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| Genre | Historical drama, martial arts |
| Directed by | Liu Fengsheng Choi Ching-shing |
| Starring | Wu Yue Vincent Zhao Qi Yan Yu Rongguang |
| Country of origin | China |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer(s) | Jia Yun |
| Location(s) | China |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Original airing | 2002 |
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| Preceded by | The Legend of Huo Yuanjia (2002) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 精武英雄陳真 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 精武英雄陈真 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Hero of Jingwu - Chen Zhen | ||||||
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Jingwu Yingxiong Chen Zhen is a Chinese television series based on the story of Chen Zhen, a fictional martial arts student of Huo Yuanjia. The series is a sequel to the 2002 television series The Legend of Huo Yuanjia, with Wu Yue reprising his role as Chen Zhen.
Following the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, China entered a period of turmoil, with drastic political changes and the start of the warlord era. Chen Zhen has been hiding in Foshan at that while, until he received a message and decided to return to Shanghai. Upon his return, Chen sees that a brothel now stands in the old location of Jingwu School. Apart from having to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of rebuilding Jingwu and raising Huo Yuanjia's orphaned son, Huo Dongjue, Chen runs into trouble with the mob and has to hide from the police.
Chen's friend, Xi Feiyang, was originally a teacher. Xi came to Shanghai with the passion to save his country, but his dreams were shattered when his wife and unborn child were killed by gangsters. Xi realizes that in such a chaotic era, the only way to survive is to resort to violence, and he eventually becomes a powerful gang boss in Shanghai. In the meantime, Chen achieves his goal of restoring Jingwu School to its former glory. However, he is later betrayed by his fellows and injured, rendering him unable to practise martial arts anymore.
By then, the Empire of Japan is aggressively making plans for an invasion of China. The Japanese emperor sends Tenkou Jiro, the best fighter in Japan, to challenge Chen. However, Tenkou is overcome by Chen, and he warns his own people never to attack the Chinese. Just then, Chen discovers another sinister plot by the Japanese to invade China. Xi Feiyang sacrifices himself to save Chen.
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