A Step into the Past

GenreHistorical fiction
Wuxia
Science fictionBased onScreenplay byWong Kwok-fai
Tong Kin-ping
Lau Choi-wun
Cheung Siu-fong
Ho Kwan-ngoDirected byMun Wai-hung
Shek Ming-chuen
Lau Shun-on
Lam Tze-yan
Ng Kam-yuenStarringLouis Koo
Kwong Wa
Jessica Hsuan
Sonija Kwok
Raymond Lam
Joyce Tang
Michelle Saram
Waise Lee
Eileen Yeow
Sidney Yim
Kwok FungTheme music composerChiu Tsang-heiOpening themeTin Ming Jui Ko (天命最高) by Louis KooEnding themeNgo Yuen Oi (我願愛) by Louis KooCountry of originHong KongOriginal languageCantoneseNo. of episodes40ProductionProducerChong Wai-kinProduction locationsHong Kong
Hengdian World StudiosEditorsWong Kwok-fai
Tong Kin-pingCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time45 minutes per episodeProduction companyTVBOriginal releaseNetworkTVB JadeRelease15 October (2001-10-15) –
7 December 2001 (2001-12-07)RelatedBack to the Past (2025)

A Step into the Past is a 2001 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB and based on Huang Yi's novel of the same Chinese title. The series tells the story of a 21st-century Hong Kong VIPPU Inspector who travels back in time to the Warring States period of ancient China. He is involved in a number of important historical events that leads to the first unification of China under the Qin dynasty. The series' first original broadcast ran from 15 October to 7 December 2001 on the TVB Jade network in Hong Kong.

A film sequel to the series, titled Back to the Past was theatrically released on 31 December 2025.