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A Swordsman in Wilderness

1 season
32 episodes
Ended

Plot Summary

What can a group of idealists do to stop rampant political corruption during the Ming Dynasty? When an evil minister comes into power, he sends Ye Hongying (En-Chun Chiao), a trained killer, to go after Gu Renyuan (Zhiwen Yang) and her family for being active in a movement to end government corruption. Yang Dongqin (Fang Qi) is a dancer who also is politically active.

First Aired:February 11, 2011
Last Aired:February 11, 2011
Episode Runtime:45m

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Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

32 episodes

Aired: 2011

What can a group of idealists do to stop rampant political corruption during the Ming Dynasty? When the Eastern Depot Minister, Wei Zhong Xian, comes into power, he sends Ye Hong Ying, a trained killer, to go after Gu Ren Yuan and the activists of the Donglin Academy for being part of a movement to end his influence over the Emperor. Yang Dong Qing is a dancer who also involved and on the run. With the help of Ma Shang Fei and Hua Yi, Dong Qing helps Ren Yuan escape from Hong Ying’s dangerous clutches. But a series of events convinces Hong Ying that Ren Yuan and their new allies are on the right side of the law and decides to join them to overthrow his evil lord. Can they succeed in restoring justice to the land?