what is wuxia
What is Wuxia? Simply put, Wuxia (æ­¦ä¾ ) is a genre of modern Chinese writing featuring the lives and adventures of martial artists. The stories are always set in ancient China, typically between the Tang and middle Ching dynasties (approximately AD 618 to AD 1800).
Wuxia (æ­¦ä¿ , IPA: [uÌÉjaÌ]), which literally means martial hero, is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.
-- Sima Qian. The word wuxia is composed of two characters. The first character, wu is used to describe things having to do with martial arts, war, or the military. The second character, xia refers to the type of protagonist found in wuxia fiction, and is also a synonym for chivalry. Thus, wuxia fiction is translated as martial-chivalric fiction. The simplest way to describe this genre to those who are not familiar with it is to define it as Chinese swords and sorcery.