Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)

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## Details

* **Title:** 天龙八部 (天龍八部) / Tian Long Ba Bu
* **Also known as:** Demi Gods & Semi Devils / Heaven Dragon, The Eighth Episode
* **Genres:** Wuxia, fantasy, adventure
* **Episodes:** 40
* **Broadcast network:** CCTV
* **Broadcast period:** 2003-Dec-11
* **Ending theme song:** *Forgiveness* (宽恕) by Faye Wong
* **Insert songs:**
	+ *Yang Wang* (仰望) by Xie Yu Xin (谢雨欣)
	+ *Lian Mei Ren* (莲美人) by Tang Can (汤灿)
	+ *Shan Chuan Qing Ge* (山川情歌) by Xiang Nv (湘女) and Zhao Da Di (赵大地)
	+ *Wo Zhen Wo Ai* (我真我爱) by Tan Wei Wei (谭维维)
* **Related TV series:** See The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

## Synopsis

**Tian Long Ba Bu** is an adaption of a Jin Yong novel of the same name. The epic centers around the Beggar Leader Qiao Feng, the Dali Prince Duan Yu and the Shaolin Monk Xu Zhu. Each of their stories are interweaved throughout the show and finally clash and join at the climax of the story.

Qiao Feng's story is his quest to find his real identity and the mystery surrounding an event that occured 30 years prior that left him as an orphan. Duan Yu's story covers his meetings with many of his half sisters that he did not know he had (thanks to his adventurous dad during his young days) and the battle with Duan Yuan Qing as the rightful ruler of Dali. Xu Zhu is a lowly Shaolin Monk who gets caught in the middle of an internal struggle of the Care Free Sect, one of the most powerful and secretative sects around. Their stories take place during the Northern Song Dynasty and across warring kingdoms of Song, Liao, Dali, and Western Xia.

## Cast

* Hu Jun as Qiao Feng / Xiao Feng
* Jimmy Lin as Duan Yu
* Gao Hu as Xu Zhu
* Liu Yi Fei as Wang Yu Yan (voiced by Xue Bai)
* Liu Tao as A Zhu
* Chen Hao as A Zi
* Xiu Qing as Murong Fu
* Christy Chung as Kang Min (Madame Ma)
* Tong Chun Chung as Duan Zheng Chun
* Ji Chun Hua as Duan Yuan Qing
* Ma Yu Ke as You Tan Zhi
* Jiang Xin as Mu Wan Qing
* Yang Rui as Zhong Ling
* Gao Yuan (高远) as Dao Bai Feng
* Li Yong Yong (李勇勇) as Yuan Xing Zhu
* Peng Dan (彭丹) as Qin Hong Jin
* Yuan Dan Ning (阮丹宁) as Gan Bao Bao
* Wang Yi (王祎) as Ah Bi
* Wang Lu Yao as Madam Wang
* Wang Hai Zhen (王海珍) as Meng Gu
* Zhou Shui Qing (周冰清) as Mei Jian (voiced by Xue Bai)
* Zhou Yu Jie (周玉洁) as Zhu Jian
* Ren Ze Wei (任泽巍) as Zhu Dan Chen
* Liu Li Wei as Ba Tian Shi
* Zhang Heng Ping as Zhu Wan Li
* Shen Jun Yi as Ding Chun Qiu
* Shu Chang as Tian Shan Tong Lao
* Shi Lan as Ye Er Niang
* Li Yu as Yue Laosan
* Gao Zhao (高照) as Yun Zhong He
* Zhao Yong as Bao Bu Tong
* Xiu Ge as Feng Bo E
* Ba Yin as Jiu Mo Zhi
* Lu Shi Gang as Duan Zheng Ming
* Xie Yu Xin as Li Qiu Shui (voiced by Zhang Xin)
* Zhang Qian (张谦) as Xiao Yong Shang
* Ren Wu (任舞) as Murong Bo
* Yong Lin (勇林) as Yelu Hongji
* Jin Song as Helian Tieshu
* Zheng Shuang as Granny Yu
* Sun Jiao Long as Wan Yan Ah Gu Da
* Xu Huan Shan as Wu Ya Zi
* Zhang Ji Zhong as Wang Jian Tong
* Wei Zong Wan as Zhong Wan Chou
* Ma Lun as Bai Shi Jing
* Huang Xiao Lei as Xia Xi Shi Nu
* Liu Zhong Yuan as Su Xing He
* Zhou Xiao Wen as Sao Di Seng
* Yang Nian Sheng as Xuan Ci Fang Zhang
* Xu Jing Yi as Xuan Nan
* Zhao Qiang (赵强) as Xuan Sheng
* Liao Qi Ying (廖琪瑛) as Mother Yuan
* Guo Jun as You Ju
* Li Jing Jing as Granny Tan
* Li Xiao Feng as Zong Zan

## Production Credits

* **Original writing:** Novel *Demi Gods and Semi Devils* by Jin Yong
* **Screenwriters:** Chen Yi Xing (陈逸星), Dai Ming Yu (戴明宇), Sun Duo (孙铎), Bai Yi Cong
* **Chief producers:** Zhang Ji Zhong, Zhou Li (周莉), Wang Peng Ju (王鹏举)
* **Producers:** Yao Xiao Dong (姚晓东), Chi Chen Xi (迟晨曦), Guo Gang (郭罡)
* **Directors:** Yu Min, Ju Jue Liang, Zhou Xiao Wen
* **Action directors:** Zhao Jian, Sun Meng Fei
* **Music:** Zhao Ji Ping

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