Sword Stained with Royal Blood (Traditional Chinese: 碧血劍; Simplified Chinese: 碧血剑; Pinyin: bì xuě jiàn) was first published in Hong Kong Commercial Daily in 1956. It is a wuxia novel written by the Chinese author Louis Cha under the pen name Jinyong. The book is currently in its third edition and is currently (as of 2006) undergoing revision for a fourth edition. Louis Cha or Zha Liangyong (sometimes Cha Leung Yung), OBE (born June 6, 1924), known to most by his penname Jinyong (Jin Yong) or Kam-yung (Cantonese), is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language novelists who is also the co-founder of the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WÇ”xiá (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , Mandarin IPA: , Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6), literally meaning martial (arts) heroes, is a distinct quasi-fantasy sub-genre of the martial arts genre in literature, television and cinema. ... Louis Cha or Zha Liangyong (sometimes Cha Leung Yung), OBE (born June 6, 1924), known to most by his penname Jinyong (Jin Yong) or Kam-yung (Cantonese), is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language novelists who is also the co-founder of the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Plot summary

There are 20 chapters in the 3rd edition of this work. The plot centers around a master swordman named Yuan Chengzhi (袁承志)who witness the end of the Ming Dynasty and aid the Li Zicheng rebellion while the Manchurians are invading proper China. For other uses, see Ming. ... Lǐ Zìchéng (李自成) (September 22, 1606 - 1644), born Li HóngjÄ« (鴻基), was a rebel in late Ming Dynasty China who proclaimed himself ChuÇŽng Wáng (闖王), or The Roaming King. Born in Mizhi District (米脂縣), Yanan Subprefecture (延安府), Shaanxi, Li grew up as a shepherd. ... The Manchu (manju in Manchu; 滿族 (pinyin: mǎnzú) in Chinese, often shortened to 滿 (pinyin: mǎn) are an ethnic group who originated in northeastern Manchuria. ...

Characters

• Yuan Chengzhi (袁承志)
• Wen Qing Qing
• Princess Changping/Ah Jiu (阿九)

Princess Chángpíng (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ) (c. ...

Film, TV and theatrical adaptations

Television series

REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... Felix Wong Yat-Wah (Simplified Chinese: 黄日华, Traditional Chinese: 黃日華, Jyutping: Wong4 Yat9 Wa4, Pinyin: Huang2 Ri4 Hua2) (born September 4, 1961 in Hong Kong) is a popular TVB actor in Hong Kong. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ...

Films

The Shaw Studio (邵氏片場), owned by Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. ... Philip Kwok (郭追) aka. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

External links

• (English) Sword Stained With Royal Blood - Information on the revisions of the novel at Wuxiapedia.com