Zhao Huanting (1877-1951), named Fuzhang, Huanting is his given name, also known as Huanting; a native of Yutian, Hebei Province, he was born into a family of officials) When he was young, his family was wealthy and he received a good education. , and traveled with his father to Shandong, Hunan, Sichuan and other places. Every time he gained something, he recorded and accumulated a wealth of materials. He is good at writing concise and ancient classical Chinese notes. He is the author of "Jin Xi Zhai Cong Tan", which contains many official secrets and literary anecdotes. He is also the author of the historical novel "History of Pain in the Late Ming Dynasty" and the retribution novel "Cycling Mirror".
Zhao Huanting's martial arts novels began in 1923 with "The Legend of Strange Heroes". As soon as this book was published, it was known as "The Legend of Strange Heroes". He collected anecdotes about heroes and drew many materials from the notes of his predecessors. Although he himself was not familiar with martial arts, he usually observed carefully and paid attention to every move of martial arts performers. He also often visited ancient temples for on-site inspections, so the writing was vivid and lifelike. He usually writes manuscripts as densely as Wu Xiosheng, but he rarely smears them. The editors welcome his manuscripts very much. He also had a great attitude. Newspapers and magazines from the north and the south asked him for manuscripts, and he always responded. Even for small newspapers, he was happy to write. Later, because those small newspapers often had a short life span, they ceased publishing less than half of their long articles. Other publications did not welcome such half-length articles, so they had no choice but to shelve them. There were about 10 or so of these articles. So many species. Moreover, some were in arrears with manuscript fees and ignored repeated requests for payment, which caused him great losses.) He thought that instead of wasting his efforts, it would be better to burn the inkstone and stop writing. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhao Huanting basically withdrew from the literary world, focusing on calligraphy and selling calligraphy for a living. There were no more new martial arts works released to the world. ***19 kinds of martial arts novels by Zhao Huanting:
"The Complete Biography of Qi Xia Jing Zhong", "Anecdotes of the Great Hero Yin Yiguan", "The Biography of the Three Heroes of the Yin Sect", "The Hero's Journey to the Country"
"The Legend of the Amazing Stranger", "The Legend of the Two Swordsman", "The Legend of the Northern Stranger", "The Two Whips",
"The Lady of Lantian", "The Legend of Swords and Talking about Strange Stories" "Records", "Heroes on the Border", "Unbearable to Look Back",
"The Legend of Chivalrous Heroes", "The Shadow of White Sword Lotus", "The Record of Strange Heroes and Ping Yao",
"The Biography of the Three Heroes of the Yin Family", "Hidden Records of the Kunlun Heroes", "The Chivalry in Red Costumes", "The Sound of the Sword and the Flute"