-- Thangka --
Director Cheung Chi Leung is working on preproduction of in a wuxia movie 《唐卡》 Thangka. Thangka refers to a type of Buddhist painting or embroidery that can be rolled up and transported easily. Concerned about the difficulties of moving Buddha statues across highlands as she's married off to Tibetan King Songtsän Gampo, Tang Princess Wencheng had them painted instead. Written by Liu Heng Dan, the film tells of a pugilist being arranged as a stand-in for Princess Wencheng by Emperor Li Shimin in order to protect her from assassination as she travels to a foreign land. Cheung Chi Leung hopes to get Andy Lau and Tang Wei to star in Thangka. Set-building has already begun, and filming, which begins sometime in 2008, is expected to take several months in Tibet. Nanfang Daily