# Weng Cho — Kai Lung’s Golden Hours character guide

> Weng Cho in Kai Lung’s Golden Hours by Ernest Bramah.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Cho - kow, Weng, Weng Cho of the House of Wu, the House of Wu

**First appearance:** 0001-kai-lung-s-golden-hours

## Snapshot

A member of the House of Wu whose fortunes and obligations entangle him in the schemes that Kai Lung's stories must untangle.

## Who they are

Weng Cho carries the name and expectations of the House of Wu, a lineage that shapes both his opportunities and his burdens. His position in the social order places him among those who must weigh family honor against personal desire, and the tension between the two drives much of his conduct. In the early-middle arc he represents the pull of inherited duty against the unpredictable currents of Kai Lung's world.

## Relationships

### [Wu - yong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wu_yong)

_professional_

Weng Cho and Wu-yong are colleagues in a trade or craft, working together regularly.

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_friendship_

Wang Ho and Weng Cho are allies, often joining forces for mutual benefit.

### [Wu - yong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wu_yong)

_professional_

Weng Cho and Wu-yong are colleagues in a trade or craft, working together regularly.

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_friendship_

Wang Ho and Weng Cho are allies, often joining forces for mutual benefit.

### [Wang Ho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/characters/wang_ho)

_friendship_

Wang Ho and Weng Cho are allies, often joining forces for mutual benefit.

## In the story

### [The Degraded Persistence of the Effete Ming-Shu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/iii-the-degraded-persistence-of-the-effete-ming-shu)

Referred to as Cho-kow, a tribesman of Khim accused of tomb-robbing, who is brought to trial and calls for Kai Lung to tell a story.

### [The High-Minded Strategy of the Amiable Hwa-Mei](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/vi-the-high-minded-strategy-of-the-amiable-hwa-mei)

Central figure in the story told by Hwa-mei; escapes consequences by joining the League of Tomb-Haunters.

### [The Story of Weng Cho; or, the One Devoid of Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kai_lung_s_golden_hours_se/chapters/the-story-of-weng-cho-or-the-one-devoid-of-name)

Protagonist who is disowned by his father Wu Chi for mourning his mother, then rejected by Tiao, and ultimately joins the League of Tomb-Haunters after killing a corrupt Mandarin.

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