The Book and the Sword is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. First serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956 in the Hong Kong newspaper The New Evening Post, it is also Jin Yong's debut novel.
Chapter 10 of The Book and the Sword, from page 6 of 5 August 1955 issue of the Hong Kong newspaper New Evening Post.
Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction and low fantasy concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its populari
The Book and the Sword
…The Book and the Sword (書劍恩仇錄) is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). First serialised between 8 February 1955 and 5 September 1956 in the Hong Kong newspaper The New Evening Post, it is…
Folding screen tribute for the Legend of Condor Heroes at Jin Yong Gallery
Painting of Yang Zhi and Lin Chong fighting under Mount Liang, based on the Water Margin
Zhan Zhao, one of the main heroes of The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants
Promotional card for 1928-1931 film The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, one of the first movies to launch a wuxia craze in cinema history