Seven Heroes and Five Gallants (Novel)

The Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants (忠烈俠義傳), also known by its 1883 reprint title The Three Heroes and Five Gallants (三俠五義) and republishing in 1889 under the title The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants (七俠五義), is an 1879 Chinese novel based on storyteller Shi Yukun's oral performances. Set in 11th-century Song dynasty, the story detailed the rise of legendary judge Bao Zheng to high office, and how a group of youxia (knights-errant)—each with exceptional martial talent and selfless heroism—helped him fight crimes, oppression, corruption and rebellion. It was one of the first novels to merge the gong'an (court-case fiction) and the wuxia (chivalric fiction) genres.

Main Characters

  • Bao Zheng (包拯), also known as Judge Bao (包青天) commonly known as Bao Gong (包公; 'Lord Bao') 
  • Gongsun Ce (公孙策), Judge Bao's secretary
  • Yan Chasan (颜查散) (Yan Shenmin), Judge Bao's protégé

The Seven Heroes

  • Ouyang Chun (欧阳春), nicknamed "Northern Hero" (北侠)
  • Zhan Zhao (展昭), nicknamed "Southern Hero" (南俠), also known as "Imperial Cat=Royal Cat" (御貓) 
  • Ding Zhaolan (丁兆兰) and Ding Zhaohui (丁兆蕙), nicknamed "Twin Heroes" (双侠)
  • Zhi Hua (智化), nicknamed "Black Demon Fox" (黑妖狐)
  • Ai Hu (艾虎), nicknamed "Young Hero" (小侠)
  • Shen Zhongyuan (沈仲元), nicknamed "Little Zhuge" (小诸葛)
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