Beijing's Ten Demons of the Western Hills, Reincarnated After a Thousand Years

The "Ten Demons of Beijing's Western Hills" usually refers to the "Ten Fiends of the Western Hills," a folk legend that circulated in Beijing in the late Qing and early Republic of China. According to the legend, ten demons in the Western Hills of Beijing cultivated themselves for a thousand years, then transmigrated into the human world and became ten important figures who lived through the entire Qing dynasty. The ten demons and the figures they became were:

1. Badger: Hong Chengchou

2. Bear: Dorgon

3. Owl: Wu Sangui

4. Pig: Nian Gengyao

5. Donkey: Hailancha

6. Wolf: Heshen

7. Jade-Faced Fox: Empress Dowager Cixi

8. Python: Zeng Guofan

9. Monkey: Zhang Zhidong

10. Toad: Yuan Shikai

The ten demons above are reborn in the form of a time-travel drama.

Let me tell you their story...