This is the evolution of Wuxia literature over its 2000+ years of history.

[TIMESTAMP]
0:00 Introduction
0:29 The state of Wuxia Today
3:47 Origin of Xia
7:54 Tang Dynasty Xiayi Fiction
10:04 Breakthrough
12:48 A New Age for Wuxia
13:53 Modern Wuxia
17:05 Wuxia Today

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PLAYLISTS
History Meets Literature
   • History Meets Literature  
Three Kingdoms
   • Three Kingdoms Collection  
Qin Dynasty Origin
   • Qin Dynasty Origin  
Cool Chinese History (By release)
   • Cool Chinese History  
Hundred Schools of Thoughts:
   • Hundred Schools of Thought  

SOURCES:
罗立群, 2008, 中国武侠小说史
水滸傳
WU Guangzheng, 2007, BuddhistTaoist rivalry and the evolution of the story of Lü Dongbin’s slaying the Yellow Dragon with a flying sword
Alexei Ditter, Jessey Choo, Sarah Allen, 2017, Tales from Tang Dynasty China Selections from the Taiping Guangji
John Christopher Hamm, 2005, Paper Swordsmen_ Jin Yong and the Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel
Professor Stephen Teo, 2009, Chinese Martial Arts Cinema The Wuxia Tradition

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