The Legend of Lady Yang
| The Legend of Lady Yang | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Traditional | 楊貴妃 |
| Simplified | 杨贵妃 |
| Mandarin | Yáng Guìfēi |
| Cantonese | Joeng4 Gwai3 Fei1 |
| Literally | Yang Guifei |
| Genre | Historical fiction, costume drama, romance |
| Written by |
Chan Ching-yi Chung Ching Au-yeung San Tsui Tat-chor |
| Directed by |
Lai Pak-kin Leung Cheng-cheung Sin Yin-fong Wong Siu-ying Ng Chun-chau |
| Starring |
Anne Heung Kwong Wa Melissa Ng Florence Kwok Louis Yuen |
| Theme music composer | James Wong |
| Opening theme | Nam Yee Joi Bat Fu Sam Ching (男兒再不負深情) performed by Amanda Lee |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Chong Wai-kin |
| Production location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Chan Ching-yi |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Original release | 21 February – 17 March 2000 |
The Legend of Lady Yang is a Hong Kong television series based on the romance between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty and his consort Yang Yuhuan. The series was produced by TVB and starred Anne Heung and Kwong Wa. It was first aired on TVB Jade from February to March 2000 in Hong Kong.
Plot
In the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuan was deeply infatuated with his beautiful concubine Yang, who emerged form a poor orphan to the emperor's most beloved concubine in the palace. But everyone was jealous of Yang's wisdom and beauty. Concubine Mu Hui pretended to be friendly with Yang. But behind the mask, she plays tricks and ruined the relationship between Yang and concubine Mei, which brought about serious rivalry between the two.
Yang's cousin Chung was promoted to important positions which lead to the jealousy of Li Linpu. In addition, Chung and Yang vicariously brought about the rebellion of An Lushan, turning the palace into chaos. The emperor's mother urged Xuan to Kill Yang. How the legendary Yang would go?
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Anne Heung | Yeung Yuk-wan |
| Kwong Wa | Lei Lung-kei |
| Melissa Ng | Consort Mui |
| Florence Kwok | Consort Mou (Villain) |
| Louis Yuen | On Luk-san (Villain) |
| Fiona Yuen | Yeung Yuk-yiu |
| Savio Tsang | Yeung Kwok-chung (Villain) |
| Liu Kai-chi | Ko Lik-si |
| Michelle Fung | Empress Wong |
| Lily Leung | Empress Dowager |
| Kwok Fung | Lei Lam-fu |
| Derek Kok | Wong-fu Wai-ming |
| Candy Chiu | Consort Chiu |
| Lam Pui-yan | Yeung Yuk-ling |
| Josephine Lam | Yeung Yuk-sau |
| Wong Tin-dok | Yeung Yuen-gwai |
| Ma Ching-yi | Yeung Yuen-gwai's wife |
| Lo Chun-shun | Prince Ning |
| Wong Chun-tong | Si Sze-ming |
| Lee Kwok-lun | Kwok Tze-yi |
| Gordon Liu | Chan Yuen-lai |
| Wong Wai-leung | Lei Bak |
External links
- (in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang official page on TVB's website
- (in Chinese) The Legend of Lady Yang on Sina.com