China Synopsis
沙海烛龙
'Guardian of the Palace' tells the story of a time when a plague spreads in Heishun (Blackwater) Town during the warring warlords, and Tianya, Wunian and Jiujiu set out on a treasure hunt to find the Golden Moon Gem that cures the plague. The warlord Feng Pei Chuan was trailing them and tried to take the gems for himself, but Tianya and the others managed to subdue Feng Pei Chuan, reclaim the gems and save the people.
Fantasy + Action in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Guardian of the Palace itself).
The 2019–2021 China Window
Guardian of the Palace holds position #131 of 225 China films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in China, 216 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Guardian of the Palace premiered alongside 55 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 55 other China films in 2020.
The 756th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
38 audience reviews — more than 57% of China films in our index.
Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (11th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #438 of 946 China films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #81 of 168 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Culture |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | July 31, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt12849496 |