Trail of the Everlasting Hero (侠影仙踪) is a Chinese xianxia television series based on the legend of the immortal Wong Tai Sin (Huang Daxian) as told in the novel Biographies of Immortals (神仙传) by Ge Hong. Directed by Kuk Kwok-leung and Zou Jicheng, the series starred Zhou Jie, Sun Feifei, Xu Yun, Ti Lung, Ning Jing, Yu Chenghui, Hashimoto Reika and Tan Junyan. The series was first broadcast on Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel in mainland China in October 2005.
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Synopsis
Set in fourth-century China during the Jin dynasty, the series follows the life of Huang Chuming before he attains immortality and becomes widely known as Wong Tai Sin (Huang Daxian).
Production
Filming for the series started in June 2004 at Hengdian World Studios with a budget of 20 million yuan.
The principal crew and cast members of Xiaying Xianzong went to Hangzhou on 29 September 2005 to promote the television series, which was first shown on Zhejiang TV Cultural Channel on 5 October.
On 2 July 2004, Liu Yunshan, the head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, visited Hengdian and interacted with the crew and cast members.