The Legend of Hero is a 2005 Taiwanese television series adapted from the Hong Kong manhua

Manhua

Manhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...

 series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Ma Wing-shing. The series was produced by Yang Pei-pei and starred Peter Ho

Peter Ho

Peter Ho Jun-tung is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor. Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada...

 and Ady An

An Yixuan

Wu Wenjing , better known by her Chinese stage name An Yixuan or Audrey "Ady" An, is a Taiwanese actress.-Career:...

 in the leading roles.

Plot

Hua Yingxiong is forced to flee from his homeland in China after killing the Westerners who murdered his parents. He leaves behind his childhood friend and love interest, Chen Jieyu. After escaping, he mistakenly boards a ship for labourers and is sold to work in America. While in America, Hua sees his fellow countrymen being oppressed and bullied by foreigners. He is unable to tolerate that and stands up against the foreigners, but is attacked by them. Just then, he is rescued by Jin Ao, a powerful swordsman. Jin accepts him as a student and teaches him martial arts. Hua uses his skills to survive in a dangerous environment, where he faces gang wars, murder, treachery and racial discrimination.

Cast

• Peter Ho
  Peter Ho
  Peter Ho Jun-tung is an American-Taiwanese singer and actor. Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada...
  
   as Hua Yingxiong
• Ady An
  An Yixuan
  Wu Wenjing , better known by her Chinese stage name An Yixuan or Audrey "Ady" An, is a Taiwanese actress.-Career:...
  
   as Chen Jieyu
• Lan chenglong as Mu Xi
• Qin Lan as Mu Xiuluo
• Zheng Guolin as Guipu
• Chen Guanlin as Jin Taibao
• Liu Weihua as Jin Longtou
• Li Li-chun as Jin Ao
• Feng Shaofeng
  Feng Shaofeng
  Feng Wei , better known by his stage name Feng Shaofeng , is a Chinese actor. He is currently an artist under the management of Huayi Brothers.-Early life:...
  
  as Li Qianjun
• Ma Yashu
• Cao Ying

External links

• Sina
• Xinhuanet
• Baidu Baike