Chang'an chaos

Author: Han Han
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Always busy with racing, Han Han completed his first wuxia novel, Chang'an Chaos, in nearly a year during the gaps between races. According to people from the publishing house, the first print run of the book is 300,000 copies. In the book, Han Han tells the story of a monk from a first-person perspective. The book maintains Han Han's style—humorous, witty, and free of the typical swordplay and martial arts chaos found in traditional wuxia novels. The government ignores the truth to cover it up, and for a time, powerful figures rise to compete for the title of Martial Arts Alliance leader. The two major martial arts sects—Shaolin and Wudang—stand at the forefront of this struggle.
In the Shaolin sect, there is a young boy who enters the monastery at the age of five. This boy possesses extraordinary abilities and a carefree, unconventional nature. Growing up amidst the turmoil of martial arts feuds, he witnesses countless sect wars from a young age. At the age of eighteen, he leaves the monastery to wander the martial arts world. A mysterious old man changes his life. He receives a legendary weapon from the old man and uses it to seize the title of Martial Arts Alliance leader. Yet, in the end, he chooses to retreat to the mountains.
What really shapes the fate of a young boy? What is it that this boy—Xiren—holds most precious?