The Mystery of the Condor Hero | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳之九陰真經 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传之九阴真经 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Nine Yin Manual | ||||||||||
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Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Wong Yuk-tak | ||||||||||
Directed by | Poon Ka-tak | ||||||||||
Starring | John Chiang Fiona Leung Julian Cheung | ||||||||||
Opening theme | "Peach Blossoms in a Chaotic World" (亂世桃花) performed by George Lam and Sally Yeh | ||||||||||
Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
No. of episodes | 20 | ||||||||||
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Producer | Poon Ka-tak | ||||||||||
Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
Release | 19 April – 14 May 1993 |
The Mystery of the Condor Hero is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes . It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1993.
The story is an unofficial prequel to Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes . It tells the story of Wong Yeuk-see's early life.