The Young Heroes of Shaolin
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TraditionalChinese英雄出少年
SimplifiedChinese英雄出少年
Hanyu PinyinYīngxióng chū shàonián
Jyutpingjing1hung4 ceot1siu3nin4
| The Young Heroes of Shaolin | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 英雄出少年 |
| Simplified Chinese | 英雄出少年 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yīngxióng chū shàonián |
| Jyutping | jing1hung4 ceot1siu3nin4 |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Starring | Wei Tung Auyeung Pui-San Yan Pak Fung Kwok |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Editors | Chiu Chi-kin Leung Kin-cheung |
| Running time | 42 minutes per episode |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 19 October – 13 November 1981 |
The Young Heroes of Shaolin is a 1981 Hong Kong wuxia television series based on three key figures of the martial art of kung fu, set in 1912. The series has twenty episodes and is produced by Yau Ka-hung.
During the last years of the oppressive Qing Dynasty, China is divided into factions led mostly by patriots, among them the Sky Union and the Hung School. Three young people - Hung Hay Koon, Fong Sai Yuk and Wu Wai Kin - united for a golden artifact pertaining to the Ming Dynasty, upon being persecuted by Manchurian peasants, find refuge in Shaolin and become respected kung-fu warriors.[1]
Cast
- Wei Tung as Fong Sai-yuk
- Michael Miu as Wu Wai-Kin
- Auyeung Pui-San as Yiu Lang-Tui
- Yan Pak as Miu Tui-Fa
- Fung Kwok as Chek Kun Sin