''The Legend of Chu Liuxiang'' is a Chinese television series adapted from the three novels in the '' Chu Liuxiang Chuanqi'' segment of

Gu Long Xiong Yaohua (7 June 1938 – 21 September 1985), better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. A graduate of Cheng Kung Senior High School and Tamkang University, Xion ...

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Chu Liuxiang Chu Liuxiang is the fictional protagonist of the ''wuxia'' novel series ''Chu Liuxiang Series'' by Taiwanese writer Gu Long. His given name "Liuxiang" literally means "lingering fragrance". Nicknamed "Dàoshuài" ("Bandit Chief") or "Xiān ...

'' novel series. The series was first broadcast on

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in December 2007 in China.

Plot

Part 1: ''Fragrance in the Sea of Blood'' (血海飘香)

Chu Liuxiang is a highly skilled martial artist who steals from the rich to help the poor. Once, he attempts to steal from a courtesan who cheats unsuspecting men of their money. However, all the occupants of the brothel, including three famous martial artists, are mysteriously killed overnight by a deadly potion known as the "Heaven's One Holy Water". The potion is the secret weapon of the Holy Water Palace, a martial arts sect whose members are all female. The Holy Water Palace suspects Chu Liuxiang of stealing the potion and committing the murders, so they attack him. However, Chu Liuxiang negotiates with them and they agree to give him three months to investigate the case. With help from Song Tian'er, Su Rongrong, Zhongyuan Yidianhong and others, Chu Liuxiang succeeds in clearing his name and exposing the true identity of the perpetrator, who turns out to be actually his friend Wuhua. Chu Liuxiang defeats Wuhua in a fight and Wuhua commits suicide by drinking poisoned wine.

Part 2: ''The Vast Desert'' (大沙漠)

Chu Liuxiang's adventures lead him to the desert, where he encounters his old friend Hu Tiehua. At the same time, he meets Linlang, a beautiful maiden, whom he saves from a kidnapper, and falls in love with her. However, he discovers later that Linlang is actually Shiguanyin, a mysterious and highly feared female martial artist. Shiguanyin and Wuhua (who actually survived) are behind a plot to take over the Moon City, a desert kingdom ruled by an incompetent king. With the aid of his friends, Chu Liuxiang foils Shiguanyin and Wuhua's plans and helps the king regain control of the Moon City. Chu Liuxiang defeats Shiguanyin in a fight and apparently kills her.

Part 3: ''The Thrush'' (画眉鸟)

Chu Liuxiang gets into conflict with the Holy Water Palace once more. The palace's members kidnap Song Tian'er and Hu Tiehua. The palace ruler, Shuimu Yinji, mistakes Song Tian'er for her long-lost daughter and showers her with love and care. Chu Liuxiang arrives at the palace with Li Hongxiu and Zhongyuan Yidianhong to rescue his friends, and engages Shuimu Yinji and her followers in a fight. He uncovers a plot by Liu Hongmei and Wuhua to seize the rulership of the palace. Shuimu Yinji dies as she has been poisoned by the conspirators. Song Tian'er eventually succeeds Shuimu Yinji as the ruler of the palace.

Cast

Ken Chu Ken Chu () is a Taiwanese singer, composer, actor, cook; and a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band F4. Educated in Singapore (Boon Lay Secondary School), he speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Biography Chu was worki ...

as Chu Liuxiang * Hu Jing as Su Rongrong * Sun Feifei as Li Hongxiu * Liu Jia as Song Tian'er * Cui Peng as Wuhua ** Sun Xinyu as Wuhua (young) * Benny Chan as Hu Tiehua *

Choo Ja-hyun Chu Eun-ju (born January 20, 1979), known by her stage name Choo Ja-hyun, is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films '' Bloody Tie'' (2006) and '' Portrait of a Beauty'' (2008), Choo has also actively worked in China since 200 ...

as Shiguanyin ** Zhang Yijing as Shiguanyin (young) * Stephanie Hsiao as Shuimu Yinji / Yu Chisu *

Kingone Wang Kingone Wang (; born 5 May 1980) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and host. He was part of the boy band Comic Boyz and winner of Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He is the alumni of both National Chiao Tung University and C ...

as Zhongyuan Yidianhong *

Sammul Chan Sammul Chan Kin-fung (born 4 May 1978) is from Hong Kong. He is an actor, singer, and presenter. Career Chan debuted in 1999 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred t ...

as the King of Moon City * Mu Tingting as Liu Wumei * Wang Jing as Gong Nanyan * Deng Jiajia as Zhangsun Hong * Xiu Qing as Tianfeng Shisilang * Wang Bowen as Xue Yiren * Wang Gang as Xue Xiaoren * Nan Ji as Qiu Lingsu * Tian Zhenwei as Li Yuhan * Wang Jing as Jiao Yu * Jin Song as Desert Fox * Liu Yong as Xiaopan * Wan Ni'en as Situ Jing * Tong Tong as Cuihua * Wu Yuejin as Lianggu * Wang Huiqiao as Fenggu * Shi Ting as Cai Qiao * Yang Haiquan as Ren Ci * Ye Erjiang as Wei Huo * Zheng Yue as Yueya'er * Lin Jiajun as Shuyan * Li Qingxiang as Zhamuhe * Guo Qiming as Ximen Qian * Yu Jianguo as Zuo Youzheng * Li Yuan as Bai Yumo * Zhou Dehua as Tuying * Zong Fengyan as Sun Xuepu * Yuan Ming as Jin Banhua * Xu Ming as the Shaolin abbot * Tan Jianchang as Wuyazi * Han Zhi as Song Gang * Tian Zhong as Shi Tuo * Lou Yajiang as Ping Fan * Wang Jingluan as Wumei * Liu Jianwei as Leng Qiuhun

Reception

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reviewer Xiangshuai commented on the series's "luxurious cast" and "amazing script". She said the script captured the feeling written by Gu Long four decades ago about internal human disputes. She praised the actors and actresses for their performance, which "enhanced" the script to give viewers a sense of what the characters were feeling. ''The Legend of Chu Liuxiang'' received honours on

for being the third-top rated series of 2007, as well as receiving the third-highest viewership of all television series broadcast in 2007 on CCTV-8, even though it was released in December.

International broadcast

Notes

External links

*
''The Legend of Chu Liuxiang'' official page
on CCTV's website *

on

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