''Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain'' is a 2006 Hong Kong-Chinese 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 novels ''

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain ''Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain'', also known as ''Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 9 February and 18 June 1959 in the Hong Kong newspaper ''New Evening Post''. ''Flyi ...

'' and ''

The Young Flying Fox ''The Young Flying Fox'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The novel was first serialised in Hong Kong in 1960The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武俠小說逍遙談), 200 ...

''. Directed by

Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and W ...

and Tam Yau-yip, the series is a co-production by the Hong Kong companies ATV and

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...

and Ciwen Pictures, with

Wong Jing Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, Film producer, producer, actor, News presenter, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent ...

as producer, starring

Nie Yuan Nie Yuan (born 17 March 1978) is a Chinese actor best known for his numerous television performances, some of his more notable roles include: Hu Fei in '' Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain'' (2006); Li Ke in ''Carol of Zhenguan'' (2007); Zhao ...

Athena Chu Athena Chu (born 25 October 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Zixia Fairy in ''A Chinese Odyssey'' (1995). Early life and education On 25, October 1971, Chu was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Her father was ...

Gillian Chung Gillian Chung Ka-lai (born Chung Tik-shan, 21 January 1981), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi. Early life Chung was born in Hong K ...

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, Alex Fong, Anthony Wong and Patrick Tam. It was first broadcast in Hong Kong on ATV in 2006.

Plot

The plot generally follows the novels but some new changes have been introduced, creating links between the original story and the ''

Condor Trilogy The ''Condor Trilogy'' (射鵰三部曲) is a series of three wuxia novels written by Hong Kong-based Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The series is amongst the most popular of Jin Yong's works. The novels in the trilogy are: * ''The Legend ...

'', another set of novels by Louis Cha. Tian Guinong is given a greater role as the primary villain - he survives the fall after being knocked off a cliff by Hu Fei and returns as an even more powerful foe. Apparently, Tian discovered

Li Zicheng Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by the nickname, Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who overthrew the Ming dynasty in 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the emperor of the short-li ...

's treasure in a cave at the cliff's base and found a martial arts manual detailing

Zhou Botong Zhou may refer to: Chinese history * King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty * Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty * Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China ** Wes ...

's famous skill, the 'Technique of Ambidexterity', along with the reforged Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. He masters the skill and uses his new weapons to face the protagonists once more. Characters from ''

The Book and the Sword ''The Book and the Sword'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武 ...

'' are also given greater roles in the series. The cliffhanger ending in the novel is also replaced by a happy reunion for Hu Fei and his third love interest Miao Ruolan.

Cast

as Hu Fei ** Ye Zilong as young Hu Fei * Anthony Wong as Hu Yidao *

as Yuan Ziyi *

as Cheng Lingsu *

as Miao Ruolan ** Lin Jing as young Miao Ruolan (4 years old) ** Zhang Yijing as young Miao Ruolan (11 years old) * Alex Fong as Miao Renfeng * Patrick Tam as Tian Guinong * Lü Yi as Nan Lan * Zhang Tong as Hu Yidao's wife * Gao Hu as Ping A'si * Chen Jiajia as Xue Que * Ren Yuanyuan as Ma Chunhua * Wu Qingzhe as Chen Jialuo /

Fuk'anggan Fuk'anggan (Manchu:, Möllendorff: fuk'anggan; ; 1748–1796), courtesy name Yaolin (), was a Manchu noble and general of the Qing Dynasty. He was from the Fuca clan () and the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners. Fuk'anggan's father ...

* Wang Zhiqiang as Taoist Wuchen * Dong Zhihua as Zhao Banshan * Sang Weilin as Wen Tailai * Meng Fanlong as Chang Bozhi * Wang Yunsheng as Chang Hezhi * Jin Peng as Xu Tianhong * Tong Shanshan as Luo Bing * Chen Youwang as Yuan Shixiao * Li Guohua as Feng Tiannan * Hai Yan as old Mrs Shang * Liu Yanyu as Shang Baozhen * Xia Yang as Fan Changfeng * Wang Bin as Fan Changjiang * Ma Weifu as Yan Ji * Zhao Jian as Nan Rentong * Kang Shaoying as Nan Zhique * Ding Guanghe as Wang Jianying * Yang Xing as Wang Jianjie * Liu Tiexin as Tao Baisui * Fei Weitao as Miao Fu * Tian Yi as Lü Xiaomei * Bo Guanjun as Ma Xingkong * Wang Pengkai as Xu Zheng * Kang Xueqing as Xiaoqi * Wang Weinan as Feng Yiming * Li Zhenqi as

* Peng Xiuping as Mrs Zhong

References

External links

*
''Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain'' official website
*
''Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain'' official page
on ATV's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain Works based on Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Television series set in the Qing dynasty Hong Kong wuxia television series 2006 Hong Kong television series debuts Asia Television original programming Television shows based on works by Jin Yong Television series by Ciwen Media