Huang Rong
Hong Qi, better known as Hong Qigong, is a fictional character in the wuxia novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and its sequel, "The Return of the Condor Heroes", by Jin Yong. Best known for his most powerful martial arts (the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms and the Dog Beating Staff Technique), Hong Qigong is the chief of the Beggars' Sect and one of the Five Greats, the five most powerful martial artists in the "jianghu" (martial artists' community) of his time. He plays a significant role in the first novel by imparting his skills to the protagonists, Guo Jing and Huang Rong. Huang Rong also succeeds him as the Beggars' Sect's chief. In the second novel, he makes a brief appearance and teaches the protagonist Yang Guo the Dog Beating Staff Technique before dying together with his old rival Ouyang Feng.