Complete Collection of Classical Martial Arts (28 Volumes in Total)

"The Complete Collection of Classical Martial Arts (28 volumes in total)" brings together the most representative martial arts novels from the Republic of China and modern times, covering the classics of ten masters. It is a comprehensive collection of Chinese old-school martial arts literature. The whole book combines fantasy, martial arts, allegory, and the style of gods and demons, showing the diverse styles of martial arts novels from realistic concerns to fantasy legends. This series of books includes: Pingjiang Buxiaosheng's "The Legend of Chivalrous Heroes", "The Legend of Modern Chivalrous Heroes" and "The Legend of Strangers in Jianghu", as the founder of the old school of martial arts, his works are magnificent, taking into account national consciousness and chivalrous feelings, and are the source of modern martial arts literature. Zhao Huanting's "The Legend of Strange Heroes" and "A Hero's Journey to the Country" feature simple narratives and heroic characters. The story centers on patriotism and revenge, inheriting the bold style of the old school of martial arts. Gong Baiyu's "Twelve Golden Darts", "Martial Arts Struggle" and "Heshuo Seven Heroes" are famous for their social satire and Jianghu anecdotes. The writing is hearty and vivid, revealing real problems, and has both the thrilling and critical colors of martial arts. Zheng Zhengyin's "Eagle Claw King" and "Eagle Claw King Continued" are famous for their descriptions of gang fights and martial arts. The scenes are hot and intense, and they truly restore the confrontation between Jianghu forces. Zhu Zhenmu's "Seven Killings Monument", "Rakshasa Madam" and "The Hidden Story of Longgang Leopard" cleverly combine reasoning, fantasy and martial arts, creating a unique style of mystery martial arts, which is both suspense and chivalry. Yao Min'ai's "The Legend of Shandong Thieves" and "The Legend of Dragons in the Four Seas" use green forests and gangs as the stage to describe the unrestrained heroes, heroic spirit and magnificent momentum. Gu Mingdao's "The Heroine of the Wild River" and "The Heroic Enmity" combine pride and tenderness, showing a strong sense of humanity in the chivalrous and tender heart. Huanzhu Louzhu's "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", "Nineteen Heroes of Qingcheng" and "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" combine gods and demons, fantasy and swordsmen, with magnificent imagination, and are known as the pioneering masterpieces of Chinese martial arts fantasy. Lu Shi'e's "Swordsmen of Jianghu", "Wonderful Heroes of Modern and Ancient Times", "Three Musketeers" and "Eight Swordsmen and Sixteen Heroes" are good at describing strange people and strange things, and constructing magnificent scenes of disputes between heroes, which are full of legend. Li Hanqiu's "The Romance of Chivalry", "Shadow in the Mirror", "Guangling Tide" and "Battlefield Orioles" are elegantly written and strangely plotted. They integrate love and chivalry, and are both lyrical and heroic. There are a total of twenty-eight works in the book, spanning all the major schools of old-school martial arts: there are fierce battles between realism and martial arts, there are also bizarre plots of strange reasoning, and there are also fantasy and magnificence where gods and demons intertwine. It is not only the essence of the martial arts novels of the Republic of China, but also the literary epitome of the traditional chivalrous spirit. It is regarded as a must-read for understanding the development of classical Chinese martial arts.