Creation of the Gods Cover
Photo Credit: still from “Creation of the Gods”
ANCIENT HISTORY

Redeeming the Scapegoated Women of Ancient China

These women were wrongly blamed for bringing down dynasties

When the long-awaited mythical blockbuster Creation of the Gods finally hit cinemas in July, it brought a storm of debate over a fox spirit with it.

Based on the Ming dynasty fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods (《封神演义》) from the 16th and 17th centuries, the epic story of the fall of the cruel King Zhou of Shang raked in over 1.8 billion at the box office between July 20 and August 10.

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author Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)

Yang Tingting is a Chinese editor at The World of Chinese. Interested in telling Chinese stories, she writes mainly about culture, language, and society.

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