The Shaolin Warriors

The Shaolin Warriors

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Also known as Shao Lin Seng Bing
Genre Wuxia, historical fiction
Written by Wang Qiuyu
Li Zhixian
Directed by Raymond Lee
Starring Sammo Hung
Cui Lin
Jeanette Aw
Christopher Lee
Li Man
Sammy Hung
Cui Peng
Liu Ying
Opening theme Shaolin Si (少林寺) performed by Kung-Fu Pop
Ending theme Zuihao De Shiguang (最好的時光) performed by Jeff Chang
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s) Shi Yongxin
Chen Juncong
Zhou Liming
Zhang Heyun
Li Hua
Producer(s) Wang Maoliang
Shi Yongxin
Gao Xiaoping
Chen Lizhong
Location(s) Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Running time 45 minutes per episode
Production company(s) 1. Shenzhen Media Group
2. Shaolin Temple Culture Broadcasting (Dengfeng) Limited
3. China Television Media Ltd.
4. Beijing Yibo Film Production Limited
Distributor 1. Beijing Yibo Film Production Limited (China)
2. MediaCorp (Singapore and other countries)
Release
Original network CCTV-8
Original release 3 – 14 November 2008
The Shaolin Warriors
Traditional Chinese 少林僧兵
Simplified Chinese 少林僧兵

The Shaolin Warriors is a Chinese television series directed by Raymond Lee, starring Sammo Hung, Cui Lin, Christopher Lee, Jeanette Aw, Sammy Hung, Cui Peng, Liu Ying and Li Man. The series was first broadcast in November 2008 on CCTV-8 in mainland China. It is the first wuxia television series to filmed in direct collaboration with Shaolin Monastery and features some rarely seen martial arts techniques.[1]

Plot

The story is set in the Ming Dynasty during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. General Qi Jiguang enlists the help of Shaolin Monastery's warrior monks to defend China from the wokou (Japanese pirates) and other invaders.[2]

Cast

Production

The series had a costly budget. In addition to the participation of Hong Kong television series director Raymond Lee as the overall director, 120 warriors monks and 200 secular students from Shaolin Monastery were involved in the production as well.

The project was completed in late 2007 after more than three months of shooting in Wuxi's Film and TV Studios.

Shaolin Monastery's abbot, Shi Yongxin, expressed his desire to spread Shaolin history and culture to the rest of the world through this television series.[3]

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