Chinese Paladin (TV series)

Chinese Paladin (simplified Chinese: 仙剑奇侠传; traditional Chinese: 仙劍奇俠傳; pinyin: Xiān Jiàn Qí Xiá Zhuàn) is a 2005 Chinese television series adapted from the original version of the Chinese action role-playing game The Legend of Sword and Fairy by Softstar Entertainment. The series was produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai and starred cast members from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. It was first broadcast on CTV and CBG in Taiwan and mainland China respectively in January 2005. The drama was hugely popular in China and achieved high ratings of 2.7.[1]

Chinese Paladin
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Also known as	The Sword and the Fairy
Traditional	仙劍奇俠傳
Simplified	仙剑奇侠传
Mandarin	Xiān Jiàn Qí Xiá Zhuàn
Genre	Wuxia Romance Fantasy Adventure
Written by	Deng Liqi Huang Haolan Zhong Zhenglong
Directed by	Wu Jinyuan Liang Shenzhi Mai Guanzhi
Starring	Hu Ge Liu Yifei Ady An Esther Liu Eddie Peng
Opening theme	Kill the Broken Wolf by JS
Ending theme	Finally Understand by Power Station
Composer(s)	Mak Chun Hung
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	34 (Taiwan) 38 (Mainland China)
Production
Producer(s)	Lee Kwok-lap
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	CTV (Taiwan) CBG (Mainland China)
Original release	14 January 2005 (2005-01-14) (Taiwan) 31 January 2005 (2005-01-31) (China) – February 2005 (2005-02) (China)
Chronology
Followed by	Chinese Paladin 3 (2009)
Related shows	Chinese Paladin 5 (2016)
External links
Website

Chinese Paladin
Chinese Paladin intertitle
Traditional Chinese	仙劍奇俠傳
Simplified Chinese	仙剑奇侠传
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiān Jiàn Qí Xiá Zhuàn