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

Zhang Jizhong Zhang Jizhong (born May 23, 1951) is a 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 CCTV adaptations of the Four Great Class ...

, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel '' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. 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 ...

in China in 2001.

Cast

* Li Yapeng as

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 ...

* Xu Qing as

Ren Yingying 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 ...

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

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 as Dongfang Bubai * 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