''Wo Bau-Sae'' () is an epic poem of

Wu Chinese The Wu languages (; Romanization of Wu Chinese, Wu romanization and Romanization of Wu Chinese#IPA, IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] (Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languag ...

long narrative verses found around the Lake Tai region in Southeastern China. The backdrop of the story is set in the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

, when heroes from three generations of the Wo (Mandarin: Hua) family: Wo Lon-Ken (华龙根; Hua Longgen), Wo Bau-Sae (Hua Baoshan), and Wo Lon-Lon (华龙龙; Hua Longlong) participated in a rebellion against Ming rule.

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