The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants: Panda Books

Chinese Title: 熊猫丛书：七侠五义
Title: The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

  ISBN: 9787119033549

  Edition: English

  Publishing Date: 2005-01

  Author: Shi Yukun/Yu Yue

Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press

Format: 32mo    Cover: P

Page: 463pp      Spec: 203*140mm

Introduction:

Late in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) a large number of novels about chivalrous heros and complicated legal cases appeared in Chinese literature. One of the most enduring and popular folk legends of China has been the story of Lord Bao and his seven heroes and five gallants, whose exploits were sung of in ballads, operas and songs for over a thousand years.

The central hero is Lord Bao, who rises from humble beginnings to high office at the imperial court, gathering around him a group of Robin Hood-type men to fight crime and corruption. The seven heroes of the imperial court form a musketeer-like relationship with the five gallants, and roam around rescuing maidens in distress, succouring the old and weak, using their exceptional fighting talents to kill evildoers.

The adventures of the seven heroes and five gallants provide much insight into traditions that have formed the Chinese character through the ages.

Content:

Chapter 1

Bao Zheng—the Legends and the Facts.

How They Relate to the Seven Herose and Five Gallants.

Chapter 2

The God of Literature Appears in a Dream as the Loyal Official Is Born.The God of Tunder Shows His Power When the Fox Shelters from a Disaster.

Chapter 3

In the Gold Dragon Monastery the Hero Comes to the Rescue for First Time.In Hermit Village the Fox Pays the Debt of Gratitude for the Third Time.

Chapter 4

After Exorcising the Evil Spirit Bao Zheng Is Engaged to Miss Li.Blessed with Imperial Kindness He Is Appointed a Magistrate.

Chapter 5

A Carpenter's Rule Points to the Criminal.

A Black Pot Cries for Justice.

Chapter 6

Bao Zheng Is Dismissed and Meets the Warriors and the Noble Monk.He Subdues the Ghost of the Wronged Maid.

Chapter 7

Prefect Bao Acquires the Wonder-Working Basin and a Lovely Wife. A Plan Is Drawn up to Entrap the Murderer.

Chapter 8

To Save a Loyal Servant a Brut Is Removed from the Iron Immortal Monastery.A Clue Is Found in Seven Li Village as a Problem Case Is Investigated.

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