Wudang Sect

Wudang Sect
Traditional Chinese武當派
Simplified Chinese武当派
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔdāng Paì
Wade–GilesWu3-tang1 P'ai4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMou5dong1 Paai3
JyutpingMou5-dong1 Paai3

The Wudang School, sometimes also referred to as the Wu-Tang Clan, is a fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of Chinese wuxia fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox schools in the wulin (martial artists' community). It is named after the place it is based, the Wudang Mountains.

The Wudang School is featured most prominently in Jin Yong's novels The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a major power in the wulin, usually alongside Shaolin. Liang Yusheng's works also depict Wudang as the leader of all orthodox schools in the wulin. Most of its members are priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts. However, unlike Shaolin's Buddhist monks, Wudang members are allowed to marry and start families. In some wuxia stories, Wudang has female members as well.