"Righteous Heroes and Loyal Spirits: The Little Five Righteous"

Author: Wang Shuxiao
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Publishing Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is a representative Xianyi Gong'an novel from the late Qing Dynasty, including three interconnected novels that can also stand as independent stories: "Three Heroes and Five Righteous Ones," "Little Five Righteous Ones," and "Continuation of Little Five Righteous Ones." For over a century, these stories have been widely circulated among the people. The lively scenes such as "Five Rats Disturbing the Capital" and "Greatly Breaking the Copper Net Formation," as well as the loyal and righteous figures like Bao Zheng, Southern Hero, Northern Hero, Great Five Righteous Ones, and Little Five Righteous Ones, are household names and deeply rooted in the hearts of the public. This edition adheres to the principle of preserving authenticity, making only necessary corrections while largely avoiding major deletions or revisions. It maintains the original book's essence and linguistic characteristics, making it one of the best annotated and edited versions since the founding of the People's Republic of China.