Synopsis

When scientists uncover clues to an ancient source of eternal life, an expedition travels into the wilderness along the India-China border. Led by archaeologist Ivy Chan, the team searches for mysterious tablets and a legendary artifact hidden within a sacred tomb. Their journey becomes a dangerous battle against supernatural guardians determined to keep the secret buried.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film was released in 2002 and is also known as The Undiscovered Tomb and Ji di huang ling, its original Chinese title.

• It is a Hong Kong-Chinese action adventure produced in Cantonese, with a reported running time of approximately 91 minutes.

• The movie was marketed as an Asian variation on the tomb-raiding adventure format popularized by Tomb Raider.

• Marsha Yuen received Beijing Opera training before filming to prepare for the movie's modern martial-arts choreography and wirework.

• The story's setting between India and China gives the film a distinctive Himalayan-border adventure atmosphere rather than the more familiar Egyptian tomb setting.