Once Upon a Time in China
The pattern is also seen in perhaps Tsui's most successful work to date, the "Once Upon a Time in China" film series (1991–97). Jet Li played the role of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in the first three films and the sixth, "Once Upon a Time in China and America". This series is the clearest expression in his oeuvre of Tsui's Chinese nationalism and his passionate engagement with the upheavals of Chinese history, particularly in the face of Western power and influence.