The jiang hu world is the fictional environment in which many [wu xia]? stories are set. The term jiang hu can be translated literally as "rivers and lakes"; metaphorically, it refers to any wild or unsettled region. In medieval China, outlaws often fled to the frontiers, returning only to prey upon the straight world. |
The jiang hu world is the fictional environment in which many [wu xia]? stories are set. The term jiang hu (江湖) can be translated literally as "rivers and lakes"; metaphorically, it refers to any wild or unsettled region. In medieval China, outlaws often fled to the frontiers, returning only to prey upon the straight world. |
The roots of jiang hu wu xia go back at least as far as the 12th-century novel [The Water Margin]?, in which a band of noble outlaws retreat to a swampy hideout and mount wrong-righting sorties against corrupt officials. |
The roots of jiang hu wu xia go back at least as far as the 12th-century novel [The Water Margin]? (水滸傳), in which a band of noble outlaws retreat to a swampy hideout and mount wrong-righting sorties against corrupt officials. In modern days, the term jiang hu is still frequently used to refer to the society among gangsters. |
The roots of jiang hu wu xia go back at least as far as the 12th-century novel [The Water Margin]? (水滸傳), in which a band of noble outlaws retreat to a swampy hideout and mount wrong-righting sorties against corrupt officials.
In modern days, the term jiang hu is still frequently used to refer to the society among gangsters.