Wuxia--Chinese cowboy

This is how Wuxia is defined in WiKi:

Wuxia (武俠, IPA: [ùɕi̯ǎ]), which literally means "martial hero", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms such as Chinese opera,manhua, films, television series and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world.

The word "wuxia" is a compound composed of the elements wu (lit. "martial", "military", or "armed") and xia (lit. "honourable", "chivalrous", or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of xia is often referred to as a xiake (lit. "follower of xia") or youxia (lit. "wandering xia"). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though he or she may not necessarily wield a sword.

The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originate from the lower social classes of ancient Chinese society. A code of chivalry usually requires wuxia heroes to right and redress wrongs, fight for righteousness, remove oppressors, and bring retribution for past misdeeds. Chinese xia traditions can be compared to martial codes from other cultures such as the Japanese samurai's bushido tradition.

After watching some American movies reflecting the early stage life of western part of USA, I found the spirit of cowboy is so similar to the spirit of Xia Ke in China. As a Xia Ke, you must be very powerful yourself, and you hold a mind with mercy and can always help those weakness who are bullied by gangs, and make contributions to benefit the human being, a Xia Ke would fight with evils whatever how strong and powerful they are just like batman, spider man in America and Guo Jing, Yang Guo in Chinese Wu Xia novels.  

A Xia Ke in China does not belong to any organizations or any specific person, he/she may work for them for a certain period due to any reason, but ultimately he/she is free. They would fight for their real friends, die for the confidant or mate soul, they like to travel around, drink those strong liquor, play with the most sharp sword.

I have been longing to be a Xia Ke from my childhood although it is not realistic now....