Baifa Monü Zhuan
| Author | Liang Yusheng |
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| Original title | 白髮魔女傳 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Publisher | Sin Wun Pao |
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Publication date
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5 August 1957 - 10 December 1958 |
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| Followed by | Saiwai Qixia Zhuan |
| Baifa Monü Zhuan | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 白髮魔女傳 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 白发魔女传 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Story of the White Haired Demoness | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bái Fà Mó Nǚ Zhuàn |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Baak6 Faat3 Mo1 Neoi5 Zyun6 |
Baifa Monü Zhuan is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was serialised between 5 August 1957 and 10 December 1958 in the Hong Kong newspaper Sin Wun Pao. It is closely related to Qijian Xia Tianshan and Saiwai Qixia Zhuan. The novel has been adapted into films and television series, such as The Bride with White Hair (1993) and The Romance of the White Hair Maiden (1995), and The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014).
The novel has been variously translated as Biography of the White-Haired Succuba and Romance of the White-Haired Maiden.
The story begins in the Ming dynasty during the final years of the reign of the Wanli Emperor. Lian Nichang, a female bandit leader nicknamed "Jade Rakshasa", is introduced as an impressive vigilante-heroine who uses her legendary swordplay skills to uphold justice and punish the wicked. Meanwhile, many government officials are implicated in a scandal to overthrow the crown prince, and they are either executed or imprisoned. Zhuo Yihang of the Wudang Sect helps the crown prince uncover the truth behind the case and succeeds in clearing the name of his father, who was wrongly put to death.
On the journey home, Zhuo Yihang passes by Mount Hua, where he meets a beautiful young maiden and falls in love with her. The following night, Zhuo joins some jianghu martial artists in a duel against the "Jade Rakshasa". However, he is shocked when he sees that the woman he met earlier is actually the "Jade Rakshasa" Lian Nichang. He makes another startling discovery that the martial artists he is helping are actually spies working for the Manchus. Zhuo Yihang switches sides and helps Lian Nichang defeat the enemy. They meet a formidable swordsman named Yue Mingke, who is serving as a military attaché under General Xiong Tingbi. After a duel, Yue Mingke and Lian Nichang realise that their respective teachers used to be a loving couple, but have separated due to a rivalry over achieving supremacy in swordplay.
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