Genre: | Historical drama |
Director: | Zheng Kehong |
Starring: | Wang Yingquan Tian Hairong Li Wenshuai Huang Xiangyang Zhang Youling Zheng Kehong |
Theme Music Composer: | Gan Lin |
Opentheme: | Da Yingxiong (大英雄) performed by Han Lei |
Country: | China |
Language: | Mandarin |
Num Episodes: | 28 |
Executive Producer: | Yu Guanghua |
Producer: | Yang Weiguang |
Location: | China |
Runtime: | 46 minutes per episode |
Company: | 中共湖北当阳市人民政府 中共山西运城市人民政府 中国电视艺术家协会 |
Channel: | Guangdong TV |
S: | 武圣关公 |
T: | 武聖關公 |
P: | Wǔ Shèng Guān Gōng |
L: | Military Sage Lord Guan |
The Legend of Guan Gong is a 2004 Chinese television series based on the story of Guan Yu, a general of the late Han dynasty. The series has been released in North America by Image Entertainment.
The story begins with Guan Yu's early life, when he is forced to flee his hometown to avoid arrest after killing a local bully. After a long journey and experiencing hardship, Guan meets Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and becomes sworn brothers with them in the Oath of the Peach Garden. Since then, the three of them have dedicated their lives to defending the Han dynasty and bringing peace to the empire.
The series differs from Guan Yu's official biography in Records of Three Kingdoms, folk tales about him and his story in the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. It focuses on four main events in Guan's life story: Oath of the Peach Garden; crossing five passes and slaying six generals; Guan Yu attends the banquet alone and Guan Yu's defeat and death.