Niu Heting (; 1930–1997), better known by his pen name Wolong Sheng (), was a Chinese writer of ''

wuxia ( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted ...

'' novels. Niu was born in Zhenping County,

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, China. He published about 30 novels in a span of over two decades and his works dominated the modern wuxia genre until

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came into the scene.

Novels

*Windblown Dust, Hidden Hero () *Rainbow-Startling Sword Shakes the Rivers and Lakes () *Flying Swallow Startles the Dragon () *Iron Flute, Divine Sword () *Jade Hairpin Oath () *Heavenly Fragrant Whirlwind () *Nameless Flute () *The Tiger's Den () *Red Snow, Black Frost () *The Delicate Hand Incident () *Inseparable Hero Companions () *Golden Sword, Eagle Feathers () *The Weathered Swallow Returns () *Heavenly Sword, Superb Sabre () *Twin Phoenix Flags () *Fluttering Flower Decree () *Favor-Returning Sword () *Heavenly Crane Manual () *The Sword As a Matchmaker () *Holy Sword, Sentimental Sabre () *Iron Sword, Jade Pendant () *Kingfisher Sleeve, Jade Bracelet () *Escort Banner () *Gallant Heroes of China () *Hero Shadow, Demon Tracks () *Winter Plum, Proud Frost () *Jade Hand Assignment () *Flying Bell () *Flying Dragon of the Remote Regions () *Shake the Flower, Release the Hawk () *Bloody Sword, Loyal Heart () *Gold Phoenix Arrow () *The Golden Brush Dots the Eye of the Dragon () *Invisible Sword () *Flower Phoenix () *Smoke Locks the Rivers and Lakes () *Spring and Autumn Brush () *Black and White Sword () *Four Spirit Beauties () *The Sword that Leaves No Mark () *Heavenly Dragon Armor () *Chivalry and Tenderness () *Flying Flower Chases the Moon () *Frost Raiment of the Heavenly Steed ()

External links

Wolong ShengWu Jizun
Site devoted to Wuxia novels, manhua and translations
Swallow and Dragon
- An ongoing translation into English of a famous Wolong Sheng novel.
Wolong Sheng Wuxia Novels
Wuxia writers 1930 births 1997 deaths Taiwanese male novelists Republic of China novelists Writers from Nanyang, Henan 20th-century novelists Chinese male novelists Taiwanese people from Henan 20th-century Chinese male writers {{china-writer-stub