| Alt Name: | Mermaid Legend | ||||||||||||
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| Genre: | Historical, epic fantasy, romantic comedy | ||||||||||||
| Director: | Wu Jinyuan Chen Guohua Huang Jintian | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Zhao Liying Kenny Kwan Shirley Dai Ding Zijun | ||||||||||||
| Opentheme: | Xiang Xiang Zhui | ||||||||||||
| Endtheme: | Kenny Kwan Whirlpool | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Ye Yunfei | ||||||||||||
| Location: | Hengdian World Studios | ||||||||||||
| Company: | Guangsha Media | ||||||||||||
| Channel: | Hunan Television |
The Legend of Chasing Fish is a 2013 Chinese mythology fantasy romantic comedy television series directed Wu Jinyuan, Chen Guohua and Huang Jintianby, and starring Zhao Liying, Kenny Kwan, Shirley Dai and Ding Zijun. It was first broadcast on 13 July 2013 in Hunan Television in China. The story is based on Yulan Ji.
It tells the story of the Chinese benevolent fish yaoguai named Hongling. While on a mission to find the perfect birthday gift for the Azure Dragon Emperor, Hongling befriends youngster Zhang Zen. In an unexpected and heartbreaking twist of events, Zhang Zen's father is murdered, and Hongling fails to pass through the Dragon Gate, which will ascend her to a dragon. The Dragon Prince convinces the king to make an exception should she help Zhang Zen get married and bring back the wedding flower ball. Unfortunately, while troubles continue to appear on his path, Hongling finds herself falling for the youngster and sacrificing immortality for love, not knowing that troubles are still lurking in the corners and will take unimaginative measures to drive them apart.
This television series shot the scene in Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang.[1] [2] [3]
It received positive reviews.[4]
Its audience ratings are very high, and in box-office terms, it was a great success.[5] [6]