Wind and Cloud, also known as Fung Wan and The Storm Riders, is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series Fung Wan. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho starred as the titular protagonists. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002, and was followed by Wind and Cloud 2 in 2004.

Wind and Cloud
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Also known asFung Wan
The Storm Riders
Traditional Chinese風雲
Simplified Chinese风云
Literal meaningWind and Cloud
Hanyu PinyinFēng Yún
JyutpingFung1 Wan4
GenreWuxia
Based onFung Wan
by Ma Wing-shing
Screenplay byWen Lifang
Directed byHsu Chin-liang
Presented byZhu Yongde
Li Bolun
Hsu Chin-liang
StarringVincent Zhao
Peter Ho
Sonny Chiba
Wong Hei
Opening themeWind and Cloud (風雲) performed by Jiang Desheng
Ending themeForever and Ever (永遠永遠) performed by Lee E-jun
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producersZhuo Wu
Huang Jianxin
Zhong Zheng
Cai Yuling
Zhu Cheng
Liu Xiaozhong
ProducersHan Sanping
Yang Fan
Zhu Cheng
Zhu Yunhong
Zhong Conghai
Zhang Yuwei
Production locationsTaiwan
China
EditorZhu Xiaoping
Running time45 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkCTV
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Plot

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The plot is based on the first two-story arcs in the manhua series. Xiongba, the chief of the martial arts clan Under Heaven Society, learns from the prophet Nipusa that he will rise to prominence in the jianghu (martial artists' community) with the help of "Wind and Cloud". By chance, he meets two boys – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – and immediately accepts them as his apprentices. When Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are grown up, Nipusa reveals to Xiongba that his downfall will also be due to "Wind and Cloud". To prevent this from happening, Xiongba devises an elaborate scheme to make Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun destroy each other, but the plan fails. The rest of the story focuses on the character development of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, such as their relationships with their respective lovers, and their journeys to becoming top-notch fighters in the jianghu.

At one point, Xiongba is betrayed by his followers, loses his powers and finds himself at the mercy of Bu Jingyun. He promises to repent and retire permanently from the jianghu, so Bu Jingyun spares him. In the meantime, Juewushen, a Japanese warrior, arrives in China with his clan with the intention of dominating the Chinese jianghu. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun join forces to defeat Juewushen and drive away the invaders. Towards the end of the series, it is revealed that Xiongba has been secretly plotting to stage a comeback and realise his ambition of ruling the jianghu. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun combine efforts to overcome Xiongba and restore peace, thus fulfilling Nipusa's prophecy.

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