Shen diao xia lü: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This is the second installment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003) and followed by The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009). The story concerns the adventures of Yang Guo, an orphaned boy in a mid-13th Century China. From his humble beginnings, the street wise Yang Guo gets passed around from one prestigious master to another but none of them will teach him any martial arts. While escaping from a tortured experience under Quan Zhen Sect's Zhao Zhi Jing, he meets Xiao Long Nu, the girl who will become his martial arts master and eventually the love of his life.

Series details

• Title: Shen diao xia lü
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Premiere date: 2006-03-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CCTV-1
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83133
• IMDb ID: tt1096982
• TVDB ID: 116231

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-03-14; final listed air date 2006-04-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shen diao xia lü on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.