Red Flower Society

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The Red Flower Society (traditional Chinese: 紅花會; simplified Chinese: 红花会; pinyin: hóng huā huì), sometimes translated as the Red Lotus Society, is a fictional secret society in the wuxia novel The Book and the Sword written by Jinyong. It also figures prominently in the films Fong Sai-yuk and Fong Sai-yuk II.

It is led by Chen Jialuo and the society's goal is to overthrow the Qing Dynasty founded by the Manchus. Each of the leader is well versed in martial arts.

The leaders of the group in terms of seniority are:

  1. Chen Jialuo, high leader of the group
  2. Wu Chen,
  3. Zhao Banshan
  4. Wen Tailai
  5. White Death (might be Black Death)
  6. Black Death (might be White Death)
  7. Xu Tianhong
  8. "Iron Pagoda" Yang
  9. "Nine-Life Leopard" Wei
  10. Zhang Jin
  11. "Duo Duck Sabre" Luo Ping
  12. "Melancholy Ghost" Shi
  13. "Crocodile" Jiang
  14. Yu Yutong

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