The Young Warriors () is a 2006 Chinese costume drama television series based on stories in The Generals of the Yang Family collection. The series was jointly produced by Chinese Entertainment Shanghai and Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, starring an ensemble cast from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
In the 980s, former Later Han general Yang Ye pledges allegiance to Emperor Taizong of the Song Empire. He leads his family and followers to defend Song from invasion by the Khitan-led Liao Empire. Having served Song for years, the Yangs are viewed as an honorable, courageous and patriotic clan who protects the empire from foreign invasion.
At the Battle of Golden Beach, the Yangs fall for a conspiracy, which concludes with the deaths of Yang Ye and four of his sons, and another son becoming a prisoner-of-war. Yang Ye's last two surviving sons, Yang Yanzhao and Yang Yande, continue their family's legacy of defending the Song Empire while seeking vengeance on the conspirators.
The series' war segments were later reused in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) for the flashback scene depicting Yang Zaixing's death. The filmmakers obscured the actors' features to differentiate the two television series, but the images' compositions are the same.
The series' costume design is one of its main focal points. During its premiere, the production team hosted runway events for cast members to showcase their costumes. The Yang generals and Yelü Xie's costumes were designed based on battle armour from the Tang, Song and Liao dynasties. However, the Yangs' armour attracted the most attention, as audiences felt that they resembled samurai armour more than Chinese armour, because of their bright red and black colouring, and long narrow plates. The Song military uniform designs were featured again in The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) and A Weaver on the Horizon (2010).