Zhao's Orphan

Author: Ji Junxiang
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The classic Chinese tragedy comic book "Zhao's Orphan" is a work by the famous Yuan Dynasty playwright Ji Junxiang. The story tells of a brutal power struggle in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period. General Tu Anji of Jin, driven by ambition, murders the loyal minister Zhao Dun. All but Zhao's orphan, who was secretly saved by Cheng Ying, were killed. To protect Zhao's orphan, Cheng Ying sacrifices his own flesh and blood, and Zhao's orphan is adopted by Tu Anji and lives with him in Tu's mansion. Twenty years later, Zhao's orphan grows up, becomes a skilled martial artist, learns of his tragic past, captures and kills Tu Anji, avenges his family, and eliminates a major threat to the nation.