The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003 TV series)

The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Poster
Also known as	Legend of Eagle Shooting Hero Legend of the Arching Hero
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	射鵰英雄傳
Simplified Chinese	射雕英雄传
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shè Diāo Yīng Xióng Zhuàn
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Lan Xiaolong Shi Hang Gong Yingtian Zhang Ting
Directed by	Yu Min Wang Rui Kuk Kwok-leung
Creative director	Qian Yunxian
Presented by	Chi Chenxi Ma Zhongjun Pu Mu
Starring	Li Yapeng Zhou Xun Zhou Jie Jiang Qinqin
Opening theme	Tiandi Douzai Wo Xinzhong (天地都在我心中) performed by Qiu Ye
Ending theme	Zhenqing Zhenmei (真情真美) performed by Sun Nan and Valen Hsu
Composer	Zhao Lin
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	42
Production
Executive producers	Pan Zhizhong Tie Fo Chen Jingsheng Jiang Huai
Producers	Zhang Jizhong Meng Fanyao Que Xin Yang Niansheng Huzi
Production location	China
Cinematography	Shao Jinghui Ye Zhiwei Zhang Zhendong Wu Bin Fang Ting
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	Ciwen Film & TV Production
Original release
Network	CCTV
Related
The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006)

The Legend of the Condor Heroes, also released as Legend of Eagle Shooting Hero and Legend of the Arching Hero, is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It is the first instalment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, followed by The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009). It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2003.

Cast

• Li Yapeng as Guo Jing
  • Wang Meng as young Guo Jing
• Zhou Xun as Huang Rong
• Zhou Jie as Yang Kang
• Jiang Qinqin as Mu Nianci
• Ding Haifeng as Yang Tiexin
• Zhao Liang as Zhou Botong
• Sun Haiying as Hong Qigong
• Cao Peichang as Huang Yaoshi
• You Yong as Ouyang Feng
• Wang Weiguo as Yideng
• Zhang Jizhong as Wang Chongyang
• Li Feng as Guo Xiaotian
• He Qing as Bao Xiruo
• Lü Liping as Li Ping
• Bao Dazhi as Wanyan Honglie
• Zhang Xiaojun as Chen Xuanfeng
• Yang Liping as Mei Chaofeng
• Liu Liwei as Ke Zhen'e
• Yu Youchuan as Zhu Cong
• Ba Te'er as Han Baoju
• Yang Guanghua as Nan Xiren
• Xie Ning as Zhang A'sheng
• Wang Wei as Quan Jinfa
• Zhao Feng as Han Xiaoying
• Ba Sen as Temüjin (Genghis Khan)
• Ba Yin as Jebe
• A'Siru as Huazheng
  • Yuan Yundi as young Huazheng
• Ma Liping as Jochi
• Bate as Ögodei
• Siqinbilige as Tolui
  • Meng Meng as young Tolui
• Zhou Haodong as Qiu Chuji
• Wang Gang as Wang Chuyi
• Li Xiaomin as Ma Yu
• Li Wei as Yin Zhiping
• Xiu Qing as Ouyang Ke
• Zhang Hengping as Lu Youjiao
• Li Yu as Qiu Qianren
• Wulan Baoyin as Lu Chengfeng
• Ren Yuanyuan as Cheng Yaojia
• Huang Chong as Lu Guanying
• Liu Kui as Duan Tiande
• Yang Niansheng as Liang Ziweng
• Wang Wensheng as Hou Tonghai
• Li Yihua as Sha Tongtian
• Cui Yong as Peng Lianhu
• Tong Ruimin as Wanyan Hongxi
• Huang Xiaolei as Shagu
• Liang Li as Yinggu
• Yu Min
• Kuk Kwok-leung

List of featured songs

• Tiandi Douzai Wo Xinzhong (天地都在我心中; Heaven and Earth in My Heart) performed by Qiu Ye
• Zhenqing Zhenmei (真情真美; True Love Is Beautiful) performed by Sun Nan and Valen Hsu
• Shangbieli (伤别离; The Pain of Separation) performed by Cao Hai
• Niyuwo Gonghao (你与我共好; You and I Are Well) performed by Anita Mui
• Jiandao Ni Zai Buhui Wang (见到你再不会忘; Will Not Forget You When I See You Again) performed by Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun

Production

Shooting locations include Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang and Red Hill Park.

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 in late 2004, dubbed as Mungkorn Yok. ("มังกรหยก", literally: Jade Dragon).

External links

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes at IMDb
• (in Chinese) The Legend of the Condor Heroes on Sina.com
• (in Chinese) The Legend of the Condor Heroes official page Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine on Ciwen Pictures' website