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| A Step into the Past | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 尋秦記 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 寻秦记 | ||||||||||
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| Genre | Historical fiction Wuxia Science fiction | ||||||||||
| Based on | Xun Qin Ji by Huang Yi | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Wong Kwok-fai Tong Kin-ping Lau Choi-wun Cheung Siu-fong Ho Kwan-ngo | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Mun Wai-hung Shek Ming-chuen Lau Shun-on Lam Tze-yan Ng Kam-yuen | ||||||||||
| Starring | Louis Koo Kwong Wa Jessica Hsuan Sonija Kwok Raymond Lam Joyce Tang Michelle Saram Waise Lee Eileen Yeow Sicney Yim Kwok Fung | ||||||||||
| Theme music composer | Chiu Tsang-hei | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | Tin Ming Jui Ko (天命最高) by Louis Koo | ||||||||||
| Ending theme | Ngo Yuen Oi (我願愛) by Louis Koo | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 40 | ||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||
| Producer | Chong Wai-kin | ||||||||||
| Production locations | Hong Kong Hengdian World Studios | ||||||||||
| Editors | Wong Kwok-fai Tong Kin-ping | ||||||||||
| Camera setup | Multi camera | ||||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
| Release | 15 October – 7 December 2001 | ||||||||||
| Related | |||||||||||
| Back to the Past (TBD) | |||||||||||
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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, is currently in post-production.