The Land of Many Perfumes (1968) 女兒國

Media: MovieMedium: Live ActionAdaptation: Retelling

Jun 8

Director: He Menghua
Screenwriter: Cheng Gang / Wang Buyi
Starring: He Fan / Zhou Longzhang / Peng Peng / Li Xiangjun / Fang Ying / Liu Lianghua / Tian Chen / Li Hongzhu
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Country/Region of Production: Hong Kong, China , Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 1968
Duration: 82 minutes
Also known as: 女儿国
Adaptation: Retelling

Summary:

Tang Monk (Fan He), Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha traveled to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures and arrived at the Daughter Kingdom of the Western Liang Dynasty. The country was full of women, and the inheritance of the family line and the birth of children depended on the “Fetal Recruitment Spring”. After drinking this spring water, one would. You can get pregnant, but you can only give birth to a girl. I heard that Tang Monk was passing by for Buddhist scriptures, and the queen (Li Xiangjun) wanted to recruit Tang Monk as her consort for the princess (Fang Ying). The matter is discovered by the Scorpion Spirit and the Viper Spirit. The two demons have long wanted to eat the Tang Monk’s flesh, and they want to find out the queen’s intentions and want to profit from it…

Source: https://chinesemov.com/1968/The-Land-of-Many-Perfumes