Laughing in the Wind | |
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Also known as | State of Divinity The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Blood Cold and Proud Hot |
Chinese | 笑傲江湖 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú |
Genre | Wuxia |
Based on | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Louis Cha |
Directed by | Huang Jianzhong Yuan Bin |
Starring | Li Yapeng Xu Qing |
Theme music composer | Zhao Jiping |
Ending theme | Xiaoao Jianghu (笑傲江湖) performed by Liu Huan and Faye Wong |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Producer | Zhang Jizhong |
Production location | China |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Release | |
Original network | CCTV |
Original release | 2001 |
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