''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' () is a Chinese novel serialized between 16 March 1941 and 6 March 1942 by

Wang Dulu Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thail ...

on '' Qingdao Xinmin News'', China. It is the fourth work of a

pentalogy A pentalogy (from Greek πεντα- '' penta-'', "five" and -λογία ''-logia'', "discourse") is a compound literary or narrative work that is explicitly divided into five parts. Although modern use of the word implies both that the parts are r ...

that are collectively called the ''Crane Iron'' Pentalogy.

Adaptations

*The 1959 Taiwanese film ''Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong'' (羅小虎與玉嬌龍) is definitely an adaptation given its title. This is most likely a

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. *

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's 1967 Hong Kong film ''

Rape of the Sword ''Rape of the Sword'' is a 1967 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film directed by Yueh Feng and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring Li Li-hua, Lee Ching, Chan Hung-lit, Kiu Chong and Tien Feng. This film is believed by many, including Yuen Woo- ...

'' is also believed by many, including Yuen Woo-ping (action choreographer for Ang Lee's film), to be an adaptation of the novel, even though it doesn't explicitly state so, nor is it set in the Qing dynasty. It has been noted that during the early

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it was impossible for the

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(located in

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) to get in contact with Wang Dulu (who lived in

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) to acquire the film rights. *

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's 2000 film ''

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung . The film features a cast of actors of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity, including Ch ...

'' is loosely based on this book.''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'': Crane Iron Pentalogy, Novels by Wang Du Lu
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'', a 2001 Taiwanese television series, consists of 34 episodes. *The novel has been turned into a comic series by

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, translated into English and distributed by

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References

Wuxia novels Chinese novels adapted into films Novels set in the Qing dynasty 20th-century Chinese novels Novels set in the 18th century Chinese novels adapted into television series Chinese Republican era novels {{Wang Dulu