Kunlun
Feng GeTuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press)2005
Rating 4.2- Word count
- 1.1M words
- Series
- Shan Hai Jing Series
- ISBN
- 9787802140332
Tags
Featured Fiction Martial Arts Fiction WuxiaSiege of XiangyangJianghu StrifeComplex HumanityPatriotismRepresentative WorksLate Song and Early YuanSummary
Kunlun is a full-length wuxia novel by Feng Ge, a leading author of mainland China's New Wuxia movement, and the opening installment of his Shan Hai Jing series. Running to roughly 1.1 million characters, it was published by Tuanjie Publishing House in 2005 in six volumes, and in the same year began serialization in the magazine Legend of the Present and Past: Wuxia Edition, whose single-issue circulation rose by about 150,000 copies as a result. The story is set against the historical backdrop of the late Southern Song, as the Mongols rose to power: after Prince Huai'an, the leading advocate of war against the Mongols, is assassinated, Liang Wenjing—who bears a striking resemblance to the prince—is forced by the prince's strategist Bai Pu to impersonate him and lead the Song army against the Mongols. Liang Wenjing's son Liang Xiao, born to him and Xiao Yuling, is a willful child; the family is driven into the jianghu, where his father dies at the hands of Xiao Qianjue and his mother is taken away, leaving Liang Xiao to wander alone. He comes to Lin'an with Qin Bofu and befriends Hua Qingyuan and his daughter Hua Xiaoshuang; seeking to learn the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword, he enters the Tianji Palace in the Kuocang Mountains, where by chance he comprehends the martial arts hidden in the Tianji stone formations and is drawn into the palace's internal struggle for succession and the feuds of the jianghu. He later travels north and south of the great desert, becomes entangled in a tender triangle with Hua Xiaoshuang and Liu Yingying, and, after saving the Mongol general Bayan, is drawn step by step into the whirlpool of the Song–Yuan war. The novel weaves numerology, astronomy, mechanical calculation and military strategy into its wuxia narrative, using wartime scenes such as the Battle of Xiangyang to dramatize the tug between personal choice and duty to family and nation, and traces Liang Xiao's growth from wanderer to a great hero of his age. It is regarded as one of the most substantial works of wuxia fiction in the "post-Jin Yong era."Editor's review
在“金庸之后武侠已死”的说法流行之时，凤歌以一部百万字的《昆仑》证明，新武侠依然能写出气象。他把舞台搬到宋末元初这一最惨烈的历史断面：襄阳城破、宋室南渡、蒙古铁骑南下，个人恩怨因此被放进家国存亡的宏大背景里，梁萧每一次抉择都带着代价。作品最见功力之处，是把数术、天机机关、兵法布阵这些“硬知识”化为武学与情节的骨架，既有金庸式的厚重，又自成一套江湖谱系。文字上，凤歌写高手过招节奏凌厉，写儿女情长则缠绵细腻，梁萧与花晓霜、柳莺莺之间的情感线至今仍为读者津津乐道。全书节奏从江湖游历逐步推向战场厮杀，高潮层层递进，读来酣畅。若你想找一部能一口气读上几十小时、又能在热血之余咀嚼出几分苍凉的长篇武侠，这部书值得放进书架。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜爱金庸式厚重长篇武侠、希望寻找“后金庸时代”代表作的读者
- 对宋末元初历史与襄阳之战背景感兴趣的历史小说爱好者
- 能接受百万字篇幅、偏爱人物成长线与多线情感纠葛的读者
- 喜欢数术机关、兵法谋略与武学设定相结合的类型读者
Not a good fit for
- 只读短篇、追求快节奏轻阅读的读者，百万字篇幅可能显得冗长
- 不喜多角情感纠葛与悲情牺牲情节的读者
- 期待纯历史考据、不接受武侠虚构演绎的严肃历史读者
Reading tips
- 建议先读前传《铁血天骄》，了解梁文靖一代的恩怨，再进入正篇更顺畅
- 可对照南宋末年的历史年表阅读，襄阳之战等段落会更有分量
- 书中数术、机关、兵法描写较密，遇到术语不必停顿硬啃，先跟住人物线
- 读完整部后不妨回看梁萧早期在天机宫的段落，能看出人物性格的伏笔
About the publisher
Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) China · Founded in 1987Founded in 1987, Tuanjie Publishing House focuses on social sciences and humanities as well as fine traditional Chinese culture. Among the 274 titles in its catalogue, it has devoted particular attention to accessible editions of classical literature, publishing the Complete Four Great Classical Novels and unabridged single-volume editions of Water Margin, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dream of the Red Chamber with phonetic annotations for uncommon characters; these are also gathered in the Classic Books: Chinese Classical Four Great Novels series, balancing ease of reading with fidelity to the original texts. Its authors include classical masters such as Cao Xueqin, Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong and Wu Cheng'en, alongside professional teams such as the editorial board of senior teachers on Chinese language and reading and the Luo Guanzhong Research Association. Its publishing features span classical literature, martial arts fiction, literary appreciation and inspirational growth, emphasizing complete texts combined with explanatory notes. Public information is limited; the above is based on the catalogue.
FAQ
《昆仑》和《沧海》是什么关系？
两书同属凤歌的“山海经”系列，“山”即《昆仑》，“海”即《沧海》。《沧海》的故事发生在《昆仑》之后，涉及梁萧后人梁思禽与西城八部的秘密，先读《昆仑》更容易理解其中渊源。需要先读《昆仑前传·铁血天骄》吗？
并非必须，但推荐先读。《铁血天骄》以钓鱼城之战为背景，交代梁文靖一代的恩怨，是正篇中梁萧身世与父母线索的来源，读过之后人物动机更清楚。这套书有几个版本？
《昆仑》2005年由团结出版社出版，旧版共六册，分天机、纯阳、破城、劫波、龙游、天道等卷；2012年起长江出版社推出新版，重新编排为四至五册，另含前传。选购时注意核对出版社与册数。《昆仑》适合中学生读吗？
篇幅较长，文字偏传统武侠风格，情节涉及战争惨烈与至亲牺牲等内容，年龄较小的读者需要一定阅读耐力；对武侠与历史有兴趣的初高中读者可以尝试。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Feng Ge AuthorFeng Ge is a Chinese author of genre fiction, though public information about him is limited and details such as his birth and death dates and nationality remain unconfirmed. The library currently holds eleven of his works, commonly classified as premium fiction, wuxia novels, and fantasy novels. His writing centers on wuxia and fantasy, with representative works including Kunlun, the four-volume Collected Canghai, the three-volume Zhendan, Canglong Zhuansheng, and the "Shan Hai Jing Trilogy," which brings together Kunlun, Canghai, and Lingfei Jing. Judging from these titles and categories, Feng Ge excels at blending fantasy imagination into the traditional wuxia framework and at building sprawling series. His works often appear as long novels or series, such as the "Shan Hai Jing Trilogy" and the multi-volume Kunlun, showing a sustained engagement with grand narrative and the martial arts world. Because verifiable material is scarce, further biographical details and his creative trajectory cannot be added; this overview can only sketch his writing direction based on the works held in the library.