Mingdi Fengyun Lu

Mingdi Fengyun Lu
AuthorLiang Yusheng
Original title鳴鏑風雲錄
LanguageChinese
GenreWuxia
Set in13th-century China
PublisherHong Kong Commercial Daily
Publication date
24 June 1968 – 19 May 1972
Publication placeHong Kong
Media typePrint
ISBN9789622575790
Preceded byHanhai Xiongfeng 
Followed byFengyun Leidian 
Mingdi Fengyun Lu
Traditional Chinese鳴鏑風雲錄
Simplified Chinese鸣镝风云录
Literal meaningChronicle of the Whistling Arrows
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMíng Dí Fēng Yún Lù
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMing4 Dik1 Fung1 Wan4 Luk6

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.