Jia Yucun, a scholar, is exiled to Yangzhou and becomes a guest of the salt inspector, Lin Ruhai. He teaches Lin's daughter, Lin Daiyu, and escorts her to the Jia family's Rongguo Mansion. Jia Yucun helps Daiyu's uncle, Jia Zheng, and is reinstated. Daiyu becomes close to her cousin, Jia Baoyu, but Wang Xifeng, a daughter-in-law, schemes to marry Baoyu to Xue Baochai, a relative of the family's matriarch. When Baoyu falls ill after losing a jade, the family forces him to marry Xue Baochai, pretending that she is actually Daiyu. Daiyu is heartbroken and dies shortly after. The family eventually declines, and Baoyu becomes a monk.

Yang Guo, an orphan, is taken by Guo Jing and Huang Rong to learn martial arts in Quanzhen Sect. But he is bullied, so he becomes a disciple of Xiaolongnü from Ancient Tomb Sect. Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü fall in love, but misunderstandings drive them apart. Yang Guo searches for Xiaolongnü and fights against his senior, Li Mochou. They finally reunite and decide to marry, but their love is not accepted by society, and they face many challenges. Yang Guo also learns the truth about his father's death and his own identity. After a series of trials, Yang Guo becomes a legendary hero.

Suponghai founded the Tianlong Gang to dominate the martial arts world. His disciple, Cao Xiong, became friends with Ma Junwu from the Kunlun School, but Cao Xiong betrayed him out of jealousy for his sister Su Feifeng, who loved Ma. Cao Xiong stole the "Returning to the Origin Manual," causing chaos. Ma was helped by Bai Yunfei and later teamed up with her and others to fight against Cao Xiong's gang.

In ancient China, Emperor Yang is a tyrant who executes his ministers and neglects his people. Li Yuan, his loyal cousin, refuses to rebel against him until Emperor Yang's actions become unbearable. Li's son, Li Shimin, advises his father to raise an army against the emperor. After a successful revolt, Li Shimin becomes the Crown Prince of the new Tang Dynasty. As Li Shimin becomes more powerful, his relationship with his older brother, Li Jiancheng, deteriorates, leading to a deadly conflict.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Hong Kong in 1976.

In 1949, Hu Yixiong fled to Hong Kong as a refugee from Chaozhou. He saves a girl named Ayu and becomes embroiled with gangsters. He joins his fellow townsman Lin Si in the cigarette trade and forms a brotherhood with Lin Si and his partner Fei. After many battles with his enemies, Hu Yixiong is injured and becomes known as "Lame Hero". He designs schemes to get revenge, earns the trust of Lin Si and Fei, and manages the cigarette business. Hu Yixiong meets and marries Chen Gu Niang, and they gain power in the criminal world, forming alliances with the police and others.

During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong favored his concubine Wu Meiniang. She fell in love with the crown prince Li Zhi, and the emperor asked her to become a nun before he died, with the promise that Li Zhi would bring her back to the palace in three years. Wu returned as the Empress Dowager and eliminated her rivals. After Li Zhi's death, Wu continued to control politics, even deposing his successor, Li Zhe, and proclaimed herself as the first female emperor, changing the name of the dynasty to Zhou. With the help of loyal ministers, Li Zhe was eventually reinstated, and the Tang dynasty was restored.

In the late Ming dynasty, the son of an anti-Qing general, Yuan Chengzhi, seeks revenge for his father's death. He learns martial arts from the Golden Snake, falls in love with his daughter, and becomes a skilled fighter. Along with his companions, Chengzhi travels to find a safe haven, encountering danger and hardships along the way. He gains a following and becomes a respected leader, but ultimately decides to leave the chaos of the world behind and find peace on a remote island.

Yun Lei's grandfather Yun Jing was detained by Zhang Zongzhou for many years during his mission to the Wa State on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and later died as a result of being punished by Emperor Yingzong of Ming. Yun Lei swears to avenge him. Disguised as a man, Yun Lei goes to Beijing to find her long-lost brother Yun Zhong, and meets Zhang Danfeng and Shi Cuifeng, which leads to a series of complications. Eventually, Zhang Danfeng decides to abandon his personal grudges and prioritizes sending a map of military affairs to the official Yu Qian, while resolving to resolve the feud between the Zhang and Yun families in his own way.

Huo, a famous master of the Huo family, defeats the Zhao family in a challenge and gains fame. He later fights foreign boxers to defend Chinese martial arts. Huo and his friends face constant harassment from foreigners and struggle to promote martial arts in China. Despite opposition from his father and other martial artists, Huo establishes a martial arts school and ultimately sacrifices his life for his ideals.