The Legend of Hero is a 2005 Taiwanese television series adapted from the Hong Kong manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing. The series was produced by Young Pei-pei and starred Peter Ho and Ady An in the leading roles.
| The Legend of Hero | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover art | |
| Traditional Chinese | 中華英雄 |
| Simplified Chinese | 中华英雄 |
| Literal meaning | Chinese Hero |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōnghuá Yīngxíong |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing |
| Starring | Peter Ho Ady An |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Young Pei-pei |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Plot
editHua Yingxiong is forced to flee from his homeland in China after killing the Westerners who murdered his parents. He leaves behind his childhood friend and love interest, Chen Jieyu. After escaping, he mistakenly boards a ship for labourers and is sold to work in America. While in America, Hua sees his fellow countrymen being oppressed and bullied by foreigners. He is unable to tolerate that and stands up against the foreigners, but is attacked by them. Just then, he is rescued by Jin Ao, a powerful swordsman. Jin accepts him as a student and teaches him martial arts. Hua uses his skills to survive in a dangerous environment, where he faces gang wars, murder, treachery and racial discrimination.
Cast
edit- Peter Ho as Hua Yingxiong
- Ady An as Chen Jieyu
- Lan Cheng-lung as Mu Xi
- Qin Lan as Mu Xiuluo
- Zheng Guolin as Guipu
- Chen Guanlin as Jin Taibao
- Liu Weihua as Jin Longtou
- Li Li-chun as Jin Ao
- Feng Shaofeng as Li Qianjun
- Ma Yashu
- Cao Ying
See also
editExternal links
edit- (in Chinese) The Legend of Hero on Sina.com
- (in Chinese) The Legend of Hero on Xinhuanet