Category: Wuxia
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Book Review of the Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong
There’s one word that I want to use to describe this novel: Sobering. In The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jing Yong, we follow the adventures of the main protagonist, Linghu Chong, as he goes from a happy-go-lucky martial arts practitioner to facing the real world where he has to deal with the nasty world of…
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What is Wuxia? Difference Between Wuxia Vs. Xianxia and Other Questions Answered.
What is Wuxia? In short, wuxia is a Chinese genre that is focused on martial arts. This is evident from the Chinese characters for wuxia, which are 武俠. The first character, 武, means martial, while the second character, 俠, means hero. However, there is much more to wuxia than simply Chinese martial arts and tales…
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Thoughts on Classic Wuxia Novels and their Future
If you’re reading this article, I assume that you already know what wuxia is. If you don’t, check out my article that answers basic questions on wuxia. When my uncle and my father recommended I take a look at some of the classic wuxia novels by Jin Yong, I’ll have to admit I was pretty…
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Poker, Dugu Nine Swords, and a Wheelmaker From Zhuangzi
What a poker game, a sword fighting technique in Jin Yong’s wuxia novels, and a wheelmaker in Zhuangzi can teach us about specific knowledge. You’re playing a game such as poker, and you have just bluffed your small hand. Your goal by bluffing is to scare all the other players into folding and quitting their…