Yuan Gong
Yuan Gong is a white interconnected-arm gibbon who is exceptionally nimble and skilled in martial arts, and also versed in Taoism and apparently immortal. He catches 18 arrows shot at him by King Gong of Chu before escaping from the legendary archer Yang Youji, then reappears about a century later to challenge the swordswoman Yuenü. Eventually Yuan Gong redeems himself and for his role in quashing the revolt, he is restored to his former position of Lord of White Cloud Cave.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- 1600 – 1699
- Historical notes
- Character in a 17th-century fantasy novel by Feng Menglong.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lord of White Cloud Cave
- serves
- Heaven
- student of
- Xuannü
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Feng's new chapters follows Yuan Gong (袁公; Mr. Yuan—Yuan being a homonym for "gibbon"), a white interconnected-arm gibbon not only exceptionally nimble and skilled in martial arts, but also versed in Taoism and apparently immortal. The novel begins with two well-known gibbon tales”
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