The Book and the Sword (1994 TV series)

The Book and the Sword
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Traditional Chinese	書劍恩仇錄
Simplified Chinese	书剑恩仇录
Hanyu Pinyin	Shū Jiàn Ēn Chóu Lù
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Book and the Sword by Louis Cha
Starring	Huang Haibing Wang Jinghua Yang Yanuo Wang Weiguo Wang Zhifei Cao Ying Yang Fan Ma Li
Opening theme	"Beauty and Red Flower" (红颜红花) performed by Mao Amin and Yu Long
Ending theme	"Gratitudes and Grievances Connected by Red Threads" (恩恩怨怨红线牵) performed by Yang Yang
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	32
Production
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production company	CCTV
Original release
Network	CCTV
Release	1994 (1994) – 1994 (1994)

The Book and the Sword is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 1994.

Cast

• Huang Haibing  [ zh ] as Chen Jialuo ^[1]
• Wang Jinghua  [ zh ] as Huoqingtong
• Yang Yanuo  [ zh ] as Princess Fragrance
• Wang Weiguo  [ zh ] as Qianlong Emperor
• Wang Zhifei  [ zh ] as Yu Yutong
• Cao Ying  [ zh ] as Li Yuanzhi
• Yang Fan  [ zh ] as Wen Tailai
• Ma Li as Luo Bing
• Chen Jiming as Xu Tianhong
• Ma Li as Zhou Qi
• Zhang Tong  [ zh ] as Lu Feiqing
• Zhao Jian as Zhang Zhaozhong
• Zhao Jun  [ zh ] as Zhao Banshan
• Quan Yu as Taoist Wuchen
• Hao Wei as Xinyan
• Wu Weidong as Yu Wanting
• Liu Changsheng as Yuan Shixiao
• Xue Wencheng as Li Kexiu
• Yu Yuexian  [ zh ] as Yu Ruyi
• Fan Liqiang as Bai Zhen
• Liu Dagang as Yongzheng Emperor
• Zheng Weili  [ zh ] as Xu Chaosheng

References

1. 大众电视. 大众电视杂志社. 2004. p. 11. Retrieved October 3, 2025.