Xiaolongnü
| Xiaolongnü | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jin Yong |
| Appearances | The Return of the Condor Heroes |
| Personal information | |
| Alias(es) | Long'er (龍兒), Aunt Long (龍姑姑) |
| Gender | Female |
| Spouse(s) | Yang Guo |
| Affiliations | |
| Organisations | Ancient Tomb Sect |
| Teachers |
Official teachers: Unnamed teacher (Lin Chaoying's apprentice) Unofficial teachers: Zhou Botong |
| Students |
Official students: Yang Guo Unofficial students: Zhou Botong |
| Skills and abilities | |
| Qinggong | Ancient Tomb Sect qinggong |
| Neigong |
Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, Nine Yin Manual skills |
| Unarmed combat skills | Fist of Beauties, Palm of Infinity Web, Technique of Ambidexterity |
| Armed combat skills | Jade Maiden Swordplay, Quanzhen Swordplay |
| Weapons | White-silver gloves, Long sash of gold bells, Gold needles of jade bees, Jade bees |
| Xiaolongnü | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 小龍女 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 小龙女 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Little Dragon Maiden | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiǎolóngnǚ |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Siu2-lung4-neoi5 |
Xiaolongnü is the fictional female protagonist of the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Jin Yong describes her physical appearances as "skin as white as snow, beautiful and elegant beyond convention and cannot be underestimated, but appears cold and indifferent".
Xiaolongnü's name (literally "Little Dragon Maiden") is based on the year she was born, the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese zodiac. Her real name is unknown and is never mentioned in the novel; she is referred to as "Xiaolongnü" by other people, and as "Long'er" by Yang Guo, her teacher and Granny Sun.
Xiaolongnü was abandoned as an infant outside Chongyang Palace (the Quanzhen Sect's headquarters) by an unknown figure. Her cries broke the silence of the night and drew the attention of Quanzhen's priests. Before they could decide what to do with the baby girl because the sect does not accept female members, a middle-aged woman called Granny Sun appeared and took Xiaolongnü away to the nearby Ancient Tomb.
Xiaolongnü was raised as a student by a woman (whose name is not mentioned in the novel) who is the apprentice of Lin Chaoying, the founder of the Ancient Tomb Sect. As a child, she was taught all the sect's martial arts and mastered all of them after many years. She starts learning the sect's highest order skill from the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, but since her teacher's understanding of the skill was incomplete, her own understanding is even more limited.
Xiaolongnü's senior Li Mochou was expelled from the sect for poor conduct. Xiaolongnü inherited the sect's leadership position when she was 14 after her teacher died. She is accompanied by Granny Sun only. Meanwhile, Li Mochou spread rumours in the jianghu that when Xiaolongnü turned 16, she will offer her hand in marriage to any man who can defeat her. In addition, the lucky man will claim possession of the tomb, which is said to house great treasures and martial arts manuals. The Mongol prince Huodu believes the tale and travels to the Ancient Tomb, hoping to meet Xiaolongnü. He brings his henchmen with him and they raid Chongyang Palace along the way. Coincidentally, Guo Jing arrives at Chongyang Palace together with Yang Guo and he drives away Huodu and his men.
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