Fujian Flying Leopard

"The Flying Leopard in the Sea of ​​Fujian" is a soul-stirring martial arts epic. It takes the life of the eminent Shaolin monk Shi Gaosen as the main line and tells the story of how Lin Afeng, a young man from southern Fujian, experienced pirates, became a monk, traveled, resisted the war, and went to Southeast Asia, and finally became the founder of the "Forty-nine Legends of Southern Shaolin". The novel begins in 1898 with the tide in Lingtou Village, Quanzhou, and follows him to become a disciple of Cao Biao, receive the ordination of Huijing, rush to the aid of Shaolin, and travel to Singapore. He integrates fists, medicine, and Buddhism into the "Zen Martial Arts" three-flavor true fire, and protects the blood of overseas Chinese amidst the iron hooves of colonialism, Japanese artillery fire, and ethnic conflicts. The author uses martial arts as his bones and historical biographies as his soul. He uses 100,000 words to describe the Fujian and Cantonese dialects, overseas Chinese dialects, rubber plantations, gangs, guild halls and other Nanyang scenery. He not only writes about a person becoming a Buddha, but also about a group of people taking root in a foreign land. He not only writes about the fierceness of Shaolin boxing sticks, but also writes about the longevity of compassion and aspiration. The whole book interweaves the chivalry of Jianghu and Buddhist compassion, describing the suffering and perseverance of the Chinese in Southeast Asia. It is an epic work with both martial arts depth and humanistic warmth. After reading and covering up the scroll, the sound of the tide is still there and the fragrance of plum blossoms lingers. Only then do we realize that "flying across thousands of mountains just to light a lamp".