Mar 11, 2006 · In ancient and medieval combat, the arm-carried shield was often an indispensable weapon. That said, we almost never see it in wuxia stories...at least not among …

The vast majority of popular wuxia stories are set no earlier than the Sung Dynasty. Most wuxia stories of note are set in the Sung, Yuan, Ming, or Qing eras. Years ago, fans at the Yushy …

Mar 4, 2008 · Revenge is a constant pursuit of many characters in wuxia fiction. It seems like most characters are looking to get back at somebody for something at some point or another. …

Feb 28, 2012 · Funniest WuXia Novel and Character. I wonder, who do you think is the funniest character in all the WuXia stuffs you've read? An which book do you think is the funniest? For …

Jan 27, 2012 · I'm translating one of Cang Yue's shorter works and thought it would be good to know a little more about her, since the newer wuxia writers haven't gotten much coverage in …

The movies probably came much closer to what life in a wuxia world would actually have been like, and the various novelists have varied amount of blood and gore they describe in their …

I have a fondness for charlatan characters; it's fun to watch them skillfully deceive people, and equally enjoyable to see their fraud being unraveled. Qiu Qianren has a LEGENDARY …

Jun 3, 2007 · Announcing Wuxia Wiki As you're all no doubt aware, Wuxiapedia is pretty awesome. But it hasn't been updated in a long time, for whatever reason, and so it's never …

May 21, 2007 · The world of wuxia fiction is far removed in both time and character from the modern world in which we live today. Because most of the wuxia fiction popular today was …

Feb 2, 2004 · Ever since the passing of Jin Yong, Huang Yi and Gu Long, are there any other good wuxia authors out there? I know Priest wrote Word Of Honor but the story was nothing …