Martial arts and kung fu movies have been quite popular in the English-speaking world for many years since Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan came to prominence. In recent years, some authors have included kung fu elements in writing action novels. Still, fictional novels about the wuxia (the translation of which is "martial arts and chivalry") genre are rarely seen written in English. As martial arts are about movements and actions, attempts to write books based on martial arts stories can be, met with many difficulties. This book is, written from the perspective of how the Chinese view the world of martial arts. The Central Kingdom is the first book of the Master of All Masters series

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