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these things are such a staple of chinese wuxia/xianxia dramas. the hero(es) fall into the beautiful sinkhole full of ancient vegetation, get stuck there and me

these things are such a staple of chinese wuxia/xianxia dramas. the hero(es) fall into the beautiful sinkhole full of ancient vegetation, get stuck there and meditate a lot, usually an ancestor/spirit imparts their wisdom onto them, and then they emerge wiser and more powerful. it's fun to imagine how those myths evolved through the various philosophy-religions like buddhism/taoism/confucionism.

rkk3 4y ago
Probably because of 'Romance of the Condor Heroes', the series defined the Wuxia genre & the sinkhole is a major plot point. In the west similarly a lot tropes of get lifted from LOTR
ducttapecrown 4y ago
For anybody looking for such a story, I'd recommend Memories of the Fall. This one is written by a westerner, so I'd love more suggestions of good wuxia/xianxia written by Chinese authors (please link to a translation...).
- gavmor 4y ago
  The indie wuxia TTRPG "Hearts of Wulin"[0] has an expansion appendix, including: - Han Feizi by Han Fei - Records of the Grand Historian (Shi Ji) by Sima Qian - The Book of Han - The Book of Later Han - Nie Yinniang - The Kunlun Slave - Thirteenth Madam Jing - Red String - The Bearded Warrior - Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong - Water Margin by Shi Na’an - Justice Bao stories from Sanxia Wuyi and Xiaowuyi - Gong’an Qiwen - Ernii Yingxiong Zhuan Works by Jin Yong - The Book and the Sword - The Condor trilogy - The Smiling, Proud Wanderer - The Deer and the Cauldron - Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils I've enjoyed one retelling of the Water Margin in podcast form[1], but struggled through available Jin Yong wuxia TV[2]. 0. https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html 1. https://pca.st/podcast/daa596d0-eff2-0136-324d-08b04944ede4 https://pca.st/podcast/daa596d0-eff2-0136-324d-08b04944ede4 2. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXL-HfBWz0tCe5Ept_5Pi_ui https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXL-HfBWz0tCe5Ep...

rkk3 4y ago

Probably because of 'Romance of the Condor Heroes', the series defined the Wuxia genre & the sinkhole is a major plot point. In the west similarly a lot tropes of get lifted from LOTR

ducttapecrown 4y ago

For anybody looking for such a story, I'd recommend Memories of the Fall. This one is written by a westerner, so I'd love more suggestions of good wuxia/xianxia written by Chinese authors (please link to a translation...).

gavmor 4y ago
The indie wuxia TTRPG "Hearts of Wulin"[0] has an expansion appendix, including: - Han Feizi by Han Fei - Records of the Grand Historian (Shi Ji) by Sima Qian - The Book of Han - The Book of Later Han - Nie Yinniang - The Kunlun Slave - Thirteenth Madam Jing - Red String - The Bearded Warrior - Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong - Water Margin by Shi Na’an - Justice Bao stories from Sanxia Wuyi and Xiaowuyi - Gong’an Qiwen - Ernii Yingxiong Zhuan Works by Jin Yong - The Book and the Sword - The Condor trilogy - The Smiling, Proud Wanderer - The Deer and the Cauldron - Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils I've enjoyed one retelling of the Water Margin in podcast form[1], but struggled through available Jin Yong wuxia TV[2]. 0. https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/hearts-of-wulin.html 1. https://pca.st/podcast/daa596d0-eff2-0136-324d-08b04944ede4 https://pca.st/podcast/daa596d0-eff2-0136-324d-08b04944ede4 2. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXL-HfBWz0tCe5Ept_5Pi_ui https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzfNoYeTnhXL-HfBWz0tCe5Ep...