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/Very excited about my new secret weapon. It is called plunger power. But of course I can not reveal much more than the name. It makes you back away while making me more healthy!
George Xu was talking this morning about this poem (at the bottom)
http://realtaichi.blogspot.co.uk/2007/04/two-heroes-meet.html
And mysteriously yesterday and today they are discussion the same guy Song Shuming on Rum Soaked Fist!
Song, actually claimed that poem and a bunch more that I have yet to find, were written by a famous daoist he was directly descended from, Song Yuanqiao. But on closer examination this Song Yuanqiao was most likely known because he was in a Wuxia (martial arts) novel!
Fun stuff. I hope we find the full text. And if anyone knows more about a real historical figure called Song Yuanqian or has read the novel, please help us out in the comments below!
Also I ordered this book:
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Green Peony and the Rise of the Chinese Martial Arts Novel (Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
Update: Found the novel-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Heaven_Sword_and_Dragon_Saber_characters |
