Where the Legend Begins | |
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Chinese | 洛神 |
Literal meaning | The Luo Spirit |
Hanyu Pinyin | Luò Shén |
Jyutping | Lok3 San4 |
Genre | Costume drama, romance |
Written by | Chan Ching-yee |
Starring | Ada Choi Steven Ma Moses Chan Sonija Kwok |
Opening theme | Shui Chung Sin (水中仙) performed by Steven Ma |
Ending theme | Lau Sa (流沙) performed by Steven Ma and Rain Li |
Composer | Joseph Koo |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 27 |
Production | |
Producer | Mui Siu-ching |
Production location | Hong Kong |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | TVB |
Release | |
Original network | TVB Jade |
Picture format | PAL |
Original release | 24 June – 26 July 2002 |
Where the Legend Begins is a 2002 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The series is based on the life story of Zhen Fu (Cantonese: Yan Fuk), a noble lady who lived during the Three Kingdoms period. It contains embellishments from folktales about Yan's romance with Cao Pi (Cantonese: Cho Pei) and Cao Zhi (Cantonese: Cho Chik). The series was first aired in Hong Kong on TVB Jade from 24 June to 26 July in 2002.
All the songs were composed by Joseph Koo while Chan Siu Kei provided the lyrics.
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