Modern References
Jackie Chan starred as the protagonist, Meng Yi, in the 2005 film The Myth. Meng is reincarnated in the present-day as an archaeologist, who embarks on a quest to find a mysterious element that can make objects hover in air, which leads him to Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
The film is adapted into a television series of the same title in 2010, with Chan as producer for the series. Hu Ge starred as Yi Xiaochuan, a 21st century young man who is accidentally transported back in time to the Qin Dynasty, where he takes on his new identity as "Meng Yi".
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—Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902)