Li Shoumin, a renowned Chinese author, was born in 1902 in Szechwan and was more commonly recognized by his literary pseudonym, Huanzhulouzhu. This celebrated writer of wuxia and xianxia fiction left an indelible mark on the literary world.
Li's remarkable novel, "Blades from the Willows", published in 1946, served as a prequel to his magnum opus, "Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu". This groundbreaking work was one of the first wuxia novels to be translated into the English language, making it a significant milestone in the genre's global popularity.
