Wudang Sect

The Wudang Sect or Wudang School (武當派), sometimes also referred to as the Wu-Tang Clan, is a fictional martial arts sect or school mentioned in several works of Chinese wuxia fiction. It is commonly featured as one of the leading orthodox sects in the wulin (martial artists' community). It is named after the place it is based, the Wudang Mountains. The Wudang Sect is featured most prominently in Jin Yong's novels The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber and The Smiling, Proud Wanderer as a leading "orthodox" martial arts sect in the wulin, usually alongside the Shaolin Sect. Liang Yusheng's works also depict the Wudang Sect as a leading "orthodox" sect in the wulin. Most of its members are monastic priests who follow Taoist customs and practices in addition to training in martial arts. However, unlike Shaolin's Buddhist monks, Wudang members are allowed to marry and start families. In some wuxia stories, the Wudang Sect has female members as well.