The Legend of Crazy Monk
Traditional Chinese活佛濟公
Simplified Chinese活佛济公
Hanyu PinyinHuófó Jì Gōng
GenreAncient costume comedy
Based onGuo Xiaoting's Biography of Ji Gong
Written byLin Tianyi
Directed byLin Tianyi
StarringBenny Chan
Chen Zihan
Yan Kuan
Lam Chi-chung
Zhang Liang
Xinzi
Opening themeSong of Joy快乐颂
Ending themeForgot It (忘了算了)
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes274
Production
Executive producerWang Shiwei
Production locationsLingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Production companiesShanghai Chongyuan Cultural Company
Hangzhou Baicheng Media Company
Original release
NetworkGuangdong Television/ Jiangsu Television
ReleaseDecember 27, 2010 (2010-12-27) –
January 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
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The Legend of Crazy Monk (Chinese: 活佛济公) is a Chinese television series about the life of Ji Gong. The series was directed by Lin Tianyi and based on Guo Xiaoting's classical novel Biography of Ji Gong.[1] It was a hot TV series recently in Guangdong Television, Jiangsu Television and Shenzhen Television. It is shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 at 7pm.

Cast

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Season I

Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
Story 5
Story 6
Story 7

Season II

Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
Story 5
Story 6
Story 7
Story 8
Story 9

Season 3

Story 1
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
Story 5
Story 6
Story 7
Story 8

Critical reception

The television series earned critical acclaim.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Xiaoting, Guo (2014). Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong: The Drunken Wisdom of China's Most Famous Chan Buddhist Monk. Tuttle Publishing. p. 544. ISBN 9780804843225.
  2. ^ 《济公活佛》造型雷人 林江国版哪吒笑翻观众 [Living Buddha Ji Gong— Lin Jiangguo as Zhao Bin] (in Chinese). Sina. Mar 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "zh: 江苏卫视《活佛济公》再掀三版济公大PK" [Jiangsu Satellite TV— Living Buddha Ji Gong— Big three seasons] (in Chinese). Sina. Sep 2, 2010.
  4. ^ 《活佛济公》收视爆红 郑亦桐冷艳出镜颠覆本色 [Living Buddha Ji Gong— Ratings explosion with Zheng Yitong as the subversive Hua Niang] (in Chinese). Sina. Sep 12, 2010.