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Shaolin Monastery
Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Henan, China
Guan Yu
Chinese general serving warlord Liu Bei (160-220)
Hua Mulan
Chinese legendary female warrior
wuxia
'''''' ( , ) is a genre of Chinese fiction and low fantasy concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, donghua, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. Although they are commonly described as a subgenre of martial arts movies, according to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to b
Wong Fei-hung
Chinese martial artist and physician (1847-1924)
Embroidered Uniform Guard
first created by the Hongwu Emperor (Ming Dynasty) in 1368 serving as his personal bodyguards; 1382 consolidated and broadened as a spy agency
Youxia
thumb|200px|Late Qing period martial artist Huo Yuanjia was considered a great folk-hero (大俠). Youxia () was a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero celebrated in classical Chinese poetry and fictional literature. It literally means "wandering vigilante", but is commonly translated as "knight-errant" or less commonly as "cavalier", "adventurer", "soldier of fortune" or "underworld stalwart".
Wong Kei-ying
Chinese martial artist
Ten Tigers of Canton
Chinese martial artist group
Eastern Depot
Ming dynasty secret police agency
Zhou Tong
archer
Xiang Zhuang
Chinese warrior and attempted assassin
Xun Guan
4th century Chinese Jin dynasty general
Wang Lun
Qing dynasty rebel leader (died 1774)
Mok Kwai-lan
martial artist (1891–1982)
Divine Engine Division
thumb|Ming musketeers. The Chinese military organized their musketeers in three ranks and utilize [[volley fire tactics, rank fire, countermarch volley, deep rank [5-8 ranks deep] simultaneous volley firing. General Qi Jiguang's musketeers emphasize accuracy and being well disiciplined.]]