The Arrow of Girls (铁弓传奇, 2025
Recently, CCTV-6 released a brand-new adaptation of the classic theatrical story The Iron Bow Romance (often known as The Arrow of Girls), which was made available on YouTube in mid-2025. Set against the backdrop of the Ming Dynasty, this modern adaptation introduces several key modifications to the traditional storyline. The story follows Chen Xiuying, the skilled daughter of a fallen Ming general, who is forced to flee after her mother dies in a fire caused by Shi Lun, the arrogant son of corrupt Commander Shi Xulong. Carrying her father's iron bow and a half-piece Yin-Yang jade token, she heads to the Erlong Mountain stronghold to protect critical military supplies. Alongside her companion Kuang Zhong—who assumes the identity of Wang Fugang—and Yueying, the group uncovers Commander Shi's treasonous plot of embezzling military grain and conspiring with the enemy Oirats (Wala). Having no prior familiarity with the original theatrical source material, I can only judge this rec...