This book follows the growth of a martial arts prodigy during the late Qing and Republican eras. He spends years studying and training in martial arts as a child, ventures out into the wider world as a young man, matches wits with the Japanese army during the War of Resistance, and fights the reactionaries to the death during the Liberation War. With his burning passion, he makes an indelible contribution to passing on and advancing martial arts in the new China. His life is the story of an ordinary man’s journey from humble beginnings to masterhood. Though beset by hardships, he ultimately achieves success.
