''State of Divinity'' is a Taiwanese television series adapted from

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 CTV in Taiwan in 2000.

Cast

Richie Ren Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" () ...

as Linghu Chong *

Anita Yuen Anita Yuen Wing Yee (born 4 September 1971) is a Hong Kong film and television actress. Pageant career At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During t ...

as Ren Yingying * Vivian Chen as Yue Lingshan *

Leanne Liu Liu Sue-Hua, also known as Leanne Liu, is a Golden Bell Award-winning Hong Kong actress. She first starred in Shaw Brothers films in Hong Kong, but moved to Taiwan in the 1980s to focus on her television career. She is particularly famous for ap ...

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 ...

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as Qu Yang *

Norman Chui Norman Chui Siu-keung (; born 16 October 1950) is a Hong Kong actor. He was best known for portraying heroic protagonists in many martial arts films from the 1970s to 1980s and later portraying villainous roles in the 1990s. Chui was contracted wi ...

as Xiang Wentian *

Chang Fu-chien Chang Fu-chien (, born Chang Chien-ling on 13 November 1949) is a Chinese actor based in Taiwan. He won Golden Bell Award for Best Actor The Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series () is one of the categories of the comp ...

as Liu Zhengfeng * Ku Kuan-chung as Zuo Lengshan *

Lee Li-chun Lee Li-chun (; born 2 May 1952) is a Taiwanese actor and ''xiangsheng'' performer. Career Lee is known for his work on stage with , starring in ''Art'' alongside Chin Shih-chieh and Ku Pao-ming in 2003. In 2005, Lee took the lead role in Godot' ...

as Ren Woxing * Ma Chi-chin as Dingyi * Sun Xing as Tian Boguang * Chu Chung-heng as Lu Dayou *

Tsai Tsan-te Tsai Tsan-te (; born 3 May 1975) is a Taiwanese actress, also known by the names Vega Tsai and Chamder Tsai. Tsai has performed on film, stage, and television. She was a finalist for the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1998, for ...

as Yilin * Song Ta-ming as Lin Pingzhi * Li Chih-hsi as Yang Lianting * Tieh Meng-chiu as Lüzhuweng * Chang Li-wei as Peach Flower Immortal * Yu Wen-chung as Feng Qingyang *

Chen Baoguo Chen Baoguo (; born 9 March 1956) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Erjia in 1977 and has since acted in many films and television series, including ''The Emperor in Han Dynasty'', ''Da Zhai Men'' and ''Rob-B-Ho ...

as Lin Zhennan * Yue Yaoli as Yue Buqun * Liu Li-li as Ning Zhongze * Pan Hung as Yu Canghai * Chen Zihan as Lan Fenghuang * Tu Peng as Lao Denuo * Liu Jia as Lin Zhennan's wife * Ch'ang Ju-yen as Dingxian * K'ung Ching-shan as Peach Leaf Immortal * Liu Ch'ang-sheng as Fangzheng * Hsia Te-sheng as Elder Monk * Yuen Hung-chi as Shangguan Yun * Chao Wen-liang as Huang Zhonggong * Hou Chun as Heibaizi * Tsao Pao-yeh as Tubiweng * Wu Chen-su as Danqingsheng * He Chiang as Mu Gaofeng * Wang Chien-hung as Lan Yi * Li Hung-wei as Zhong Zhen * Sun Nien-pin as Adviser Yi * Lo Cheng-yen as Wang Yuanba * Chao Kai as Wang Jiajun * Fu Hung-chin as Zu Qianqiu * Tang Yung-te as Laotouzi * Wang Piao as Long-haired Monk * Yen Mei as Single-eyed Woman * Fu Hui as You Xun

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:State of Divinity (2000 TV series) Works based on The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 2000 Taiwanese television series debuts Taiwanese wuxia television series Television series set in Imperial China 2000s Taiwanese television series Television shows based on works by Jin Yong