The movie’s Chinese name, “30,000 Miles from Chang An,” is taken from a poem by Ming Dynasty poet Chen Zilong, in which Chang’an represents the ideals of the Tang poets. The film has received rave ...

The hero of “Chang An” is ostensibly Gao, who, in addition to his career as a poet, was also a leading general and bureaucrat in the Tang dynasty (618-907). The highlight of the film, however, is Li.