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Journey to the North

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Journey to the North is a Chinese shenmo novel of gods and demons written by Yu Xiangdou and published in 1602, during the Ming dynasty. Told in twenty four chapters, it follows the successive rebirths of Zhen Wu, the Perfected Warrior, who in the story teaches the immortal Zhang Sanfeng the art of taijiquan. The novel was later combined with other journey narratives to form the collection known as the Four Journeys. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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General 1
Original Language
Chinese 2
Composed, From (Year)
from 1602 2
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Yu Xiangdou, Authors
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The Novel, Genres
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1. Journey to the North (Wikipedia)
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    Journey to the North (zh:北遊記) is a 1602 Chinese shenmo novel by Yu Xiangdou (Chinese: 余象斗) composed of 24 chapters.
  • In Genre: The Novel, Lead section
    Journey to the North (zh:北遊記) is a 1602 Chinese shenmo novel by Yu Xiangdou (Chinese: 余象斗) composed of 24 chapters.
  • Authored By: Yu Xiangdou, Lead section
    Journey to the North (zh:北遊記) is a 1602 Chinese shenmo novel by Yu Xiangdou (Chinese: 余象斗) composed of 24 chapters.
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