Why are you interested in Chinese fantasy novels?
Hi, I'm a fan from China and I've read a lot of martial arts/Wuxia novels (written by Jin Yong and Gu Long) since very young. I got to know about Wuxiaworld from weibo (Chinese version of Twitter) and I was surprised that non-Chinese readers are big fans of Chinese martial novels!!! I was really amazed and started reading I Shall Seal the Heavens in English (I haven't read the Chinese version before).
Now I'm doing research on this website to see the cultural exchange functions of the Chinese fantasy novels and I'm curious about why are you fellow Daoists interested in the novels. Is it because of the world view, the plot, the characters? Which novel on Wuxiaworld is your favorite? And do you feel more interested in Chinese culture or language after reading the novels? (Actually, Harry Potter is an essential motivation for me to learn English.) I would be very grateful to see your sharing. And if you have questions about the Chinese idioms and translation, you can ask me and hope I can help you!!!
Coco
Now I'm doing research on this website to see the cultural exchange functions of the Chinese fantasy novels and I'm curious about why are you fellow Daoists interested in the novels. Is it because of the world view, the plot, the characters? Which novel on Wuxiaworld is your favorite? And do you feel more interested in Chinese culture or language after reading the novels? (Actually, Harry Potter is an essential motivation for me to learn English.) I would be very grateful to see your sharing. And if you have questions about the Chinese idioms and translation, you can ask me and hope I can help you!!!

Coco
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To make a long story short: was hooked in by stupid wish fulfilment (such as tdg) and novelty, stayed for good stories.
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I don't know if I would say it made me more interested in Chinese culture since considering the genre, it doesn't strike me as being a particularly realistic representation of modern, or even really ancient China, to any significant extent. LOL If it actually were, I think I would have, along with hundreds of millions of others, picked up a firearm and immediately started an war with the nation since frankly, there's some ridiculously stupid and false ideology in these novels. Hitler would have been considered a monk in comparison to a couple of the MCs I have come across. The world view represented is pretty asinine, characters are one dimensional, and there's not really any kind of plot aside from some mc typically rising from nothing in order to achieve a fairly shallow and meaningless goal. I suppose that because there's more negatives than positives in the writing and concepts as a whole, and mainly because it's really the only sub-genre I have focused on, it hasn't broadened my interest as say, how almost instantaneously Japanese manga and anime did for Japanese culture.
I did look up some videos about the Imperial Exams and other stuff, but it was more in line of just trying to figure out what some of the things were that are constantly being talked about such as what a Jade Slip looks like.