There are hundreds of factions in Jin Yong’s novels and it would be impractical to list them all here. This page features the most famous Jin Yong factions and those that appear in more than one novel. See the factions by novels for all the factions in each novel.
Guilds and societies
- Beggars’ Guild 丐帮
- Clean Clothes Faction 净衣派
- Dirty Clothes Faction 污衣派
- Iron Palm Keep 铁掌帮
- Yellow River Guild 黄河帮
- Huaiyang Bandits 淮阳帮
Philosophical and religious orders
- Shaolin Order 少林派
- Wudang Order 武当派
- Quanzhen Order 全真教
- Seven Zis of Quanzhen 全真七子
- Namo School 南无派
- Qingjing School 清静派
- Huashan School 华山派 — not to be confused with Huashan School
- Mudra Order 手印宗
Martial arts schools
- Huashan School 华山派
- Xianxia Ridge School 仙霞派
- Qingcheng School 青城派
Clans and families
- Duan Clan of Dali 大理段氏
- Cheng Family of Baoying 宝应程家
Strongholds and palaces
- Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛
- White Camel Manor 白驼山庄
- Manor of Gathering Clouds 归云庄
- Lu Family Manor 陆家庄
- Prince Zhao’s Estate 赵王府
Legendary groups
- Five Greats 江湖五绝
- Seven Eccentrics of Jiangnan 江南七怪
- Twin Evils of Dark Wind 黑风双煞
- Four Ghosts of Yellow River 黄河四鬼
Tribal confederations
- Borjigin Tribe 孛儿只斤
- Kiyat Clan 乞颜部
- Keraites Khanate 克烈部
- Jadaran Tribe 札达兰部
Political entities
- Song Dynasty 宋朝
- Northern Song 北宋
- Southern Song 南宋
- Jin Empire 金朝
- Four Illustrious Champions 四杰名士
- Mongol Empire 蒙古帝国
- Dali Kingdom 大理国
- Khwarezmian Empire 花剌子模国
- Western Regions 西域
Administrative bodies
- Central Secretariat 中书省
- Ministry of War 兵部
Factions by novels
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils factions
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes factions
- The Return of the Condor Heroes factions
- The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre factions
- Laughing in the Wind factions
- Ode to Gallantry factions
- Sword Stained with Royal Blood factions
- The Deer and the Cauldron factions
- The Book and the Sword factions
- Side Story of the Flying Fox factions
- Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountain factions
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