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 Chinese俠影仙蹤
Simplified Chinese侠影仙踪
Literal meaningHero's Shadow and Immortal's Trail
Hanyu PinyinXiáyǐng Xiānzōng
GenreWuxia, fantasy, Chinese mythology
Based onShenxian Zhuan
by Ge Hong
Screenplay byLi Xiaowei
Zhang Xian
Directed by
  • Kuk Kwok-leung
  • Zou Jicheng
Presented by
  • Xu Yong'an
  • Chen Jinhai
Starring
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
Cinematography
  • Jiang Jizheng
  • Lin Boren
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companies
Original release
NetworkZhejiang TV Cultural Channel
Release5 October 2005 (2005-10-05)

Plot

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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

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Production

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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]

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