Mingdi Fengyun Lu
| Author | Liang Yusheng |
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| Original title | 鳴鏑風雲錄 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Set in | 13th-century China |
| Publisher | Hong Kong Commercial Daily |
Publication date | 24 June 1968 – 19 May 1972 |
| Publication place | Hong Kong |
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| ISBN | 9789622575790 |
| Preceded by | Hanhai Xiongfeng |
| Followed by | Fengyun Leidian |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鳴鏑風雲錄 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鸣镝风云录 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Chronicle of the Whistling Arrows | ||||||||||
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Mingdi Fengyun Lu (鳴鏑風雲錄), literally Chronicle of the Whistling Arrows, is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was first published as a serial in the newspaper Hong Kong Commercial Daily from 24 June 1968 to 19 May 1972. Set in 13th-century China, the novel follows a group of martial artists who band together to resist the rising Mongol Empire amidst the wars between the Song and Jin empires.
Being the second longest of Liang Yusheng's novels at a length of approximately 1.24 million Chinese characters, Mingdi Fengyun Lu is known for its expansive historical setting, patriotic themes, and emphasis on collective action over individual heroism. It is loosely connected to Liang Yusheng's other novels set in the same historical period, including Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng and Fengyun Leidian. Critics and scholars have described the novel as representative of Liang Yusheng's transition towards broader historical and moral narratives in the "mature" or later phase of his writing career.