Yuenü
Sign in to saveYuenü () was a swordswoman from the state of Yue, in the modern Chinese province of Zhejiang. She is also known as Maiden of the Southern Forest. She was author of the earliest-known exposition on swordplay.
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Yuenü () was a swordswoman from the state of Yue, in the modern Chinese province of Zhejiang. She is also known as Maiden of the Southern Forest. She was author of the earliest-known exposition on swordplay.
thumb|Jiutian Xuannü as depicted in a 1829 Japanese picture book of the Water Margin she is a goddess of swords
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