Legend of Chusen (2016)

2016 c-drama Legend of Chusen



Legend of Chusen 诛仙青云志 or Noble Aspirations is a big-budget xianxia based on a novel Zhu Xian written by Xiao Ding 萧鼎All the excitement surrounding the drama is largely due to casting where names like Angelababy where thrown into the pot until it secured its leads in Li Yi Feng and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying, two of the most sought after stars today. The genre as a whole is getting a lot of love these days that even c-pop idol boyband TF Boys is appearing in the series, no doubt to cater to younger fans.


Li Yi Feng in 2016 fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen

 
Legend of Chusen is about Zhang Xiao Fan, a young man with mediocre skills made up by an abundance in determination to become a martial arts hero of the Qing Yun Sect. Li Yi Feng once again plays a character that has an alternate persona, Sword of Legends much? It really looks and feels like a reboot of himself as Bai Li Tu Su, which is not a bad thing considering the former’s success.


On the other hand, Zhao Li Ying hahs been getting flak for not fitting the bill as Bi Yao. I find the backlash unexpected given that she is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful faces in the Chinese entertainment but her first stills with the bangs pretty much says it all.

No wonder people are making comparisons to cosplayer Qiu Xiao Chen and some netizens even took it upon themselves to photoshop their own version of Zhao Li Ying as Bi Yao, the way that it should be. At least the production team seems to be listening since the recent batch of promotional stills have improved by leaps and bounds and this could actually turn out to be good. 

Release Date: July 31, 2016 (eng subs available on Viki

If you are a fan of xianxia, you can also check out Chinese to English novel translations on volare.

Li Yi Feng in Legend of Chusen

Zhao Li Ying in Legend of Chusen

Yang Zi in Legend of Chusen

Cheng Yi in Legend of Chusen
Qin Jun Jie in Legend of Chusen
Zhao Liying as Bi Yao

 

Zhao Li Ying in 2016 fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Ying in 2016 fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Ying in 2016 fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen

Qiu Xiao Chen cosplay in fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen

TF Boys as the younger versions of Zhuxian cast
2016 fantasy wuxia Chusen starring Li Yi Feng and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying

2016 fantasy wuxia Chusen starring Li Yi Feng and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying

2016 Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen aka Zhu Xian
2016 Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen aka Zhu Xian

2016 fantasy wuxia Chusen starring Li Yi Feng and Yang Zi

2016 fantasy wuxia Chusen starring Li Yi Feng and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying

2016 fantasy wuxia Chusen starring Li Yi Feng and Zanilia Zhao Li Ying
TF Boys in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
TF Boys in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
TF Boys in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Yang Zi in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Yang Zi in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Yin in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Li Yi Feng in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Yang Zi in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Ying in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Ying in Chinese fantasy wuxia Legend of Chusen
Zhao Li Ying n 2016 c-drama Legend of Chusen
Li Yi Feng in 2016 c-drama Legend of Chusen
Zanilia Zhao Li Ying in 2016 best Chinese fantasy drama Legend of Chusen
Yang Zi in 2016 best Chinese fantasy drama Legend of Chusen
Tina Tang in 2016 best Chinese fantasy drama Legend of Chusen
2016 best Chinese fantasy drama Legend of Chusen
Chinese fantasy drama Legend of Chusen Jiao Jun Yan
Source: Newyx, DuiTang, Douban

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