Hero of the Times (1999)

Country

Hong Kong

How it feels

This series follows Fang Shiyu, a legendary Chinese folk hero and martial artist during the Qing dynasty. It shows his adventures and fights as he navigates a world of rival fighters and codes of honor.

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What happens

Hero of the Times (新方世玉) is a Singaporean-Taiwanese wuxia television series based on legends about Fang Shiyu, a fictional Chinese folk hero and martial artist who lived during the Qing dynasty. It was co-produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore and Taiwan's China Television, directed by Hu Mingkai, and starred Vincent Zhao as Fang Shiyu. It was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) from late 1999 to early 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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