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Pei Xing

Late Tang literary pioneer (c. 825–880 CE), whose short story anthology 'Chuanqi' gave the entire genre its name, fathering Chinese wuxia fiction with 'Nie Yinniang'.

Also known as Pei Xing of Hedong

Pei Xing (c. 825–880 CE) was a late Tang Dynasty statesman and literary luminary. His monumental collection 'Chuanqi' (Tales of the Marvelous) conferred its name upon classical Chinese fiction. Featuring trailblazing sword-hero novellas like 'Nie Yinniang' and 'The Kunlun Slave', he established the archetypal origins of the Chinese Wuxia tradition.

Life and times

  1. c. 825BornTang
  2. 880 CEDied

Works

  1. Literature · Fiction32
    1. Pei Xing's Tales of the MarvelousTangPei Xing's late Tang tales of immortals and swordsmen, whose title became a genre name
    2. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: The Kunlun SlaveTang
    3. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Nie YinniangTang
    4. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: The Two Gentlemen Yuan and LiuTang
    5. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Cui WeiTang
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      1. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: The Two Gentlemen Tao and YinTang
      2. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Xu QiyanTang
      3. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Pei HangTang
      4. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Lady FanTang
      5. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Feng ZhiTang
      6. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Xue ZhaoTang
      7. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: The Vajra ImmortalTang
      8. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Zheng DelinTang
      9. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Zhang WupoTang
      10. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Xiao KuangTang
      11. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Zeng JihengTang
      12. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Zhao HeTang
      13. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Yan JunTang
      14. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Wei ZidongTang
      15. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Lu HanTang
      16. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Chen LuanfengTang
      17. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Old Man JiangTang
      18. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Zhou HanTang
      19. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Ma ZhengTang
      20. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Wang JuzhenTang
      21. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Ning YinTang
      22. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Jiang WuTang
      23. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Sun KeTang
      24. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Yao KunTang
      25. Pei Xing's Tales of the Marvelous: Deng JiaTang
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  2. Literature · Sayings1
    1. Kongkong'er, the Assassin Who Strikes Only OnceTangFrom Pei Xing's Chuanqi, Nie Yinniang: an assassin no eye can see