1. Introduction: From Rags to Revered—The Myth of the Beggar’s Sect In the intricate and highly symbolic world of Chinese Wuxia, where sects, clans, and secret societies dominate the martial arts landscape, few organizations have sustained such enduring mystique and cultural weight as the Beggar’s Sect (丐帮 Gàibāng). Far from being a marginal or comic-relief […]
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Kunlun is a martial arts novel published in 2005 by Feng Ge. Taking the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty as the historical background, the novel tells the story of Liang Xiao who grew up from a prodigal son to a generation of chivalrous men. Its plot is ups and downs, and its […]