Contemporary Chinese film and literature often draw on time-honoured fantastical texts and tales which were founded in the milieu of patriarchy, parental authority, heteronormativity, nationalism, and anthropocentrism. Cathy Yue Wang examines the processes by which modern authors and filmmakers reshape these traditional tales.

Contemporary Chinese film and literature often draw on time-honoured fantastical texts and tales which were founded in the milieu of patriarchy, parental authority, heteronormativity, nationalism, and anthropocentrism. Cathy Yue Wang examines the processes by which modern authors and filmmakers reshape these traditional tales.