| The Legend of Guan Gong | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Cheng Qingsong Zhang Xianmin |
| Directed by | Zheng Kehong |
| Starring | Wang Yingquan Tian Hairong Li Wenshuai Huang Xiangyang Zhang Youling Zheng Kehong |
| Theme music composer | Gan Lin |
| Opening theme | Da Yingxiong (大英雄) performed by Han Lei |
| Country of origin | China |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Yang Weiguang |
| Producer(s) | Yu Guanghua |
| Running time | 46 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Guangdong TV |
| Original airing | 10 October 2004 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 武聖關公 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 武圣关公 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Military Sage Lord Guan | ||||||
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The Legend of Guan Gong is a 2004 Chinese television series based on the story of Guan Yu, a military general of the late Han Dynasty. The series has been released in North America by Image Entertainment.
The story begins with Guan Yu's early life, when he is forced to flee his hometown to avoid arrest after killing a local bully. After a long journey and experiencing hardship, Guan meets Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and becomes sworn brothers with them in the Oath of the Peach Garden. Since then, the three of them have dedicated their lives to defending the Han Dynasty and bringing peace to the empire.
The series differs from Guan Yu's official biography in Records of Three Kingdoms, folk tales about him and his story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It focuses on four main events in Guan's life story: Oath of the Peach Garden; crossing five passes and slaying six generals; Guan Yu attends the banquet alone and the last stand of Guan Yu.