Acknowledgments . . vii
Note on Translation and Use of Foreign Terms . . ix 

Chapter 1 Introduction . . 1
Chapter 2 Violence, Honor, and Manhood . . 21
Chapter 3 Taidong: The Mountains and Beyond . . 58
Chapter 4 Fire and Fury . . 87 
Chapter 5 Tales from the Jianghu . . 115 
Chapter 6 Wine, Women, and Song . . 176
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Faces of the Gods . . 204 

Notes . . 213 
Glossary . . 247 
Bibliography . . 255 
Index . . 269