Asterix and his buddy Obelix had already made it as far as the Orient. Now, finally, the two Gauls travel to the Middle Kingdom. Asterix, who falls in love with the daughter of the Empress of China, Wu Dan, makes it to Luoyang with Obelix, but so do the Roman legionaries. This volume, published outside the series to accompany the film of the same name, also promises a lot of fighting – and concentrated female power: Gutemine and Cleopatra also have something to say about it.