Wudang Sect

This article is about the fictional martial arts sect in wuxia fiction. For the real-life martial arts traditions, see Wudang quan. For other uses, see Wu-Tang (disambiguation).
Wudang Sect
Traditional Chinese武當派
Simplified Chinese武当派
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔdāng Paì
Wade–GilesWu3-tang1 P'ai4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMou5dong1 Paai3
JyutpingMou5-dong1 Paai3

The Wudang Sect or Wudang School, sometimes also referred to as the Wu-Tang Clan, is a fictional martial arts sect or school mentioned in several works of Chinese wuxia fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox sects in the wulin (martial artists' community). It is named after the place it is based, the Wudang Mountains.

The Wudang Sect is featured most prominently in Jin Yong's novels The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a major power in the wulin, usually alongside Shaolin. Liang Yusheng's works also depict the Wudang Sect as the leader of all orthodox sects in the wulin. Most of its members are priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts. However, unlike Shaolin's Buddhist monks, Wudang members are allowed to marry and start families. In some wuxia stories, Wudang has female members as well.

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