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.
The 2019–2021 China Window
225 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Guardian of the Palace sits at position #131.
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The 2020s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Guardian of the Palace premiered. 216 total titles in this decade from China.
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 |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Culture |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | July 31, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt12849496 |