The provided subject, , refers to the 1996 Hong Kong Category III film Yu Pui Tsuen III (also known as The Carnal Sutra Mat III or Sex and Zen: The Beginning
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These editions restore footage often cut for regional censors, presenting the director's original vision. Theatrical (HK Cat III): Cut for violence/extreme sexual
Released in Hong Kong on August 10, 1996, the film follows Ming Dynasty secret agent Ling Ling Ling (Agent 000), played by Elvis Tsui. Ling is dispatched to the Ying Chun Kwok brothel to investigate a dangerous performance-enhancing drug. To remain undercover, he adopts the persona of an erotic novelist writing the Yu Pui Tsuen —a meta-reference to the real-life seventeenth-century novel The Carnal Prayer Mat that inspired the series.