The Heroine of the Yangs

1998 Hong Kong television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Heroine of the Yangs (穆桂英) is a two-season Hong Kong costume drama television series based on the legend of Mu Guiying from The Generals of the Yang Family collection. Starring Amy Chan as Mu Guiying, the series was produced by and first aired on ATV in Hong Kong in 1998.

Genre
Based onThe Generals of the Yang Family
Written byLai Chun
Directed byWen Weiji
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The Heroine of the Yangs
DVD cover for Season 1
穆桂英
Genre
Based onThe Generals of the Yang Family
Written byLai Chun
Directed byWen Weiji
Starring
Opening theme"Heroic Appearance on Horseback" (馬上英姿) by Amy Chan
Ending theme"Everlasting Love" (情緣萬世長) by Amy Chan and Johnny Yip
ComposerWong Bong-yin
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes60
Production
ProducerYeung Siu-hung
Running time≈45 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkATV
Release1998 (1998)
Related
The Great General (1994)
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Synopsis

The series is divided into two seasons:

  • "Breaking the Heavenly Gate Formation" (大破天門陣): 32 episodes
  • "The Twelve Widows Go on a Campaign in the West" (十二寡婦征西) / "Mu Guiying Leads Troops into Battle" (穆桂英掛帥): 28 episodes

The first season introduces Mu Guiying and follows the story of how she met Yang Zongbao, became a member of the Yang family, and joined the Yangs in defending the Song Empire from invasion by the Liao Empire. The second season is about the widows of the men in the Yang family continuing their husbands' legacy by leading Song forces into battle against Western Xia.

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