Trail of the Everlasting Hero

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.

Trail of the Everlasting Hero
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Also known asXiaying Xianzong
Traditional俠影仙蹤
Simplified侠影仙踪
MandarinXiáyǐng Xiānzōng
LiterallyHero's Shadow and Immortal's Trail
GenreWuxia, fantasy, Chinese mythology
Based onShenxian Zhuan
by Ge Hong
Screenplay byLi Xiaowei
Zhang Xian
Directed byKuk Kwok-leung
Zou Jicheng
Presented byXu Yong'an
Chen Jinhai
StarringZhou Jie
Sun Feifei
Xu Yun
Ti Lung
Ning Jing
Yu Chenghui
Hashimoto Reika
Tan Junyan
Opening themeJian Dan Qin Xin (剑胆琴心)
Ending themeQinghen Hongchen Zhong (情恨红尘中) performed by Cecilia Han
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerLi Xiaowei
ProducerCao Yong
Production locationHengdian World Studios
CinematographyJiang Jizheng
Lin Boren
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companiesHengdian Entertainment
Dragon Television
Jinhua government
Release
Original networkZhejiang TV Cultural Channel
Original release5 October 2005 (2005-10-05)

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

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

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