| Where the Legend Begins | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Chinese | 洛神 |
| Literal meaning | The Luo Spirit |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Luò Shén |
| Jyutping | Lok3 San4 |
| Genre | Costume drama, romance |
| Written by | Chan Ching-yee |
| Starring | Ada Choi Steven Ma Moses Chan Sonija Kwok |
| Opening theme | Shui Chung Sin (水中仙) performed by Steven Ma |
| Ending theme | Lau Sa (流沙) performed by Steven Ma and Rain Li |
| Composer | Joseph Koo |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mui Siu-ching |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 24 June – 26 July 2002 |
Where the Legend Begins is a 2002 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB. The series is based on the life story of Zhen Fu (Cantonese: Yan Fuk), a noble lady who lived during the Three Kingdoms period. It contains embellishments from folktales about Yan's romance with Cao Pi (Cantonese: Cho Pei) and Cao Zhi (Cantonese: Cho Chik). The series was first aired in Hong Kong on TVB Jade from 24 June to 26 July in 2002.
Cast
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Main cast
- Ada Choi as Yan Fuk
- Steven Ma as Cho Chik
- Moses Chan as Cho Pei
- Mak Cheung-ching as Cho Cheung
- Lau Dan as Cho Cho
- Sonija Kwok as Kwok Yun
- Other cast
- Felix Lok as Sun Yuk
- Chuk Man-kwan as So Choi-yuk
- Irene Wong as Chui Fau
- Priscilla Ku as Lau Sik-sik
- Gilbert Lam as Yeung Sau
- Lam King-kong as Ting Yi
- June Chan as Yau-sin
- May Kwong as Song-yau
- Ching Hor-wai as Lady Bin
- Michelle Fung as Lady Wong
- Wong Wai-leung as Yan Yim
- Fung So-bor as Lady Cheung
- John Tang as Cho Jui
- Chang Tse-sheng as Sze-ma Yi
- Wah Chung-nam as Tsui Fong
- Lee Ka-ting as Ha-hau Yun
- Homer Cheung as Yu Kam
- Ngai Wai-man as Sze-ma Long
- Wong Wai-tak as Ka Hui
- Robert Siu as Wah Yam
- Lee Lung-kei as San Pei
- Lily Li as Lady San
- Mak Ka-lun as Emperor Hin
List of featured songs
All the songs were composed by Joseph Koo while Chan Siu Kei provided the lyrics.
Awards and nominations
TVB Anniversary Awards (2002)
- My Favourite Character (Steven Ma)
- My Favourite Character (Ada Choi)
- Most Improved Male Artiste (Moses Chan)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Steven Ma) - Top 5
- Nominated: Best Actress (Ada Choi) - Top 5
See also
External links
- Where the Legend Begins at IMDb
- (in Chinese) Where the Legend Begins official page on TVB's website
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