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The Sword and the Song

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The Sword and the Song
Also known asSword and the Song
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinJué Dài Shuāng Xióng
Starring
Opening theme《绝代双雄》 by Shiao Lih-ju
Ending theme《山河泪》,《回首尘缘》,《独上西楼》 by Shiao Lih-ju
Composers
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes40
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkSingapore Broadcasting Corporation
Release8 December 1986 (1986-12-08) –
6 February 1987 (1987-02-06)

The Sword and the Song is a 1986 Singaporean historical series produced by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. The drama focuses on a pair of great monarchs during the 10th century: Song dynasty's fearless and heroic warrior Zhao Kuangyin and Southern Tang's compassionate and sentimental poet-artist Li Yu, and how their vastly different personalities sealed the fates of their respective countries. The stories about Zhao Kuangyin are to some extent based on Wu Xuan's 1768 Chinese novel Fei Long Quan Zhuan (飛龍全傳).

Two subsequent TV series, the 1996 Taiwanese drama Love, Sword, Mountain & River and the 2005 Chinese drama How Much Sorrow Do You Have feature virtually the same main characters, though the plots differ somewhat.

Cast and characters

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Southern China (Southern Tang, Chu)

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