Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (novel)
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''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' () is a Chinese novel serialized between 16 March 1941, and 6 March 1942, by
Wang Dulu Wang Baoxiang (; 190912 February 1977) was a Chinese mystery, science fiction, and wuxia romance novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Wang Dulu (). Wang is also known by the courtesy name Xiaoyu (). In the West he is best known for his series ...
on ''
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Xinmin News'', China. It is the fourth work of a
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that are collectively called the ''Crane Iron'' Pentalogy.


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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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. *
Yueh Feng Griffin Yueh Feng (; 1909 or July 29, 1910 – March 3, 1999) was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the Shaw Brothers Studio's for many years and directed nearly 90 films. Early life ...
'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 Wo ...
'' is also believed by many, including
Yuen Woo-ping Yuen Woo-ping (; alias: Yuen Wo-ping; born 1945) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong Stage combat, martial arts choreographer and film director who worked in Hong Kong action cinema and later Hollywood films. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue ...
(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. *
Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...
's 2000 film ''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...
'' is loosely based on this book. *''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...
'', 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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. *Another series is in development by
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with
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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 1940s novels {{Wang Dulu