Tale of the Twin Swords' Marriage

Name: Tale of the Twin Swords' Marriage
ISBN: 9787520538770

何一峰China Culture and History Press · ChinaNov 2025

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Word count: 94K words
Chapters: 21
ISBN: 9787520538770

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Summary

This series presents a collated and punctuated edition of classic wuxia novels by He Yifeng, a renowned martial arts fiction writer of the Republican era. He Yifeng's works once swept the market and became bestsellers during the Republican period; later, as popular fiction declined, they gradually withdrew from the book market and went unregarded for many years. The present edition, compiled from old Republican-era manuscripts, carries both literary significance and historical value. *The Twin Swords' Union* is one of the representative works of He Yifeng's wuxia fiction. The plot follows from *The Young Hero Avenges* and *Beauty and Iron Blood*: Liu Xingdan and Fang Xuangu, a pair of kindred-spirit chivalrous lovers, finally marry, yet turmoil never ceases in the jianghu, and a band of righteous martial artists unite to uphold the proper way and wipe out the wicked.

Editor's review

This is a collated and punctuated edition of *The Twin Swords' Union* by Republican-era wuxia writer He Yifeng, republished by the press from old Republican manuscripts. Its value is twofold. In literary terms, He Yifeng's works once swept the market and became bestsellers, making them important specimens of popular wuxia fiction; their renewed publication offers a readable text for studying the landscape of Republican-era wuxia. In historical terms, the collation preserves the writing tastes and publishing traces of popular literature of that period, offering reference for readers attentive to the evolution of popular fiction. As for the story, it follows from *The Young Hero Avenges* and *Beauty and Iron Blood*, telling of Liu Xingdan and Fang Xuangu, a pair of kindred-spirit chivalrous lovers, who finally marry, while turmoil never ceases in the jianghu and a band of righteous martial artists unite to wipe out the wicked—a typical structure of chivalrous-couple narrative plus the contest between good and evil. Readers should note that this is not a polished modern full-length novel; its characters and plot bear the rhythmic marks of Republican-era serialized wuxia, and it is best read as a historical source of popular literature and an old-school wuxia story rather than judged by the standards of contemporary genre fiction.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in Republican-era popular literature and old-school wuxia fiction
Literary enthusiasts who want to understand He Yifeng's work and the publishing history of Republican-era wuxia
Casual readers who enjoy the traditional narrative of chivalrous lovers united and the struggle between good and evil
Those engaged in collating or researching popular literature who need specimens of old Republican manuscripts

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer polished contemporary full-length novels and lack patience for old-school narrative pacing
Readers expecting rigorous historical scholarship or serious literary analysis
Readers who read only standalone books and dislike series with continuing storylines

Reading tips

First understand how this book follows from *The Young Hero Avenges* and *Beauty and Iron Blood*, then enter the main text.
Read it as a specimen of Republican-era wuxia, noting the period features of its narrative pacing and character design.
Combine it with background material on Republican-era popular publishing to understand why it sold well then and declined later.
After reading, compare it with other Republican-era wuxia works of the same period to appreciate the commonalities and differences of old-school wuxia.

About the publisher

China Culture and History Press China · Founded in 1980

China Culture and History Press has long devoted itself to modern and contemporary literature and culture-and-history reading matter, with publishing directions centered on classic works, social novels, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy, alongside culture-and-history periodicals such as Zongheng. Among the more than 1,500 titles in the collection, representative books include Zhang Henshui's Ti Xiao Yin Yuan, Lu Xun's Complete Classic Works (10 volumes) and Wild Grass, and Lao She's Four Generations Under One Roof series and the boxed set of Lao She's Classic Works (10 volumes), while its author resources are concentrated on figures such as Zhang Henshui, Lu Xun, Lao She and Sima Qian. Its publishing character lies in solid editorial work on culture-and-history source texts and in issuing famous authors' works in sets, balancing the readability of individual texts with the systematic presentation of complete collections for focused reading and collecting. Beyond these directions, public information on the press's contemporary original publishing is limited, so it is not elaborated here.

版权信息
第一回买伤药梦玉失踪遭毒手杰民尽孝
第二回阴平道奇人救孝侠虎泉寺和尚变尼姑
第三回梦玉女丹房会幼弟慧远师赤手救娇娃
第四回听凶耗英雄落泪谈数命国士灰心
第五回小侠客石洞拜师癞道人禅园讨剑
第六回诠噩梦晤对知心侣数家珍畅谈先天功
第七回入深山慧师采药夺荷人冯侠逞凶
第八回余秀才灯前会仙子吴小官郊外看娇娘
第九回辛风泪雨郊外遇奇人灰线草蛇庙中逢故友
第十回古庙泄冤情苍天有眼官衙刺恶少金剪无声
第十一回俏丫鬟多情羡凤恶公子着意怜香
第十二回出牢笼又遭凶险全贞节得遇救星
第十三回燕啭莺鸣微波通款曲椽橦飞壁黑夜探佳人
第十四回提督衙燕儿出险纯阳庙狄老调兵
第十五回挨毒打英雄落水吐真情怪侠输心
第十六回彩凤双飞新婚传韵事灵犀一点深夜遇仇人
第十七回连理枝头多情遭月妒松林深处无意见神童
第十八回泄机关梨阶埋宝剑警凶顽子夜掷人头
第十九回比翼文鸳柔情争似水含沙鬼蜮恶计辣于姜
第二十回县官惩恶痞明断通神剑侠报私恩全书搁笔

FAQ

Can I read this directly without having read the previous two books?

Sources indicate that the plot follows from *The Young Hero Avenges* and *Beauty and Iron Blood*, with continuing characters and relationships. You can follow the main storyline reading it directly, but understanding the previous characters' relationships first will make it smoother.

Is this the original work or an adaptation?

It is a collated and punctuated edition. The press compiled and published old Republican manuscripts; it is not a modern rewrite or sequel, and thus preserves the textual appearance of the old manuscripts.

Were He Yifeng's works famous in their day?

According to sources, his works once swept the market and became bestsellers during the Republican period; only later, as popular fiction declined, did they gradually withdraw from the book market and go unregarded for many years.

What is the story of this book mainly about?

It tells of Liu Xingdan and Fang Xuangu, a pair of kindred-spirit chivalrous lovers, who finally marry, while turmoil never ceases in the jianghu and a band of righteous martial artists unite to uphold the proper way and wipe out the wicked.

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About the author

何一峰 Author · Chinese

He Yifeng was a Chinese wuxia novelist active during the Republican era. His birth and death dates are unknown, and available public information is limited; he was roughly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and is often grouped within the Southern School of wuxia, alongside writers such as Gu Mingdao and Wen Gongzhi. Many of his works were serialized in Shanghai newspapers and periodicals. Twenty-five of his titles are held in this collection, including White-Eyebrowed Hero, Chronicle of the Red-Faced and Iron-Blooded, Tales of the Strange Knight of the Jianghu, Biographies of the Five Sacred Mountain Sword Immortals, The Little Hero Avenges a Wrong, Romance of the Knight of Ten Thousand Miles, The Iron-Blooded Stalwart, and The Gallant of the Wild Mountains. His subjects center on jianghu grudges and chivalrous adventure. His style is concise and brisk, rich in everyday urban flavor, and skilled at revealing character through tightly plotted action. He is a representative figure in the circulation of Republican-era popular wuxia and offers an example of the newspaper serialization format in later wuxia fiction.