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Red Flower Society
The following is an incomplete list of organisations featured in works of ''wuxia'' fiction. The organisations are classified under the ''wuxia'' novels in which they appear in. Works of Huanzhulouzhu * Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu (1930-1948) ** Emei Sect 峨嵋派 ** Qingcheng Sect 青城派 ** Wudai Sect 五台派 ** Wudang Sect 武當派 ** Kunlun Sect 崑崙派 ** Mount Hua Sect 華山派 ** Kongtong Sect 崆峒派 ** Qinghai Sect 青海派 ** Xueshan Sect 雪山派 ** Huangshan 黃山派 Works of Jin Yong * ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' ** Beggars' Gang (丐幫) ** Shaolin School (少林派) ** Duan family of Dali (大理國段氏) ** Murong family of Gusu (姑蘇幕容氏) ** Lingjiu Palace (靈鷲宮) ** Mantuo Manor (曼陀山莊) ** Heroes' Gathering Manor (聚賢莊) ** Carefree School (逍遙派) ** Xingxiu School (星宿派) ** Deaf Mute School (聾啞門) ** Lords of the 36 Caves and 72 Islands (三十六洞七十二島) ** Limitless S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. According to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to be confused with Martial arts film, martial arts movies. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a () or (), either of which can be i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peach Blossom Island
Taohua Island is one of the islands of the Zhoushan Archipelago. The island is under the administration of Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. The island is mentioned many times in Louis Cha's ''Condor Trilogy The ''Condor Trilogy'' (射鵰三部曲) is a series of three wuxia novels written by Hong Kong–based Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The series is amongst the most popular of Jin Yong's works. The novels in the trilogy are: * '' The Leg ...,'' therefore gaining its popularity. Tourist attraction * The statue of Louis Cha, built in 2001 * Shengyan Monastery (at highest peak of the island; Anqi Mountain. Reachable by car from south side or by foot via a pretty tough path starting in the AAAA tourist attraction park) * Jilin Pagoda (7 floors, 38 meters high; part of the AAAA tourist attraction park) External links Official website for Taohua District Taohua Island Tourist Information Zhoushan {{Zhejiang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Mountain Sword Schools Alliance
The Five Mountain Sword Schools Alliance is a fictional alliance formed by five "orthodox" martial arts schools in the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by Jin Yong.Cha, Louis. ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. Ming Pao, 1967. The five schools specialise in swordplay and are based on the Five Great Mountains in Taoism: Mount Hua, Mount Tai, (South) Mount Heng, (North) Mount Heng and Mount Song. The alliance was initially established to counter the "evil" Sun Moon Holy Cult. However, as the story progresses, the alliance ultimately disintegrates due to mutual distrust and infighting. Mount Hua School Mount Song School The Mount Song School () is headed by Zuo Lengchan, who is also the nominal chief of the alliance. It is based on the same mountain as the Shaolin School but situated on a different peak. The ambitious and ruthless Zuo Lengchan wishes to consolidate power by intimidating the other four schools to submit to him and merge into the Mount Song Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in Hong Kong in the newspaper ''Ming Pao'' from 20 April 1967 to 12 October 1969. The Chinese title of the novel, ''Xiao Ao Jiang Hu'', literally means to live a carefree life in a mundane world of strife. Alternate English translations of the title include ''The Wandering Swordsman'', ''Laughing in the Wind'', ''The Peerless Gallant Errant'', and ''The Proud and Gallant Wanderer''. Another alternative title, ''State of Divinity'', is used for some of the novel's adaptations. Plot In the '' jianghu'' (martial artists' community), there is a highly coveted martial arts manual known as the "Bixie Swordplay Manual", which is the heirloom of the Lin family who runs the Fuwei Security Service in Fuzhou. The Qingcheng School's leader, Yu Canghai, leads his followers to massacre the Lins and seize the manual, but does not find it. Yue Buqun, the leader of the Mount Hua School — a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To Gallantry
''Ode to Gallantry'' () is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in Hong Kong from 11 June 1966 to 19 April 1967 in the newspaper ''Ming Pao''. The novel shares the same Chinese title as a poem by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, which was used as its epigraph. Plot The plot revolves around a case of mistaken identity between a pair of identical brothers. In the afterword, Jin Yong acknowledges that the story resembles some of the works of William Shakespeare (''cf.'' ''Twelfth Night'' and ''The Comedy of Errors''). The protagonist, who refers to himself as "Gouzazhong" (literally "mongrel"; a colloquialism for " bastard"), first appears as a young beggar roaming the streets of Kaifeng in search of his lost mother. He witnesses a fight between several notable figures in the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community) and meets the Shi couple and members of the Snowy Mountain School. An accident causes him to be taken away by Xie Yanke, an eccentric martial art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hua School
The Mount Hua Sect, also known as the Huashan Sect, is a fictional martial arts sect mentioned in several works of ''wuxia'' fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox sects in the '' wulin'' (martial artists' community). It is named after the place where it is based, Mount Hua. The sect appears in three of Jin Yong's novels. There is a real-life Mount Hua Sect which has hardly any association with martial arts. It was founded in the Song dynasty by Hao Datong, one of the "Seven Immortals of Quanzhen", who also appears as a character in Jin Yong's ''Condor Trilogy''.Cha, Louis. ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (射鵰英雄傳). ''Ming Pao'', 1957. However, in wuxia fiction, these two sects do not have any connection. History In ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', set in the Yuan dynasty, the Mount Hua Sect is briefly mentioned to be one of the six leading orthodox sects in the ''jianghu''.Cha, Louis. ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. ''Ming Pao'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongtong School
The Kongtong School is a martial arts school mentioned in several works of ''wuxia'' fiction. It is commonly featured as a leading orthodox school in the ''jianghu'' (martial artists' community). It is named after the place where it is based, the Kongtong Mountains. History According to legend, the Kongtong School was founded by Mulingzi (), who in his childhood had met an immortal in the Kongtong Mountains and learnt extraordinary martial arts. Mulingzi attained a remarkable level of prowess in martial arts and led Kongtong towards its rise to prominence in the ''jianghu'' as one of the major orthodox schools alongside Shaolin, Wudang, and others. Mulingzi is known for his most powerful skill, the Seven Harms Fist (), Cha, Louis. ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (倚天屠龍記). ''Ming Pao'', 1961. and his chivalry. Mulingzi hated villainy so he often roamed the ''jianghu'' in his younger days as a ''youxia'' to help the poor and punish the wicked. In his later years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunlun School
The Kunlun School is a mostly fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of ''wuxia'' fiction. It is usually featured as a leading orthodox school in the '' jianghu / wulin'' (martial artists' community). It is named after the place where it is based, the Kunlun Mountains in western China, near modern Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces. Due to its geographical location, it was hardly known to martial artists in the ''jianghu'' before its rise to prominence. There is however a sect of folk Taoism that bares the same name, although the later is based more on traditional Chinese metaphysical practices rather than martial arts. History The school's history traces back to the Zhou dynasty during the reign of King Wu. According to legend, its founders were the semi-mythological figures Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun. The latter had 12 apprentices, who later became the Twelve Elders of Kunlun. Although Kunlun has its roots in Taoism, its members do not strictly follow Taoist cust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emei School
The Emei School is a fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of ''wuxia'' fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox schools in the '' jianghu'' (martial artists' community). It is named after the place where it is based, Mount Emei. History In Jin Yong's ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', the Emei School is founded during the early Yuan dynasty by Guo Xiang around the same time as when the Wudang School is established. Cha, Louis. ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. ''Ming Pao'', 1961. Guo Xiang is the sole surviving member of the Guo family from '' The Return of the Condor Heroes''. She escapes during the Battle of Xiangyang with the Heaven Reliant Sword (), becomes a powerful martial artist, and roams the ''jianghu'' as a ''youxia''. At the age of 40, she becomes a Buddhist nun and establishes the Emei School on Mount Emei. Her apprentice, Abbess Fengling, succeeds her as the leader of the Emei School. Fengling is later, in turn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Cult
The Ming Cult is a fictional cult and martial arts school featured in the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong, first published in serial form from 1961 to 1963. It is also briefly mentioned in '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', another novel also by Jin Yong. It is loosely based on Manichaeism, an actual gnostic religion which originated in Persia in the 3rd century CE and later spread to other parts of the world, including China. The cult's headquarters is at Bright Peak () in the Kunlun Mountains and it has several other bases spread throughout China. Its most powerful skills are the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" () and the "Martial Arts of the Holy Flame Tablets" (). Background in the novel In ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', the Ming Cult is also known as the "Cult of Mani" () to martial artists in the ''jianghu'' but its more common name is "Mo Jiao" (), which literally means "Demonic Cult". The cult originated in Persia and spread to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wudang School
The Wudang School, sometimes also referred to as the Wu-Tang Clan, is a fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of Chinese ''wuxia'' fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox schools in the '' wulin'' (martial artists' community). It is named after the place it is based, the Wudang Mountains. The Wudang School is featured most prominently in Jin Yong's novels ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' and '' The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' as a major power in the ''wulin'', usually alongside Shaolin. Liang Yusheng's works also depict Wudang as the leader of all orthodox schools in the ''wulin''. Most of its members are priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts. However, unlike Shaolin's Buddhist monks, Wudang members are allowed to marry and start families. In some ''wuxia'' stories, Wudang has female members as well. History The school was founded in the early Yuan dynasty by Zhang Sanfeng.Cha, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber
''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'', also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, Jin Yong (Louis Cha) and the third part of the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''. It was first serialised from 6 July 1961 to 2 September 1963 in the Hong Kong newspaper ''Ming Pao''. Jin Yong revised the novel in 1979 with a number of amendments and additions. A second revision was published in early 2005, incorporating later thoughts and a lengthier conclusion. It also introduced many changes to the plot and cleared up some ambiguities in the second edition, such as the origin of the ''Nine Yang Manual''. As typical of some of his other novels, Jin Yong included elements of Chinese history in the story, such as featuring historical figures like Hongwu Emperor, Chen Youliang, Chang Yuchun and Zhang Sanfeng. The political and ethnic clash between the Han Chinese Red Turban Rebellion, rebels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
