Trail of the Everlasting Hero

Trail of the Everlasting Hero
Trail of the Everlasting Hero
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Also known as	Xiaying Xianzong
Traditional	俠影仙蹤
Simplified	侠影仙踪
Mandarin	Xiáyǐng Xiānzōng
Literally	Hero's Shadow and Immortal's Trail
Genre	Wuxia, fantasy, Chinese mythology
Based on	Shenxian Zhuan; by Ge Hong
Screenplay by	Li Xiaowei; Zhang Xian
Directed by	Kuk Kwok-leung; Zou Jicheng
Presented by	Xu Yong'an; Chen Jinhai
Starring	Zhou Jie; Sun Feifei; Xu Yun; Ti Lung; Ning Jing; Yu Chenghui; Hashimoto Reika; Tan Junyan
Opening theme	Jian Dan Qin Xin (剑胆琴心)
Ending theme	Qinghen Hongchen Zhong (情恨红尘中) performed by Cecilia Han
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer	Li Xiaowei
Producer	Cao Yong
Production location	Hengdian World Studios
Cinematography	Jiang Jizheng; Lin Boren
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	Hengdian Entertainment; Dragon Television; Jinhua government
Release
Original network	Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel
Original release	5 October 2005

Trail of the Everlasting Hero is a Chinese wuxia-fantasy television series based on the legend of the deity Wong Tai Sin. Directed by Kuk Kwok-leung^[1] and Zou Jicheng, the series starred Zhou Jie as the lead character while Sun Feifei, Xu Yun, Ti Lung, Ning Jing, Yu Chenghui, Hashimoto Reika and Tan Junyan played supporting roles. The series was first broadcast on Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel in mainland China in October 2005.

Plot[]

Set in the Eastern Jin dynasty, the story is adapted from Ge Hong's Shenxian Zhuan (神仙傳; Biographies of Immortals) and tells the adventures of Huang Chuming before he attained immortality and became widely known as Wong Tai Sin.

Cast[]

Zhou Jie as Huang Chuming (Wong Tai Sin)
Sun Feifei as Liu Yixi
Xu Yun as Murong Yan
Ti Lung as Wang Xizhi
Ning Jing as Empress Dowager Yu
Yu Chenghui as Taoist Chisong
Hashimoto Reika as Su Tong
Tan Junyan as Cao Jun
Li Qingxiang as Marshal Cao
Ji Chunhua as Shi Kongchen
Li Fei as Shangguan Jianshi
Zhang Zhilü as Sima Dan
Li Xuesong as Shangguan Jue
Sun Wei as Ding Kai
Jin Song as Haotian
Yan Hongzhi as Yitian

Production[]

Filming for the series started in June 2004 at Hengdian World Studios with a budget of 20,000,000 yuan.^[2]

The principal crew and cast members of Xiaying Xianzong went to Hangzhou on 29 September 2005 to promote the television series, which was first shown on Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel on 5 October.^[3]

On 2 July 2004, Liu Yunshan, the head of China's Publicity Department, visited Hengdian and interacted with the production team and cast members.^[4]

References[]

^ (in Chinese) 俊男靓女饱眼福鞠觉亮另类武侠剧横空出世
^ (in Chinese) 《侠影仙踪》开机周杰:我的心灵得到净化
^ (in Chinese) 电视剧《侠影仙踪》主创人员与浙江观众见面^{[dead link]}
^ (in Chinese) 中宣部部长视察横店看望《侠影仙踪》剧组(图)

External links[]

(in Chinese) Xiaying Xianzong on Sina.com

[1] (in Chinese) 俊男靓女饱眼福鞠觉亮另类武侠剧横空出世

[2] (in Chinese) 《侠影仙踪》开机周杰:我的心灵得到净化

[3] (in Chinese) 电视剧《侠影仙踪》主创人员与浙江观众见面^{[dead link]}

[4] (in Chinese) 中宣部部长视察横店看望《侠影仙踪》剧组(图)

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