The Legend of Lady Yang
The Legend of Lady Yang is a Hong Kong television series based on the romance between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty and his consort Yang Yuhuan. The series was produced by TVB and it stars Anne Heung , Kwong Wa , Melissa Ng , Florence Kwok & Louis Yuen as the casts of this series. It was first aired on TVB Jade from February to March 2000 in Hong Kong.
| The Legend of Lady Yang | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Traditional | 楊貴妃 |
| Simplified | 杨贵妃 |
| Mandarin | Yáng Guìfēi |
| Cantonese | Joeng4 Gwai3 Fei1 |
| Literally | Yang Guifei |
| Genre | Historical fiction, costume drama, romance |
| Written by | Chan Ching-yi Chung Ching Au-yeung San Tsui Tat-chor |
| Directed by | Lai Pak-kin Leung Cheng-cheung Sin Yin-fong Wong Siu-ying Ng Chun-chau |
| Starring | Anne Heung Kwong Wa Melissa Ng Florence Kwok Louis Yuen |
| Theme music composer | James Wong |
| Opening theme | Nam Yee Joi Bat Fu Sam Ching (男兒再不負深情) performed by Amanda Lee |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chong Wai-kin |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Editor | Chan Ching-yi |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | TVB |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Original release | 21 February – 17 March 2000 |
Plot
In the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong is deeply infatuated with his beautiful concubine Yang, who has risen from the status of a poor orphan to become the emperor's most beloved concubine in the palace. But everyone is jealous of Yang's wisdom and beauty.
Concubine Mu Hui pretends to be friendly with Yang, but behind the mask she plays tricks and ruins the relationship between Yang and Concubine Mei, creating a serious rivalry between the two.
Yang's cousin Chung is promoted to an important position, and the promotion leads to the jealousy of Li Linpu.
When Chung and Yang vicariously bring about the rebellion of An Lushan, the emperor's mother urges him to kill Yang.
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Heung | Yeung Yuk-wan | Emperor Xuanzong's beloved consort |
| Kwong Wa | Lei Lung-kei | Emperor of Tang Empress Dowager's son |
| Melissa Ng | Consort Mui | Imperial Consort |
| Florence Kwok | Consort Mou | Semi-villain Imperial Consort |
| Louis Yuen | On Luk-san | Main Villain a general in the Tang dynasty and is primarily known for instigating the An Lushan Rebellion |
| Fiona Yuen | Yeung Yuk-yiu | Tried to seduce Emperor Xuanzong |
| Savio Tsang | Yeung Kwok-chung | Semi-villain as the series processes an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor |
| Liu Kai-chi | Ko Lik-si | a eunuch official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, becoming particularly powerful during Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's reign |
| Michelle Fung | Empress Wong | an empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty |
| Lily Leung | Empress Dowager | Emperor's Xuanzong's Mother |
| Kwok Fung | Lei Lam-fu | an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor for 18 years |
| Derek Kok | Wong-fu Wai-ming | |
| Candy Chiu | Consort Chiu | Semi-villain One of the candidates for Emperor Xuanzong but was stripped off title to be a maid |
| Lam Pui-yan | Yeung Yuk-ling | Yeung Yuk-yiu & Yeung Yuk-sau Sister |
| Josephine Lam | Yeung Yuk-sau | Yeung Yuk-yiu & Yeung Yuk-ling Sister |
| Wong Tin-dok | Yeung Yuen-gwai | Yeung Yuk-yiu, Yeung Yuk-ling & Yeung Yuk-ling father |
| Ma Ching-yi | Yeung Yuen-gwai's wife | Yeung Yuk-yiu, Yeung Yuk-ling & Yeung Yuk-ling mother |
| Lo Chun-shun | Prince Ning | an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty who served as crown prince |
| Wong Chun-tong | Si Sze-ming | a general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty who followed his childhood friend An Lushan in rebelling against Tang |
| Lee Kwok-lun | Kwok Tze-yi | the Tang dynasty general who ended the An Lushan Rebellion and participated in expeditions against the Uyghur Khaganate and Tibetan Empire |
| Gordon Liu | Chan Yuen-lai | the General Commander of the Imperial "Yülin Army" during the Chinese Tang Dynasty |
| Wong Wai-leung | Lei Bak | Chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and a romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights |
| Tavia Yeung | Palace Maid | She is just a palace maid as an extra. |
External links
- (in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang official page on TVB's website
- (in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang on Sina.com