Huo Yuanjia (2001 TV series)
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| Also known as | 'The Legend of Huo Yuanjia' |
| Genre | Historical drama, martial arts, romance |
| Directed by | Jia Yun |
| Starring |
Vincent Zhao Mei Ting Wu Yue Qi Yan He Yin |
| Opening theme | Wanli Changcheng Yong Budao (万里长城永不倒) |
| Ending theme | Wangjin Xinzhong Qing (忘尽心中情) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Tang Yong Qi Xiaohong Zhu Yonglei Huang Xingzai |
| Producer(s) | Jia Yun |
| Location(s) | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Pikawang Film Company |
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| First shown in | 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen (2001) |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huò Yuánjiǎ |
Huo Yuanjia is a 2001 Chinese television series based on the life of the Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It includes a subplot about Chen Zhen, a fictional student of Huo Yuanjia and the protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was directed by Jia Yun and starred Vincent Zhao, Wu Yue, Mei Ting, Qi Yan, and He Yin in the lead roles. A sequel, Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen, was released later in the same year.
In the late Qing dynasty, China suffers humiliating defeats in battles against foreign powers such as Britain and Japan, and is forced to sign unequal treaties and cede territories to foreigners. In Tianjin, even though Huo Endi defeats his Japanese opponent in a leitai match, his triumph is a Pyrrhic victory because China had just been defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War and its Beiyang Fleet was completely destroyed.
Huo Yuanjia, Huo Endi's son, travels to Beijing to meet his father's friend "Great Sword" Wang Wu. He is drawn into the affairs of the Hundred Days' Reform unknowingly. Wang is a supporter of the reformists and he attempts to rescue the "Six Gentlemen", who have been imprisoned on Empress Dowager Cixi's order. Huo joins Wang in his quest but they fail and the six men are executed in public, while Wang dies a gruesome death later when he tries to avenge his comrades. Through his experiences, Huo Yuanjia begins to see the declining state of China and realises that China needs to change in order to survive in the future. Huo meets members of the Tongmenghui, a secret society planning to overthrow the corrupt Qing regime and establish a republic in China, and he supports them in their efforts.
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