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