Wang Dulu

Wang Dulu

Xiaoyu (Chinese: 霄羽)
Native name
王葆祥
BornWang Baoxiang
1909
Beijing, China
Died12 February 1977[1] (aged 68)
Tieling, China
Pen nameWang Dulu (Chinese: 王度廬)
OccupationEditor / Writer
LanguageChinese
GenreWuxia
Years active1931 – August 1945
Spouse
Li Danquan (Chinese: 李丹荃)
(m. 1935)
Children3
RelativesWang Shianshen (Chinese: 王先生) (father)

Wang Baoxiang (Chinese: 王葆祥; 1909 – 12 February 1977),[1] was a Chinese mystery, science fiction, and wuxia romance novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Wang Dulu (simplified Chinese: 王度庐; traditional Chinese: 王度廬). Wang is also known by the courtesy name Xiaoyu (Chinese: 霄羽).

In the West he is best known for his series of interlinked novels, the Crane-Iron Series, which includes Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The novel has been adapted to film and television several times, most notably the award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee.

  1. ^ a b Duzan, Brigitte (2014-05-11). "chinese-shortstories.com". chinese-shortstories.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.