"She could be seen as a source of harmony for all immigrants crossing the seas," he adds.

He Yongning essays the role of Tin Hau. She's enjoying playing a benevolent agent of change who always "responds immediately" when invoked by those who find themselves in the deep end.

"Wasting no time trying to put on her formal queen's dress, she descends on the top of the main mast, dressed in a red robe with her hair loose," is how He describes her character. Her personal favorite is the scene in which she is shown "playing with the turbulent waves to calm them" before "pulling the ship to safety".