Resolved Read Wuxia old novels of the 60s

Does anyone here still like to read 60s wuxia novels such as Jin Yong's Condor trilogy, Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang series, or Liang Yusheng's Thian San Warrior Series?

I found a lot of 60s wuxia novels on the "cerita silat indomandarin" site. Unfortunately all the translations of the novel are in Indonesian, but recently they made an innovation by adding a translate feature for various countries and the results are quite good to read. I think this is a good thing for old wuxia novel fans. because it is very difficult to find wuxia novels from the 60s and below that can be read in English

 

A couple of the more famous classic wuxia novels have been translated and can be found online They're actually among the first novels listed on Nu datewise.

 

I haven't read them, but here's a compiled list of wuxia novels translated into English: https://wuxiawanderings.com/wuxia-novels-in-english/ I believe that Guan Zhong on NUF is the one who made this but I'm not 100% sure... so I won't tag them

 

ah that site, iirc wuxia at Indonesia use hakka dialek so the name may lil bit different to international audience~ that site also contain indonesia original martial art story on wuxia style or something similar~ brief looking... wow so many old title, nope this cat know some of the title but that really old but which lost long time ago~

nagasasra dan sabut inten..... damn! they find treasure!

 

Thank you for the response, apparently there are also those who follow the development of the classic wuxia novel.
I have found several sites where there are classic wuxia novels that can be read online in English, but the novel archives are incomplete. For example, for Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang series which consists of 8 novels, usually there are only 1 or 2 novels from the series.

Thanks, this is really helpful for this thread

Yes, you are absolutely right, wuxia novel adaptations in Indonesia usually use the Hakka dialect, so the title of the novel is slightly different from the original, but the plot of the story remains the same as the original. What I like about this site is actually because the archive of the novel is very neat and makes it easier for us as readers. the collection of wuxia classic novels is also very complete, there are about 400 titles of wuxia classic novels from the site.


Ahh Nagasasra and Sabukinten with Mahesa Jenar as the main character, one of the best masterpieces by s.h Mintardja apart from "api di bukit menoreh".

I forgot to tell you the site link, here's the link: https://www.cepatsilatindomandarin.com/2020/05/kumpulan-cersil-mandarin-dan-indonesia.html
To see the translation feature you can see here:
for desktop : http://prnt.sc/153fqon
for mobile : https://prnt.sc/153fx8w
I hope this helps

 

I rather watch the dramas.

The only one I read was incomplete

 

I've watched all of em in drama form. Really like the TVB ones, used to watch them with my grandma back in the days. Too lazy to read it now that i've spoiled myself. Favorite series has to be return of the condor heroes and crimson sabre. I'm pretty sure there's a pretty modern translation of Smiling proud wanderer somewhere on this site

 

I've mostly switched to webnovels, but before then I read a ton of older wuxia novels. Of the three big writers, Jin Yong's position is completely unassailable. Everyone reads him and everyone copies him. You can see his fingerprints in a good 70-80% of Chinese webnovels and his books get more TV adaptations than anyone else by a long shot. And all of this is well deserved as he's one of the greatest Chinese writers of all time. I've read every Jin Yong novel multiple times.

Next is Gu Long and he is very much a mixed bag. A lot of the time his prose can be just godawful and I found his philosophy so detestable that I actually stopped reading his Chu Liuxiang books. That said though, there's still a certain charm to his writing so I still mean to go back and read more of his work.

Last of the big three is Liang Yusheng, and I find him the most straightforward of them all. There's a certain flair to his books but I've always found them hard to get into. I think it's mostly his prose that I just find hard to parse. The biggest thing about them is that after reading one of his books, it feels like I've read just about all of his material as I need to.

Do note that most wuxia novels on NU are mislabeled. Readers here don't have any idea what wuxia actually is so it's common for any book that has prominent mentions of martial arts to be considered one. It's also common to see threads complaining about elements in wuxia novels and for the OP to quickly reveal that he's never actually read any wuxia before!

 

Yeah, the few older wuxia novels I've read so far I've enjoyed more overall than more recent webnovels. I'm curious to explore further and see how the genre evolved over time.

 

As previously stated, this classic wuxia novel from the CSI website uses the Hakka dialect so that the title of the novel is different from the title of the English novel but in terms of the story it is still the same.

Below I have equated the title of the novel in English with the novel's link on the site, although not all due to my limited knowledge of the original title of the novel. You only need to use the translation feature on the site to read the novel in your country's language. the way is like in the screenshot that I attached earlier

Jin Yong:
Condor Trilogy

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes
• The Return of the Condor Heroes
• The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

Standalone novels

• The Book and the Sword
• Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain
• The Young Flying Fox
• Demigods and Semi-Devils
• Ode to Gallantry
• The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

There are also several novels that are still related to the Condor Trilogy but were written by Sin Liong.
The Story Before the Condor Trilogy

• Hoa San Lun Kiam (Introduction to the Eagle Trilogy)
• The Poison of the West (See Tok Ouw Yang Hong Tay Toan)

The Story after The Return of the Condor Heroes

• sin tiauw thian lam
• Snow bear
• Eagle's Child
• Magical Flute Swordsman

The Story after The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber

• Dragon Child
• Knight in White
• Marble Flute Swordsman

Gu Long :
Chu Liuxiang series

• Fragrance in the Sea of Blood
• The Vast Desert
• The Thrush
• Phantom Love and Heroic Romance
• The Legend of the Bat
  
• The Legend of the Peach Blossom
• The Legend of the New Moon
• The Midnight Orchid

Lu Xiaofeng series (Pendekar 4 alis)

• The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng
• The Embroidery Bandit
• Before and After the Duel
• The Silver Hook Gambling House
• Wonderland of Ice
• Phantom Manor
• Duel in Butong
• Feng Wu Jiu Tian
• The Phoenix Dances in the Nine Heavens
• The smile of the sword god

Seven Weapons series

• The Longevity Sword
• The Green Jade Saber
  
• The Peacock Tassel
• The Amorous Ring
• The Overlord Spear
• The Separation Hook
• The Fist

The Eleventh Son series

• The Eleventh Son
• To Destroy the Eleventh Son

Little Li Flying Dagger series

• A Fanciful Tale of the Fighting World
• Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword
• Eagle Soaring in the Ninth Month
• Horizon, Bright Moon, Saber
• Bordertown Wanderer
• Snow Red's Backstory
• Flying Dagger, Flying Dagger Appears Again

A Graceful Swordsman Series

• A Graceful Swordsman
• Swordsman Exclamation

The Remarkable Twins Series

• The Remarkable Twins
• The Proud Twins
• The Twins

white-jade tiger Series

• white-jade tiger
• white-jade Liong

Standalone novels

• Broken Gold and Incomplete Jade
• Eerie Moon and Evil Star
• The Flower-Guarding Bell
• The Lonestar Swordsman
• The Story of the Lost Soul
• The Tale of a Wandering Swordsman
• The Tale of Refining the Sword Like Cleansing the Flower
• A Merry Hero
• A Big Shot
• The End of the World, The Bright Moon, The Sabre
• The Sword of the third little master
• land of the condors
• full moon curved sabre
• a hero without tears
• seven-star dragon king
• whie-jade carved dragon
• Furious sword and mad flowers

Liang Yusheng:
For Liang Yusheng's novel I had a hard time finding the title of the novel in English, so I decided to use the original title and translate it into English.
Thiansan Series

• A Magic Sword (Hoan Kiam Kie Tjeng)
• Two Advanced Descendants (Peng Tjong Hiap Eng)
• The Flower-Spreading Female Warrior (San Hoa Lihiap)
• The Story of United Swords (Liang Kiam Hong In)
• Harp-picking Swordsman (KHONG LING KIAM)
• Mighty Brave Woman (Jade Lo Sat)
• White-Haired Female Ghost (Pek Hoat Mo Lie)
• The Hero of the Meadow (Chau Guan Eng Hiong)
• The Seven Swordsmen of Thian-san (Thian San Tjhit Kiam)
• The Three Swordsmen (Kangouw Sam Liehiap)
• Ice Core Sword (Peng Pok Han Kong Kiam)
• Angel from the Ice River (Peng Tjoan Thian Lie)
• Night Bow Matchmaking
• The Story of the Sword in the Ice River (Peng Ho Swe Kiam)
• The Martial World Upset (Hong Lui Tjin Kiu Tjiu)

Tong Dynasty series

• Strange Swordsman (Lie Tee Kie Eng)
• The Story of a Nation of Adventurers (Thay Tong Yoe Hiap Toan)
• Liong Hong Po Tjha Yan
• Soul Knight (Hui Kiam Sim Mo)

Dragon Series From the South

• Dragon from the South (Lam Beng Tjiam Liong)
• Heng Thian Siau To

Standalone novels

• Storm, Clouds, Wind (Beng Ciang Hong In Lok)
• Thay Kek Pay
• The Enemy In The Blanket (Hui Hong Tjiam Liong)
• Desert Hero (Han Hay Hiong Hong)

I Hope This Helps

 

Thank you, this is very helpful

 

My comrade *hugs*, I thought I was the only one who loves wuxia in this forum.