The Legend of Qin (Chinese: 秦时明月; pinyin: qín shí míng yuè), aka Qin's Moon is a CG Chinese animated TV series written and directed by Robin Shen (Shen Leping). The story is based on the novel of the same name by Taiwanese writer and entrepreneur Sayling Wen (Wen Shiren). It is China's first 3D wuxia animation, produced by Sparkly Key Animation Studio(Sparkly Key) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The title literally means "The bright moon of Qin Era", quoted from a famous Chinese poem. The poem’s hero Ming (bright) appears as the character Tianming and heroine Yue (moon) appears as the character Yue-er.