| Alt Name: | Xiaying Xianzong | ||||||||||||||
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| Genre: | Wuxia, fantasy, Chinese mythology | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Li Xiaowei Zhang Xian | ||||||||||||||
| Open Theme: | Jian Dan Qin Xin (剑胆琴心) | ||||||||||||||
| End Theme: | Qinghen Hongchen Zhong (情恨红尘中) performed by Cecilia Han | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||||
| Num Episodes: | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Cao Yong | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Producer: | Li Xiaowei | ||||||||||||||
| Location: | Hengdian World Studios | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||||||
| Channel: | Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel |
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.
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.
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]