The Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain () is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the novels Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain and The Young Flying Fox by Jin Yong. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1999.
Synopsis In 1644, the Ming general Wu Sangui defected to the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and opened Shanhai Pass for the Qing invaders. Li Zicheng, the rebel leader who had overthrown the Ming dynasty, had four warriors serving under him: Miao, Fan, Tian and Hu. Besieged by Qing forces, Li Zicheng left Hu behind to protect him, while the other three warriors fought their way out to seek reinforcements. After the battle, Li Zicheng went missing while Hu pledged allegiance to Wu Sangui. The other three warriors, thinking that Hu had betrayed their lord and joined Wu Sangui, sought to kill Hu. Unknown to them, Hu was serving as a spy in Wu Sangui's camp and waiting for the chance to help Li Zicheng return to power.
For generations, Hu's descendants have been constantly attacked by their counterparts from the other three families. Hu Yidao tries to resolve the misunderstanding and instead witnesses the Miaos, Fans and Tians killing each other while fighting over a treasure hoard left behind by Li Zicheng. He leaves a note of what he saw, and retires from the jianghu with his lover Lang Jianqiu to lead a peaceful life.
Tian Guinong instigates a duel to the death between Hu Yidao and Miao Renfeng, secretly smearing poison on Miao's sword and causing Hu to die of poisoning after Miao inflicted a minor cut on him. Before dying, Lang Jianqiu entrusts her son Hu Fei to the care of the loyal servant Ping Asi, imploring Ping to remind Hu Fei to seek justice for his parents when he grows up.
Ping Asi, misunderstanding that Miao Renfeng is responsible for Hu Yidao and Lang Jianqiu's deaths, raises Hu Fei and orders the boy to learn martial arts so that he can kill Miao and avenge his parents. Years later, a grown-up Hu Fei hones his fighting abilities and matures through his experiences, becoming a highly-regarded hero nicknamed "Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain". Throughout this time, he also meets three women and starts romantic relationships with each of them: Yao Yiyi, a young hooligan who disguises herself as a man; Nie Sangqing, a young lady from a farming village; and Miao Ruolan, Miao Renfeng's daughter.
The grand finale is a duel between Hu Fei and Miao Renfeng on a snowy mountain.
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International broadcast The series was broadcast in India as Himgiri Ka Veer.
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