The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple () is a lost Chinese silent film serial directed by Zhang Shichuan, widely considered to be the founding father of Chinese cinema. The film is adapted from the novel The Tale of the Extraordinary Swordsman. The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, in 16 parts, is among the longest films ever produced and the longest major release, running 27 hours in total. The Mingxing Film Company production was released in 19 feature-length parts between 1928 and 1931. No copies have survived. The craze of the film series eventually led the Kuomintang to ban all wuxia films by the early 1930s because wuxia was thought to be inciting anarchy and rebellion. See also List of lost films List of longest films References External links 1928 films 1929 films 1930 films 1931 films Chinese silent films Lost Chinese films Film serials Wuxia films Films directed by Zhang Shichuan Chinese black-and-white films Chinese drama films 1928 lost films 1929 lost films 1930 lost films 1931 lost films Lost drama films Silent drama films