Notes about Sword and Fairy 1

Info from Baidu, adapted and edited from the machine translation, videos from YouTube or Weibo (all pictures link to their sources).

   "The play is a remake of the first Chinese Paladin drama of 2005, which was an adaptation of the game Sword and Fairy  / Chinese Paladin (仙剑奇侠传) by Softstar Entertainment"    

• director :  Yang Long 杨龙  ; assistant director Yong Maojun 雍茂军 ;  "group B" director and assistant : Chao Hua 曹华 and Liu Chaoliang 刘朝亮.
• screenwriters : Li Zhe   李喆 ;  Qian Yanan 钱亚楠 ; Zhang Xinwen 张馨文 ; Su Yi  苏怡 ; Li Jing 李婧 ; Ye Tianai叶天爱
• producers: Sun Zhonghuai 孙忠怀 ; general manager/producer Wang Juan 
• chief producers :  Li Eryun 李尔云 ,   Gao Jinxi  高金玺
  
• executive producers : Zhou Haonan 周皓 ; Xu Jian 徐健 ; Wang Qiannan 王倩楠, Zheng Tao 郑涛
  
• producers : Wang Hanxian 汪悍贤 ; Hu Bo 胡泊 ; Wang Haiyang 王海洋 ; co-producer Zhao Liang 赵靓
• Production company :    Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd. (Project filed in November 2020) ; Penguin Film 企鹅影视 ; Taiyang Yi Yang 太阳亿阳
  
• Dubbing director  : Wang Xiaoyan 王晓燕
• Filming locations :     Hengdian Film and Television City
  
• Shooting dates : March 17, 2021,  in Hengdian to November 19, 2021. 
• In December 2023, the play was renamed from the original title "Fairy Sword" to "See Xiaoyao Again"

• Premiere date :     April 2, 2024  Tencent Video [Tengxun shipin 腾讯视频] daily episodes until April 19, 2024  also on  iQiyi
• Number of Episodes :     40  (each having a duration of 45 minutes)  34 episodes as of April 23 on WeTV.
• Drama Weibo   (11,000 fans as of April 23)

"Li Xiaoyao, who dreamed of becoming a hero since childhood, meets the isolated girl Zhao Ling'er and escorts her to find her mother. On the way, Li Xiaoyao meets the unruly sect leader's daughter Lin Yueru, the talented scholar Liu Jinyuan, the strange Miao girl Anu, and her loyal guard Tang Yu, six young people with different origins and different personalities. They aim to take on the world, stumbling along the way to grow up. Their friendship bond also grows. Although in the end, Zhao Ling'er and the leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult die together, and Lin Yueru also dies in the Demon Locking Tower in order to save her companions, the six people went through the test of life and death, and finally restored the peace of the world."  (Baidu)

GIF from WeTV opening animation screenshots

"In ancient times, the five great beasts of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth, wreaked havoc on the world. Nüwa (*), unable to bear the sufferings of living beings, concentrated the power of earth, to forge five spiritual beads to suppress the beasts.  After the beads scattered across the human realm, the beasts' leader, Water Demon Beast, was reborn through water, bringing destruction once more. For centuries, noone could stand against the beast, until a young man suddenly emerged (riding the sword), known as Xiaoyao the Hero. He battled the Demon Beast underwater for seven days and nights with the surface alternately roiling and surging with giant waves. Then, all became calm..."  (and Xiaoyao woke up from his dream to the sound of his aunts' banging on her metal pot to rouse him!)

Nüwa and Fuxi painted on    a 184x85x75cm piece of fabric unearthed from a Tang Dynasty tomb along the Silk Road in today’s Xinjiang Province.

(*) Nüwa 女媧  and Fuxi 伏羲 are, according to ancient Chinese mythology, the creator gods of Earth and mankind, often depicted as a couple with human head and torso and snake-like lower body.  Fuxi and Nüwa were brother and sister who, after being the only survivors of a great flood, got tasked with repopulating the world.  They created vast numbers of clay figures, which they brought to life through divine assistance.  Nûwa patched the holes in Heaven with five colored stones, and she used the legs of a tortoise to mend the pillars that keep Heaven above the Earth. Fuxi was the first Emperor and the siblings lived on the fabled mount Kunlun.   They are most often represented together with tails winding like a double helix (which to modern people looks like DNA!); Nüwa hold a compass, and Fuxi holds a square ruler (used by carpenters); beneath their feet is the Moon (yin principle) and over them is the sun (yang principle), while major constellations are scattered around them.   Nüwa remains, in Chinese folk religion, one of the most venerated Chinese goddesses alongside Guanyin and Mazu.

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	Dong Dongdong  董冬冬 (born February  6, 1981)  has composed dozens of OST songs and music pieces since 2010) He is the husband of Chen Xi.  --- Weibo	Chen Xi 陈曦 (born 1981-Feb-06) composer and lyricist. Graduated in law but changed career, and studied in 2019 at the Berklee College of Music. She has also composed the music for hundreds of songs and several high profile drama OST songs since 2022 Who Rules The World.  --- Weibo
	Chen Yuren 陈宇任 , aka Funck, is a Taiwanese and a famous but low-key and talented lyricist and composer. He has composed many popular Chinese songs, such as "Sun and Moon in My Heart"《心中的日月》 for Wang Leehom王力宏, Elva Hsiao's "Postcards from Fifth Avenue"...	Liu Tao  刘韬  aka Yu Wenshuo 宇文硕, is a composer, film and television music producer. Graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and PhD in film and music composition from the University of Southern California (USC). He has composed for games, dramas, and movies such as  "The Wandering Earth".  Winner of 4 Best Music Awards at film festivals in China, and abroad (USA, Germany...) since 2011.

Composer Liu Tao 刘韬  was in charge of soundtrack ; composer Dong Dongdong  composed four songs, including the theme and ending songs.

OST Soundtrack (Baidu list) - links to Chinese lyrics and singer pages.  On April 1,  the production released an MV titled《蝶恋》(Butterfly Love") ; release history :

MVs to listen to (Peachey Blossom made several lyrics MVs with Hanzi, Pinyin, and English tranlation, available on Youtube - click on pictures, linked to the MVs.)

Sarann also made a "complete OST" lyrics MV with optional English subtitles, available on YouTube (Release on: 2024-04-05 and 2024-04-17 Playlist contains 4 Singles + 2 Studio Albums) ; it includes a special song at 35:14 "Finally Understood" 《终于明白》  sung by Li Angxing/Tong Yu 李昂星/童宇 (original singer: 动力火车 :

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The characters are listed according to order of appearance, in the locations described in the drama. Main Cast identified characters are on gold background.   The numbers in brackets are linked to the Alphabetical  list of characters. Pictures and Gif link to their sources.

(Warning : Character Gallery  under construction as of April 23, 2024)

Character (screenshot pictures  linked to episodes)		Actor/Actress (v: voice actor/actress) Some here are unknown to MDL
	[1] Lǐ Xiāoyáo 李逍遥 Orphan of two heroes, he aspired to become a hero too, and set out to first get a life saving medicine for his aunt, and next go discover the world and find out more about his parents. While he had set out to save his aunt from poisoning, he found that he had a forgotten past and promise with Zhao Ling'er and he married her. But they were soon separated and he forgot his past once more despite finding and saving her from the Nanzhao villains and meeting her again and following her on their adventurous journey.  (episode 1 onwards)	Hé Yǔ 何与  aka Hé Yíqiān  何宜谦, b. August 26, 1996 in Yinchuan, Ningxia - Weibo (v:  Sū ShàngQīng 苏尚卿) 180cm (5'10") - An actor and producer, he is a  graduate in Architecture from  Chongqing University, who further studied at Victoria University in Vancouver before moving on to Liu Tianchi Performance Workshop. In 2018, he co-produced the CCTV documentary "China Business Card" with Jiang Yiyan. He debuted as an actor in 2018 shooting the 2019 web series Lovely Swords Girl. He  has played in 2 movies and 10 dramas, including as Furong Jun in 2024 xianxia The Legend of Shen Li. -- Fandom Name: Dǎo Yǔ  岛与 (Island) 4.551 million fans on Weibo.
	[1b] Young Lǐ Xiāoyáo Brief glimpses of him being carried by his dad, and other moments. (ep.1)	Xiào Tiānrén肖添仁, aka Rain Xiao, b.Oct.8, 2009 in Shenzhen --Weibo He has appeared in about forty dramas since 2019. He played young Mo Fang in 2024 The Legend of Shen Li, and got his first main role in 2022 sitcom Dreams Can Come True. Fandom Name: Xiào TiānRén 小甜仁 ; Fandom Color: Light Blue
	[2] Aunt Lǐ (Lǐ dàniáng 李大娘，Lǎobǎn niáng 老板娘) Owner of the Yuhang Xiaoyao inn, Li Furong had raised Li Xiaoyao after his parents left him. She scolded him for his idle dreams of becoming a jianghu hero, and was strict with his doing chores.  But after he saved her life with a magic medicine, she saved him from the Nanzhao villains using a wugong move of Cloud Piercing Palm that LXY was unaware of. She was surprised by ZLE's familiarity with LXY but she knew about the "worry free" poison causing loss of memory, and supported that ZLE try to establish a new relationship with him. Later, she let him chose his own way. Before he left to catch a ship to travel with Ling'er, she gave him his father's sword and two manuscripts of martial arts moves of Dragon Pick and Heart Freezing Art that his parents had developed. (ep.1-3.)	Yáng Kūn 杨昆 or 楊昆 b.Dec.2, 1961 in Kunming, Yunnan. -- Weibo She studied at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. and is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese Federation of Literary and Art Circles. She has been playing in many dramas and three movies since 1987, and played the same Aunt Li role in the original 2005 Chinese Paladin.
	[3] NánZhào leader (Nán zhào tóulǐng 南诏头领) Leader of the group of three mysterious "businessmen" who had come to stay at Aunt Li's inn.  Li Xiaoyao overheard them speaking of a fairy island.   When later Li Xiaoyao inquired where the island was because his aunt needed the resurrection medicine, he lent to LXY his "sky breaking hammer to dispel the miasma on the island" he had heard about, if LXY managed to get there, and gave him a pill to protect him from that miasma.  But he had a hidden agenda to invade Fairy Island, make LXY forget his past, and capture ZLE. (ep.1-2.)	Ruǎn Shèng wén 阮圣文 b.20 July, 194 in Rui'an, Wenzhou, Zhejiang --Weibo He graduated in 2002 from the Beijing Dance Academy, and has played in 6 movies and many dramas since 2008. He is also an advertising model. Fandom Name: 阮糖 [Ruǎn táng, a play on his given name and the word for "gummy candy"  软糖]
	[4] Drunk Sword Immortal (jiǔ jiàn xiān 酒剑仙) A beggar fond of osmanthus wine, he recognized Li Xiaoyao as "the chosen one" and taught Li Xiaoyao how to master the sword technique of the Shushan sect, using his spiritual energy, after LXY came back from the fairy island. (ep.1-2)	Wú Yuè 吴樾 or 吴越 b.25 Apr.1976 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei -- Weibo Graduate from the Central Academy of Drama, Actor in a lot of dramas and movies since 1995, (also director and screenwriter of a 2020 drama), he is talented in martial arts. Fandom Name: 樾饼 [Yuè bǐng, a play on his given name and the word for "mooncake"]
	[5] Wáng Xiǎohǔ 王小虎 He was being bullied by a pack of boys because he claimed his grandpa had been cured by a magic pill from the fairy island. Li Xiaoyao broke up the fight.  Later, he came to warn Li Xiaoyao that his aunt had fainted. (ep.1, 3)	Gāo Yúchuān 高禺川 b.Dec.23, 2004 --Weibo Teen actor. Since his debut in 2021  Faith Makes Great, he has appeared in 3 dramas.
	[6] Village kid (cūn tóng 村童) He was bullying Xiaohu with other village kids and next targeted Li Xiaoyao for being a dreamer and the son of a thief! (ep.1.)	Zhèng Shànxī  郑善熙 b.Sept. 2012 Douban He has played small parts in 3 movies and 3 dramas since 2022 A Lifelong Journey.
	[7] Village kid's older brother  (cūn tóng gēgē 村童哥哥) He was going to help the bullies and fight but Li Xiaoyao found a better trick to punish him! (ep.1.)	Wú Yìjiā  吴逸迦 b. April 8, 1991 in Anhui --Weibo He has played in 10 movies and more than a dozen dramas since 2014, including in 2020 The Romance of Tiger and Rose, 2022 Who Rules the World...  Support as "Nan Bo" in The Substitute Princess's Love, from April 26, 2024 on iQiyi.
	[8] Dīng Xiānglán 丁香兰 She was a seamstress also selling red bean congee at a stall, where Li Xiaoyao stopped on his own food delivery run. Zhang Si had a crush on her and he brought her to administer the magic pill to Aunt Li while LXY was recovering from near drowning. (ep.1-3.)	Yè Sītóng  叶思浵  b.May 16, 1994  --Weibo She debuted in a 2015 movie and has played in 3 movies and 10 dramas since 2018 Negotiator.
	[9] Dīng Xiùlán 丁秀兰 She was the seamstress who had Li Xiaoyao's clothes ready, in her shop beside her sister's stall. She asked him if he knew about the old Wáng salt seller's having been healed by a magic cure. (ep.1, 3)	Qiū Jiāqí 邱嘉棋 aka Kiki  b. Jan.21, 1997  in Zhejiang  --Weibo This is her 6th appearance in a drama since 2021 Faith Makes Great.
	[10] Zhāng Sì  张四 ("Fourth Brother Zhang") The fisherman who Aunt Li had recommended Li Xiaoyao not forget on his food delivery run. He confirmed the fairy island rumor.   Later he fished him out of the sea, saving LXY from drowning while he was trying to swim back to Fairy Island. (ep.1-2.)	Huáng Xīn  黄鑫 b. Nov.25, 1999 --Weibo A graduate of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, he has acted in about 17 dramas since 2019 including as ML in 2024 Miss You Forever.
	[11] Hóng dàfū 洪大夫 ("Physician Hong") He was the doctor who came to check on Aunt Li after she fainted ; he gave up on her because she was old and worn out, and looked like she had been poisoned. (ep.1-2)	Wāng Jiānxīn 汪坚辛 b. April 22, 1954 in Wuxi, Jiangsu His father was an opera performer and his mother was a stage performer. He has played in many dramas since 2009.
	[14] Wáng Xiǎohǔ's father  (Wáng Xiǎohǔ  diē 王小虎爹) Li Xiaoyao met him at the teahouse where Mr Wáng asked him about how he got the pill to save his aunt. LXY had forgotten that his aunt was ever sick! (ep.2-3)	Zhū Jiāzhèn 朱嘉镇  He has acted in many movies and dramas since 2004.
	[19] Boss Fāng  (Fāng lǎobǎn 方老板) He was the capain of the ship that Aunt Li thought would sail all the way to Nanzhao, but he was not going further than Suzhou.  Two passengers on the ship explained that it was dangerous to travel to Nanzhao because of a drought and of the fight between Witch Moon Sect (巫月教) and Moon Worship sect (). (ep.3)	Zhāng Lěi  张磊 b.Nov. 25, 1980 in Qingdao --Weibo Graduate from Central Academy of Drama. He has appeared in 85+ dramas since 2001 and 36 movies since he made his official acting debut in 2009 movie Stubborn Robot (he had already played a small part in a 1977 movie). He was also a producer of the 2022 drama adaptation of Side Story of Fox Volant. He is married to actress Sunny Hao (郝文婷)

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Nánzhào imperial  palace  (南诏王宫)

Cānglán Hall (沧澜殿  Cānglán diàn) "Deep blue waves hall"

Character		Actor/Actress
	[15] Moon Worship Sect Leader  (bài yuè jiàozhǔ 拜月教主) The mysterious hooded, white hair and white bearded sect leader received news that LXY had been given "worry free" poison and that the princess had been sent to him. (ep.2)	Wáng Jìnsōng  王劲松 (Baidu) b.Nov.15, 1967 in Wuyi, Jiangsu Weibo  Actor and producer, he has received several awards and acted in many movies and dramas since 1997.
	[16] Guǐ Yīng鬼鹰 ("Ghost Eagle") He was a disciple of the Bai Yue /Moon Worship sect reporting to his leader. (ep.2)	Sūn Yìfán 孙亦凡 b.August 26, 1993 in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Weibo Ewen Sun, graduate from Central Academy of Drama, is an actor and producer.  He has acted in over a score dramas since 2018 Untouchable Lovers.
	[17] Wizard King (wū wáng 巫王) He was plagued with frequent headaches, and wanted the Queen, Qing'er, whom he thought dead, and Ling'er back.  (ep.3)	Qiū XīnZhì 邱心志  b. March 31, 1968 in Taipei --Weibo  (v: Yán Míng 严明) He has acted in many dramas and movies since 1994. He was married 2005-2012 with actress Wang Yi Xuan, with whom he has 2 sons, the eldest born 2006. Fandom Name: 丘比特 [Qiūbǐtè =Cupid]
	[18] Elder Shí (Shí zhǎnglǎo 石长老) He had been searching for Ling'er, but he believed the Queen was the King's obsession. He blamed the Li couple, for having stolen a spiritual Bead, and caused severe disruptions causing the flight of the Queen.  (ep.3)	Guō Jūn 郭军 b.Oct. 1, 1968 in Beijing --Weibo Actor and screenwriter, skilled in martial arts, horseback riding, and opera. He has played in about 54 dramas since 1997 Water Margin, and in 3 movies, including 2004 House of Flying Daggers.
	[19] Ā Nú  阿奴 The young daughter of the Witch Moon sect leader was eager to discover the world outside Nanzhao. She was thrilled to be sent to the Central Plains on a mission to recover the 5 spiritual beads. But less so, initially, to be saddled with Tang Yu as guard.  But during her journey, she warmed up to him, while making new friends. (ep3 onwards)	Hú Yìxuán 胡意旋 b.Jan.31, 1995 i Zhaotong, Yunnan -- Weibo (v: Liú Ruǐ 刘蕊)  Graduated from Xijing university, she left with a bag to discover new cities. She has played in 15+dramas since her debut in 2017  drama I Cannot Hug You ; FL in 2018 TV series I'm a Pet At Dali Temple. Awarded the 2020 Golden Bud - The Fifth Network Film And Television Festival: New Force of the Year.   She sang the theme song Sunny Date (晴天约会) for 2021  Unforgettable Love. Fandom Name: YìRén 意人; Fandom Color: Lemon Yellow
	[20] Táng Yù 唐钰 He caught Ā Nú when she was running away from home out of boredom. He was tasked to guard her on her mission. Stern and cold, he warmed up to the lively girl and fell in love with her, despite it clashed with his hidden agenda as spy for the opposing Moon Worship sect. (ep.3 onwards)	Yè ShèngJiā  叶盛佳 b.Oct.11, 1994 in Zhejiang --Weibo After graduating from Ningbo university, he had two years of modeling experience. Since 2019, he has been acting in about 10 dramas.  Fandom Name: Ài Yè  艾叶 ("mugwort leaves")
	[21] Nánméng ruler (Nánméng zhǔ 南盟主) "Lady of the South" She was worried about the long drought and about the Moon Worship sect eager to destroy her people. She reminded her daughter that, ten years before, the Sacred Lady of their sect had sacrificed herself to suppress the Water Demon Beast, but she feared that it was at large again.  So, she sent her daughter on a mission to find princess Ling'er in the Central Plains, bring her back, and retrieve the 5 spiritual beads "sacred relics of their sect". She entrusted her with a holy spirit bead (Shènglíng zhū 圣灵珠) that would change color when it got near the ones looked for : red for the fire spiritual bead, blue for the water one, green for the wind one, purple for the thunder one, yellow for the earth one. (ep.3)	Yáng Míngnà   杨明娜, b.杨旻娜 Sept.27, 1976 in Shanghai. --Weibo (v: Lǐ Shěnqiàn 李沈倩) 164cm tall.   A graduate from Shanghai Theater Academy, she appeared as supporting cast in 4 movies since 1998 and about a hundred dramas since 1997, including 2024 Blossoms in Adversity, 2023 Lost You Forever, 2021 The Long Ballad and Falling Into Your Smile.... "She is known for playing intelligent and independent women." She also often plays mother roles since the mid 2010s. She was Fox Spirit in 2005 Chinese Paladin. She is married to actor Li Jin Rong. Fandom Name:  Pearl (Míngzhū 明珠)

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