The Legend and the Hero | |||||||
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Also known as | Fengshen Bang Fengshen Yanyi | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 封神榜之鳳鳴岐山 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 封神榜之凤鸣岐山 | ||||||
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Genre | Chinese mythology, shenmo, fantasy | ||||||
Based on | Investiture of the Gods by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing | ||||||
Screenplay by | Cheng Ruilong Chen Longxiang Dahei | ||||||
Directed by | Jin Guozhao Cheng Lidong | ||||||
Presented by | Cheng Lidong Cui Changhong | ||||||
Starring | Fan Bingbing Steve Ma Liu Dekai Zhou Jie Eddie Kwan | ||||||
Opening theme | Ai (愛) performed by Fan Zhuqing and Wang Yingzi | ||||||
Ending theme | 1. Fengshen Bang (封神榜) performed by Zhou Peng 2. Yi Shi Qing (一世情) performed by Chen Guoning | ||||||
Country of origin | China | ||||||
Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
No. of episodes | 40 | ||||||
Production | |||||||
Executive producers | Zhou Zhengyuan Li Guangming Liu Guizhen Li Xiaoli Zou Xiaoli Li Xiaoguo Yu Wei | ||||||
Producers | Cheng Lidong Yang Gui Huang Weihong Li Jinyuan Yang Lingling Yan Xiaoqin Zhou Haiwen Zhang Suzhou Li Guangming Yang Wenhu Ding Hui Li Yue Duan Jianwu Liang Zhixiang Yan Aihua | ||||||
Production location | China | ||||||
Cinematography | Li Xinbo Wang Xuguang | ||||||
Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
Original release | |||||||
Network | Jilin Television | ||||||
Release | February 2007 | ||||||
Related | |||||||
Gods of Honour (2001) The Legend and the Hero 2 | |||||||
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The Legend and the Hero was a 2007 Chinese television series adapted from the 16th-century novel Fengshen Yanyi (also known as Investiture of the Gods or Creation of the Gods) written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The first season started airing on CCTV-8 in February 2007. It was followed by a sequel, The Legend and the Hero 2 in 2009.