''The Heroine of the Yangs'' (穆桂英) is a 2-season ATV series aired in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

in 1998, starring

Amy Chan Amy Chan Sau-man (陳秀雯) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer, notable for starring in the ''File of Justice The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of Hong Kong legal drama produced by TVB. There were 5 seasons produced, th ...

as the titular heroine Muk Gwai-ying of the Yang (Yeung in

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

) family. It is an adaptation of the ''

Generals of the Yang Family ''The Generals of the Yang Family'' is a collection of Chinese folklore, plays and novels on a military family from the earlier years of imperial China's Song Dynasty (960–1279). The stories recount the unflinching loyalty and the remarkable b ...

'' legends.

Seasons

Story

The story is about the women

generals of the Yang Family ''The Generals of the Yang Family'' is a collection of Chinese folklore, plays and novels on a military family from the earlier years of imperial China's Song Dynasty (960–1279). The stories recount the unflinching loyalty and the remarkable b ...

going to war and the power struggle between two countries Song and the Liu. Amy Chan (陳秀雯) stars as the historical character Mui Gui-ying (穆桂英) from the ancient story of Yang's saga (楊家將).

Production note

Many variations of dramas, films and

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have been made in relation to the Yang saga stories between

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and other Chinese speaking regions. The opening song "Riding handsomely" (馬上英姿) was sung by Amy Chan, while the insert song: "Everlasting Love" (情緣萬世長) was performed by both Amy Chan and Johnny Yip.

Cast

: ''Note: The characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.''

External links

Opening theme
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heroine Of The Yangs Asia Television original programming Works based on The Generals of the Yang Family Television series set in the Northern Song Television series set in the Liao dynasty Television series set in the Western Xia Television shows set in Kaifeng