Speaking of the Emei Sect, many people must think of the Emei Sect in Jin Yong's martial arts novel "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon". Guo Xiang began to look for Yang Guo after the third Huashan Sword Discussion, but she searched for a lifetime and did not find it, and later she founded the Emei Sect at the age of 40, and the Emei Sect was also an all-female sect. The Emei school is described in the novel like this, so what is the historical Emei school? Who is the Grandmaster?
Obviously, it could not be Guo Xiang, and the Emei Sect had not had a female leader since the opening of the sect. Ancient women began to wrap their feet from the Song Dynasty, and it was very difficult for women to practice martial arts after foot binding. It is impossible for any martial arts sect in history to be composed of women alone, there must be men and women, and there are more men and fewer women.
So who is the Grandmaster? He was Situ Xuankong, a warrior during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, which meant that he was a thousand years earlier than Shaolin Dharma! Situ Xuankong imitated the movements of apes in Mount Emei and created the "Emei Tong Arm Fist". He also created the "Ape Gong" sword technique. The White Ape Tong Arm Fist that is now circulating in Beijing comes from Mount Emei, and its ancestor is Situ Xuankong. Because Situ Xuankong likes to wear white clothes. Therefore, the disciples all called him "White Ape Ancestor".
It is also worth noting that in Jin Yong's novel "Yue Nu Sword", Ah Qing's superb sword technique was realized by her in a fight with a white ape, and Situ Xuankong was also known as the "White Ape Ancestor". I wondered if the A Qing Excalibur would have been created by Situ Xuankong and then passed on to A Qing.
The reputation of the Emei school in history is great, we all say that the martial arts sect is the most respected Shaolin Wudang, there is "North Chong Shaolin, South Zun Wudang" said, in fact, the Emei Sect is on a par with Shaolin Wudang, is one of the three major martial arts birthplaces.
This is the Emei school in history