It’stheyear50BC.TheEmpressofChinahasjustbeenimprisonedfollowingacoupd’étatincitedbyDengTsinQin,atraitorousprince.HelpedbyFinalthesis,thePhoenicianmerchant,andherfaithfulbodyguardMaiWei,theEmpress’onlydaughterPrincessSass-YifleestoGaultoaskforhelpfromtwovaliantwarriorsAsterixandObelix,whoareendowedwithsuperhumanstrengththankstotheirmagicpotion.OurtwoinseparableheroesgladlyaccepttohelpthePrincesssavehermotherandfreehercountry.AndthusbeginsagreatvoyageandadventureontheroadtoChina.ButCaesarandhispowerfularmy,thirstyforanewconquest,arealsoheadingtowardtheMiddleKingdom.