Who is the prototype of the Yellow River Hero?

The historical prototype of "Heroes of the Yellow River" is the war between the Later Liang Dynasty and the Later Tang Dynasty in the late Tang Dynasty and the early Five Dynasties period.

"Yellow River Hero" is a costume martial arts film directed by Zhang Xinyan and Zhang Zien, starring Yu Chenghui, Chunyu Shanshan, Wan Qiong, Ji Chunhua and others. "Yellow River Hero" is a typical martial arts film, but it also has a real historical background. The three kings Duan, Liu and Li fought for hegemony. The historical prototype was the war between the Later Liang and the Later Tang in the late Tang and early Five Dynasties.

The historical prototype of Prince Duan saved by Yu Chenghui, the hero of the Yellow River, is Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty. Ji Chunhua plays the murderous Prince Liu, whose historical prototype is Zhu Wen, the Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty, the terminator of the Li Tang Dynasty and Li Cunxu's old enemy. Later, the Later Liang Dynasty was destroyed by Li Cunxu. The historical prototype of Prince Li is Liu Shouguang, the founder of the Jie Yan regime. His father and Li Cunxu's father were sworn brothers. In the movie, it was changed to Prince Duan and Prince Li who were sworn brothers.

Film Review of "Yellow River Heroes"

The film tells the story of the feudal separatist period in the late Tang Dynasty. The kings Duan, Liu and Li in the Yellow River Basin in the northwest attacked each other and wanted to dominate the world. The hero Ma Yi was caught in a three-party entanglement. He was poisoned and blinded by a traitor, but he used his superb swordsmanship to eliminate harm and uphold justice for the people.

The martial arts action in this film, whether it is lifelike, realistic, smooth, free and easy, exquisite, or detailed and skillful, can be said to have reached a new height in the same period. Moreover, the film editing and photography are also very skilled, and the sharp and fast editing makes the entire set of shots in the film majestic and grand.

At the end, the Yellow River hero Ma Yi finally killed Prince Duan by the Yellow River and threw his body into the Yellow River. Watching the Yellow River water that lingered day and night, it immediately fell into emptiness. People in war are like falling into the Yellow River, struggling in the whirlpool of the chaotic era. If they cannot save themselves, how can they save others. He wanted to escape into Buddhism but was rejected by the abbot, so the hero had to go back on the road, probably having to experience this pain again.