Swordsman (TV series)
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| Chinese | 笑傲江湖 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Louis Cha |
| Screenplay by | Yu Zheng |
| Directed by | Hu Yijuan Huang Junwen |
| Creative director | Li Xianchang |
| Presented by | Pu Shulin Ren Quan Yu Zheng Wan Ke Zheng Gang |
| Starring | Wallace Huo Joe Chen Yuan Shanshan Chen Xiao Yang Rong |
| Theme music composer | Tan Xuan Dong Zhen |
| Opening theme | "Freedom" by Wallace Huo |
| Ending theme | "Love Me" by Pu Ti and Yuan Shanshan |
| Composer | Liu Sha |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 42 (Uncut) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lin Guohua Kong Lingquan Yang Yuming Ren Xiaoli Yu Wanqin Guo Yan Shen Wei Yang Le |
| Producer | Yu Zheng |
| Production location | China |
| Cinematography | Li Hongzhou Ye Yunyuan Chen Guowen Dong Yong Ma Lianyin |
| Editor | Zheng Weiming |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan Satellite TV |
| Release | 6 February – 4 March 2013 |
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Swordsman is a 2013 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The series is written and produced by Yu Zheng, and stars Wallace Huo, Joe Chen, Yuan Shanshan, Chen Xiao and Yang Rong. Shooting started on 24 March 2012 in Xiandu, Jinyun County, Lishui, Zhejiang. It was first aired in China on Hunan Television from 6 February to 4 March 2013. The plot deviates significantly from the novel, with Dongfang Bubai depicted as a woman (instead of a castrated man) and having a romantic affair with Linghu Chong.