Sleek Rat, the Challenger

Sleek Rat, the Challenger is a 2013 Chinese wuxia-mystery television drama series based on Tan Ge's (谈歌) 2006 novel The New Legend of Bai Yutang (新白玉堂傳奇). The show stars Xu Honghao as the "Sleek Rat" Bai Yutang, a superb knight-errant during the 11th-century Song dynasty.[1] Many characters come from either the 19th-century novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants or the Generals of the Yang Family legends, but the story is completely new.

Sleek Rat, the Challenger
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Also known asBai Yutang
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningBai Yutang: The Trap Outside of Traps
Hanyu PinyinBái Yùtáng zhī Jú Wài Jú
Created by
  • Li Chaoyang
  • Chen Jing
  • Chen Fei
Based onThe New Legend of Bai Yutang
by Tan Ge
Written by
  • Zhu Shaobin
  • Li Luke
Directed byNiu Niu
StarringXu Honghao
Ending theme"Xiake Yin" (俠客吟) performed by Huang Qiwen
ComposerYang He
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Cai Chuandao
  • Wang Xiaohu
  • Zhu Hao
ProducerJi Daoqing
CinematographySun Junchao
Running time45 minutes

The series was first broadcast in Malaysia on TVBS-Asia on January 30, 2013, and in Taiwan on March 3, 2013.[2]

Cast and characters

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References

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  1. ^ "Sleek Rat, the Challenger". China Radio, Film and Television Program Translation and International Distribution Platform.
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Official site on TVBS-Asia