attempts to assassinate King Zheng of Qin and fails. Now on the run from Qin’s soldiers, Jing hires Gai Nie (Lu Yi), the world’s best swordsman, to protect his son, Jing Tian Ming (Jiang Jin Fu; Wu Zu Jin Xi as the child Tian Ming). When Gai single-handedly defeats 300 armed soldiers at the Qin border, the angry King Zheng orders that both Gai and Tian Ming be killed at any cost. The king’s ministers hire Wei Zhuang (Sun Yi Zhou), a brilliant swordsman who studied under the same master as Gai, to go after them. Gai and Tiang Ming, meanwhile, meet a group of Mohist swordsman and a young girl named Gao Yue (Hu Bing Qing) and are taken to the Mohist Fortress, a secret place nestled between towering mountain peaks that houses the Mohist School, a final stronghold of anti-Qin forces. Among them is Rong Duan Mu (Michelle Chen), the skilled Mohist doctor and Gao Yue’s older sister, with whom Gai falls in love. But when King Zheng sends a massive group of elite troops and Wei brings his own tram of swordsmen assassins, the epic battle that ensues at Mohist Fortress will determine the next king. “The Legend of Qin” is a 2015 Chinese historical drama series directed by Zheng Wei Wen. It is adapted from China’s No.1 martial arts animation film by the same title.

The Legend of Qin

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Anhui Television

Can a hero with no combat abilities still save the empire? Wei Xiao Bao (Han Dong) is the most unlikely hero as the sly but witty son of a prostitute during the early Qing Dynasty. As he makes his way from the brothel where he was born in Yangzhou to the capital city of Beijing, he encounters all kinds of trouble and mishaps.

When he is kidnapped and taken to the imperial palace, Xiao Bao impersonates a eunuch to survive. By accident, he meets the young Emperor Kang Xi (Wei Qian Xiang) and the two become unlikely friends.

Through sheer luck, cunning and other accidents, Xiao Bao is able to help Kang Xi protect his throne from dangerous challengers while surviving several kidnappings by cults and other dangerous groups. He also goes on to have seven wives, including the beautiful Shuang Er (Zhang Meng).

But can Xiao Bao ultimately choose between his conflicting loyalties to the emperor and the anti-Qing regime?

“The Deer and the Cauldron” is a 2014-2015 Chinese drama series directed by Lai Shui Qing. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).

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