The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Poster
Also known as	Dragon Sabre Yitian Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre New Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	倚天屠龍記
Simplified Chinese	倚天屠龙记
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì
Genre	Wuxia
Based on	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Louis Cha
Screenplay by	Liu Yi Wang Xuejing Cao Yiming Ma Shuai
Directed by	Yu Min
Starring	Deng Chao Ady An Liu Jing
Opening theme	Huaxia Yingxiong (华夏英雄) performed by Deng Chao
Ending theme	Hongchen Liange (红尘恋歌) performed by Ady An and Cong Haonan
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	Song Yaping
Producers	Zhang Jizhong Song Songlin Zhao Guangbin
Production location	China
Cinematography	Yu Min Guan Jianxiong
Editors	Zhang Jin Yu Hui
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Production companies	Huayi Brothers Beijing Cathay Media
Original release
Network	Wenzhou TV
Release	23 October 2009 (2009-10-23)
Related
The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006)

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is a final instalment of a television trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003) and The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006). Unlike the previous adaptations, this remake is the first to be primarily based on the third edition of the novel. The series was first broadcast on Wenzhou TV in China in October 2009.

Cast

Production

Shooting lasted five months, between 18 October 2008 and 16 March 2009. Locations include the Wudang Mountains, Peach Blossom Island, Longyou Grottoes, Wuyi Mountains and Hengdian World Studios.

Renaming of "Shaolin School" to "Monks' School"

In the series, the Shaolin School (or Shaolin Monastery) has been renamed to "Monks' School" (僧人派). The change is believed to be because the producers wanted to avoid trademark infringement, since Shaolin Monastery has officially registered "Shaolin" as a trademark and has been involved in lawsuits with commercial companies over the use of "Shaolin" as a brand name or trademark.^[1]