''Laughing in the Wind'' is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by

Zhang Jizhong Zhang Jizhong (born May 23, 1951) is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese film producer, director, teacher, and writer. He is known as one of the more prominent television producers in China. His best known productions include the China Central Te ...

, starring

Li Yapeng Li Yapeng (; born September 27, 1971) is a Chinese actor. He starred in two CCTV television adaptations of Louis Cha's ''wuxia'' novels; playing Linghu Chong in the 2000 series, ''Laughing in the Wind'', and Guo Jing in the 2003 series ''The ...

and

Xu Qing Xu Qing (; born 22 January 1969), known also as Summer Qing, is a Chinese actress. She was accepted into the acting class of Beijing Film Academy in 1988 and graduated in 1992. Career Xu made her debut in the 1990 film '' Life on a String'', ...

in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Smiling, Proud Wanderer ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in Hong Kong in the newspaper ''Ming Pao'' from 20 April 1967 to 12 October 1969. The Chinese title of the novel, ''Xiao Ao Jiang Hu'', literally ...

''. It was first broadcast on

CCTV Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly t ...

in China in 2001.

Cast

Linghu Chong The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by Jin Yong. Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance Mount Hua Sect * Linghu Chong () is the happy-go-lucky protagonist of the novel. An orphan, he was ra ...

as Ren Yingying *

Wei Zi Wei Zi (; born January 1956) is a Chinese film and television actor. Early life Born and raised in Ningxia, he was originally named Wang Wei (). Education He graduated from the Ningxia College of Art in 1978 and was assigned to the Ningxia Repe ...

as Yue Buqun * Miao Yiyi as Yue Lingshan * Li Jie as Lin Pingzhi * Chen Lifeng as Yilin * Lü Xiaohe as Ren Woxing *

Tu Men Tu Men (February 1960 – 12 December 2021) was a Chinese actor of Evenks ethnicity. Career Tu is known for his portrayals of Genghis Khan in films such as ''Genghis Khan'' and '' An End to Killing''. In 2018 he was at the center of a political ...

Zuo Lengshan The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by Jin Yong. Five Mountain Sword Sects Alliance Mount Hua Sect * Linghu Chong () is the happy-go-lucky protagonist of the novel. An orphan, he was r ...

* Liu Dong as Ning Zhongze * Ba Yin as Xiang Wentian * Li Qinqin as Abbess Dingyi *

Zang Jinsheng Zang Jinsheng (; born 11 May 1959) is a Chinese actor. He is a member of the China Television Artists Association, Institute of Broadcasting and Television of China, and China Film Association. He is best known for portraying Lu Zhishen and Zhu B ...

as Monk Bujie * Yang Kun as Mute Granny * Feng Xijun as Fangzheng * Yang Niansheng as Fangsheng / Shangguan Yun * Peng Denghuai as Yu Canghai *

Yu Chenghui Yu Chenghui (16 August 1939 – 4 July 2015), sometimes credited as Yue Sing-wai, was a Chinese actor, action director and martial artist. Martial arts career Yu started practising martial arts at the age of 11, specialising in the use of the ''j ...

as Feng Qingyang * Huang Zongluo as Ping Yizhi * Li Fei as Lan Fenghuang * Sun Haiying as Tian Boguang * Xiu Zongdi as Liu Zhengfeng * Cong Zhijun as Qu Yang * Liu Zhongyuan as Mo Da * Zhang Hengping as Lu Bai *

Mao Weitao Mao Weitao (born 8 August 1962) is a Chinese Yue opera actress-singer who usually portrays '' Sheng'' roles (i.e. male characters). A founding member of the acclaimed Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe who also served as its president from 199 ...

Dongfang Bubai Dongfang Bubai, literally "Invincible East", is a fictional character in the wuxia novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by Jin Yong. He is the leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult (), an "unorthodox" martial arts sect. In his quest to dominate ...

* Niu Baojun as Yang Lianting * Wang Zhenrong as Taoist Chongxu * Gong Lifeng as Lu Dayou * Zhao Fuyu as Lao Denuo *

as Wang Yuanba * Wang Wensheng as Cheng Buyou * Qi Zhongkun as Zu Qianqiu * Han Yipeng as Laotouzi * Li Qiang as Taoist Tianmen * Li Qishan as Yujizi * Li Jingjing as Sang Sanniang * Yuan Fang as Yihe * Niu Xingli as Lüzhuweng * Li Zhonghua as Mu Gaofeng * Xia Zongxue as Huang Zhonggong * Wulan Baoyin as Heibaizi * Yu Hongzhou as Tubiweng * Bo Shan as Danqingsheng * Li Zhenping as Lin Zhennan * Zhao Jian as Fei Bin * Ding Cuihua as Wang Yuanba's wife * Zhang Chengwu as Wang Bofen * Li Yihua as Wang Zhongqiang * Wei Feng as Tong Baixiong * Han Fuli as Bao Dachu * Wang Cheng as Yu Renhao * Lin Feng as Luo Renjie * Sun Cundie, Li Xiaobo, Xu Jingyi, Ma Yan, Wang Xinfeng, Ju Xingmao as the Six Immortals of the Peach Valley

International releases

''Laughing in the Wind'' was released in the United States in a four-part DVD volume by Knight Mediacom International in 2005. A 10-DVD box set was released in 2005 in South Korea under the title ''Swordsman''.

External links

* {{The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Works based on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Chinese wuxia television series 2001 Chinese television series debuts 2001 Chinese television series endings Television series set in Imperial China Mandarin-language television shows Television shows based on works by Jin Yong