Laughing in the Wind
Laughing in the Wind promotional poster
Also known as	State of Divinity The Smiling, Proud Wanderer Blood Cold and Proud Hot
Chinese	笑傲江湖
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Louis Cha
Directed by	Huang Jianzhong Yuan Bin
Starring	Li Yapeng Xu Qing
Theme music composer	Zhao Jiping
Ending theme	Xiaoao Jianghu (笑傲江湖) performed by Liu Huan and Faye Wong
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer	Zhang Jizhong
Production location	China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	CCTV
Release	2001 (2001)

Laughing in the Wind is a 2001 Chinese television series produced by Zhang Jizhong, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing in the leading roles. The series is an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2001.

Cast

International releases

Laughing in the Wind was released in the United States in a four-part DVD volume by Knight Mediacom International in 2005. A 10-DVD box set was released in 2005 in South Korea under the title Swordsman.