The Deer and the Cauldron (鹿鼎记, Lù Dǐng Jì) is a 2014 Chinese series starring Han Dong and Wei Qian Xiang. It's one of the many, many adaptations of The Deer and the Cauldron by Jin Yong.
Like the novel, the series revolves around Wei Xiao Bao and his adventures as the unwilling pawn of both the emperor and the revolutionaries.
The series can be watched on YouTube
and on Viki with English subtitles.
Contains examples of:
- Actor Allusion: The first episode has a brief reference to the 2011 series All Men Are Brothers, which Han Dong (Wei Xiao Bao) and Jin Song (Mao Shi Ba) were both in.
- Anti-Hero: Wei Xiao Bao, like in the novel.
- Historical Domain Character: The Kangxi Emperor is one of the main characters.
