The Romance of the Condor Heroes

The Romance of the Condor Heroes
Promotional poster
Also known as	Romance of the Condor Heroes
Genre	Wuxia Romance
Based on	The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong
Directed by	Lee Wai-chu Deng Wei'en Lee Tat-chiu
Creative director(s)	Yu Zheng
Presented by	Pu Shulin Yu Zheng
Starring	Chen Xiao Michelle Chen
Opening theme	"Haohan" (浩瀚) performed by Jason Zhang
Ending theme	"Ni Wo" (你我) performed by Michelle Chen and Chen Xiao
Composer(s)	Tan Xuan
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	54
Production
Location(s)	Hengdian World Studios Xiangshan Film City
Production company(s)	Cathay Media Yu Zheng Studio
Release
Original network	Hunan Television
Original release	December 3, 2014 – March 11, 2015

The Romance of the Condor Heroes
Traditional Chinese	神鵰俠侶
Simplified Chinese	神雕侠侣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shén Diāo Xiá Lǚ

The Romance of the Condor Heroes is a 2014-2015 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng, based on the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong, with additional material from the preceding novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The drama stars Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen in the lead roles.

Filming began on 30 August 2013^[1] and ended on 2 January 2014. The series was first broadcast on Hunan Television starting on 3 December 2014.

International broadcast

• China - Hunan Television (3 December 2014)
• Indonesia - RCTI (6 April 2015)^[2]
• Malaysia - 8TV (24 April 2015)
• Singapore - MediaCorp Channel 8 (29 April 2015)
• South Korea - CHING (6 May 2015)^[3]
• Hong Kong - TVB Chinese Channel (25 May 2015)
• Taiwan - CTV Main Channel & CTi Entertainment (27 July 2015)
• Cambodia - CTV 8 HD (10 August 2015)^[4]
• United States - KSCI LA18 (2 March 2016)^[5]
• Vietnam
• Thailand

Cast

• Chen Xiao as Yang Guo / Yang Kang
  • Wu Lei as young Yang Guo
• Michelle Chen as Xiaolongnü
  • Zhang Zimu as young Xiaolongnü
• Zheng Guolin as Guo Jing
• Yang Mingna as Huang Rong
• Viann Zhang as Li Mochou
• Rachel Momo as Guo Fu
  • Jiang Yiyi as young Guo Fu
• Song Yang as Zhen Zhibing
• Sun Yaoqi as Lu Wushuang
  • Hu Shun'er as young Lu Wushuang
• Zhao Hanyingzi as Cheng Ying
  • Chai Wei as young Cheng Ying
• Heizi as Jinlun Fawang
• Zhang Xueying as Guo Xiang
• Zhang Zhehan as Yelü Qi
• Ma Yingqiao as Yelü Yan
• Wang Shuang as Wanyan Ping
• Cao Xinyue as Hong Lingbo
• Wu Jingjing as Gongsun Lü'e
• Qiu Xinzhi as Gongsun Zhi
• Wang Maolei as Zhao Zhijing
• Zhang Qian as Qiu Qianchi
• Zhang Chao as Wu Dunru
  • Zhang Yijie as young Wu Dunru
• Han Dongjun as Wu Xiuwen
  • Fang Yangfei as young Wu Xiuwen
• Zhao Kunpeng as Wu Santong
• Zhang Yameng as Wu Sanniang
• Guo Yuhan as Shagu
• Christopher Lee as Huang Yaoshi
• Zong Fengyan as Ouyang Feng
• Yin Xiaotian as Hong Qigong
• Zhou Dehua as Zhou Botong
• Ji Chen as Yideng
• Deng Limin as Ke Zhen'e
• Shen Baoping as Qiu Chuji
• Zhang Tianyang as Huodu
• Daiding as Da'erba
• Shao Min as Granny Sun
• Meng Fei as Yelü Chucai
• Cui Zhengbang as Guo Polu
• Kang Lei as Ma Guangzuo
• Yang Long as Nimoxing
• Rong Yaozhong as Yinkexi
• Yao Yichen as Chen Xuanfeng
• Jian Renzi as Rou'er
• Yi Kun as Lu Guanying
• Liu Ye as Cheng Yaojia
• Chen Tingjia as Du Xuelian
• Li Yilin as Zhu Ziliu
• Zhu Zixiao as Kublai Khan
• Yan Yikuan as Wang Chongyang
• Dong Xuan as Lin Chaoying
• Zhao Liying as Mu Nianci
• Chen Xiang as Lu Zhanyuan
• Deng Sha as He Yuanjun
• Yang Rong as Mei Chaofeng
• Huang Yi as Feng Heng
• Zhang Danfeng as Dugu Qiubai
• Qin Lan as Hexiang (Dugu Qiubai's wife)
• Zhang Meng as Liu Ying
• Chen Zihan as Qiuyinong (Hong Qigong's lover)
• Huang Ming as Long Jiu

References

1. 于正筹拍神雕 否认杨颖佟丽娅袁姗姗演小龙女 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
2. (Indonesian) RCTI Official Twitter
3. (Korean) 【신조협려】 대만판 ‘건축학개론’ 진연희 출연! 52부작 中드 신조협려 첫 선!
4. (Khmer) PPCTV Official Facebook
5. (Khmer)

External links

• The Condor Heroes on Sina Weibo