The Legends of Jigong

The Legends of Jigong is a Singaporean television series based on legends about Ji Gong (1130–1207), a Chinese Buddhist monk who is revered as a deity in Chinese folk religion and folk hero in Chinese culture. It was produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in 1996. Xie Shaoguang, who portrayed Ji Gong and sang the theme song for the series, was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1997 Star Awards.

The Legends of Jigong
Poster
Traditional Chinese活佛濟公
Simplified Chinese活佛济公
Hanyu PinyinHuó Fó Jì Gōng
GenreChinese mythology fiction
Screenplay byWang Qiji
Yue Tian
Directed byLu Cijin
Lin Lihong
StarringXie Shaoguang
Yao Wenlong
Ann Kok
Theme music composerChen Jiaming
Opening themeWo Shi Shei (我是谁) performed by Xie Shaoguang
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerLi Ningqiang
Production locationSingapore
EditorLi Junmei
Running time45 minutes per episode
Production companyTCS
Release
Original networkTCS Eighth Frequency

Plot

In this series, Ji Gong was originally the Taming Tiger Arhat (In folk legends, he was actually recognized as the incarnation of the Taming Dragon Arhat), one of the Eighteen Arhats. His apprentice, Golden Boy, accidentally allowed the unruly White Tiger Star under his watch to escape from Heaven into the human world to cause trouble. Through cunning manipulations and machinations, the White Tiger Star causes the death of the patriotic Song dynasty general Yue Fei, absorbs the energy from Yue Fei's guardian star, and becomes more powerful in the process. As punishment for his failure to stop the White Tiger Star, Ji Gong is banished to the human world, where he is reincarnated as Li Xiuyuan. In the human world, he is destined to do good deeds such as fighting injustice and helping the poor, as well as to continue his quest of taming the White Tiger Star. He has various allies and friends, including Golden Boy, all of their romantic relationships often intertwining with the problem of the day that Ji Gong intended to solve.

Cast

See also
  • Ji Gong, the main character in the series.
  • Other media about Ji Gong:
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