As the latest version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes hits the TV screen this year, many viewers can't help but delve into the romantic love story of Guo Jing and Huang Rong.
The Legend of Condor Heroes is a martial arts novel by Jin Yong. In 1983, it was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong. The 59 episode series is divided into three parts.
The 1983 version is considered by many to be a classic television adaptation of the novel and features the breakthrough role of Barbara Yung, who played Huang Rong.
From 1983 to 2017, The Legend of the Condor Heroes has been reshot more than ten times.
Let's sum up several of the highlights. Which one is your favorite?
Huang Rong is the leading female character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Beautiful and smart, she is a master of Kung Fu and helps her lover Guo Jing overcome many difficulties. The photo shows a comparison of the actresses who have played the role of Huang Rong in different adaptations.
Guo Jing is the fictional protagonist of the martial arts novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. Guo Jing has thick eyebrows, large eyes, a sturdy and strong stature, and a complexion somewhere between dark and fair. He is described as "dumb", slow to learn and inarticulate, but his most outstanding trait is his constant strife for moral rectitude, which helps him become the top-class Kung Fu master. The photo shows a comparison of the actors who have played the role of Guo Jing in different adaptations.
From 1983 to today, 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' lives on
Mei Chaofeng appears as negative character in the martial arts novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. Blinded by her husband's death, Mei trains hard in martial arts to avenge him and becomes a master of a terrible kind of marital arts which could kill people in a cruel way.
Yang Kang is the fictional antagonist in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. He also serves as a foil to Guo Jing, the protagonist.
Mu Nianci is a character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. She is the romantic interest of the antagonist, Yang Kang. Jin Yong describes her appearance as "firm like a piece of jade, despite appearing weather-beaten, she is beautiful, with bright eyes and sparkling white teeth."
The classic image of Guo Jing holding the arrow to the dark sky against the background of a red full moon is considered an icon of Chinese TV series.
Chinese actor Hu Ge and actress Ariel Lin star the 2008 version(left) while Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun star the 2003 version.
The 2017 version poster of The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Source: China Daily
