11 Facts About Huang Yaoshi

Huang Yaoshi is a fictional character in the wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes and its sequel, The Return of the Condor Heroes, by Jin Yong.

Huang Yaoshi is one of the Five Greats of the wulin during the Song dynasty, alongside Wang Chongyang, Hong Qigong, Ouyang Feng and Duan Zhixing.

Huang Yaoshi is the master of Peach Blossom Island and one of the Five Greats, the five most powerful martial artists in the jianghu.

Huang Yaoshi is married to Feng Heng, who died shortly after giving birth to their daughter, Huang Rong, the female lead character in the novel.

Huang Yaoshi has six apprentices: Chen Xuanfeng, Mei Chaofeng, Qu Lingfeng, Wu Mianfeng and Feng Mofeng.

Huang Yaoshi makes his first appearance in the middle of the novel when he is searching for Huang Rong, who has run away from home after a quarrel with her father.

Huang Yaoshi meets Guo Jing, whom his daughter is romantically attracted to, and learns about the fates of his six apprentices.

Huang Yaoshi later accepts Qu Lingfeng's daughter Shagu and Lu Chengfeng's son Lu Guanying as his grand-apprentices.

Huang Yaoshi develops a special bond with Yang Guo, the protagonist, as both of them share the same distaste for the social norms of their time, and he teaches Yang Guo two of his most powerful skills.

Huang Yaoshi joins his daughter and son-in-law in defending the city of Xiangyang from Mongol invaders.

Unlike most of the other top-level masters in his era, Huang Yaoshi has a wide variety of martial skills, reflecting his eclectic approach to combat.