Hero of the Times
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| Also known as | New Fong Sai-yuk |
| Chinese | 新方世玉 |
| Literal meaning | New Fang Shiyu |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīn Fāng Shìyù |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Screenplay by | Chen Disheng |
| Story by | Xu Shengliang |
| Directed by | Hu Mingkai |
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| Opening theme | "Nameless Pawn" (无名小卒) by Dick and Cowboy |
| Ending theme | "Loved Well" (好好爱过) by Yvonne Lim |
| Composer | Redwan Ali |
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| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yuan Zaixian |
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| Editor | Xu Jiayan |
| Running time | ≈45 minutes per episode |
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| Release | 1999 – 2000 |
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Hero of the Times is a Singaporean-Taiwanese wuxia television series based on legends about Fang Shiyu, a fictional Chinese folk hero and martial artist who lived during the Qing dynasty. It was co-produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore and Taiwan's China Television, directed by Hu Mingkai, and starred Vincent Zhao as Fang Shiyu. It was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) from late 1999 to early 2000.