Jade Goddess (Representative Novel of Famous Contemporary Chinese Writers)

Author: Haiyan
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: From A Cop on Duty to A Love Story in the Wind and Snow, and then to Never Say Goodbye, every full-length novel by Haiyan has been adapted into a highly acclaimed TV series. Starting from June 28, the new work Jade Beauty serialized in Beijing Youth Daily continues Haiyan's signature style—blending crime and detective themes with love stories, remaining suspenseful, but this time with more dramatic romantic love. It's a romantic and idealistic work. The language is fluent, the plot is full of twists, a love story of life and death, a timeless romance. Haiyan's reclusiveness contrasts sharply with the passionate romance in his works. Jade Beauty is a perfect fusion of love and ideals. It tells a story similar to Never Say Goodbye, but with more subtlety, focusing on the inner world and emotional turmoil of the characters. "The plot of Jade Beauty remains touching, but the style of the story is completely different from Never Say Goodbye," Haiyan constantly aims to offer something new to the audience. Therefore, Jade Beauty tries to avoid controversy. After all, Jade Beauty is a very pure literary novel, and it is believed to move you, me, and everyone.
In Buddhism, there are four Bodhisattvas, symbolizing four ideal human qualities: compassion, wisdom, practice, and aspiration. The Bodhisattva symbolizing aspiration is Ksitigarbha; the one symbolizing practice is Samantabhadra; the one symbolizing wisdom is Manjushri; and the one symbolizing compassion is Guanyin Bodhisattva, the most familiar to the Chinese people for her boundless mercy.
What does compassion mean? According to the original meaning in Buddhist scriptures, "ci" () means "to give joy," and "bei" () means "to alleviate suffering." Alleviating the suffering of all beings and giving them joy is compassion.
When Guanyin Bodhisattva came to China, she was sculpted in female form. This may reflect the Chinese understanding of "compassion": Guanyin, the serene, pure, and beautiful Bodhisattva seated on a blooming lotus, represents the lofty, great, gentle, soft, kind, merciful, and omnipresent love of motherhood. This is a lyrical work that portrays the kindness and tolerance of Chinese women, combining ingenuity with simplicity, softness with strength, and meticulousness without sacrificing grandeur.
In Jade Beauty, Haiyan tells a dramatic love story. Anxin, a female police officer, has her life turned upside down due to an accidental "affair." Torn between family and enemies, love and the law, she suffers through the cruelty of death and rediscovers the sweetness of love, ultimately growing into a strong and complete woman who dedicates herself to the extremely tough and dangerous anti-drug work. Haiyan excels at blending crime and detective themes with love stories. His characters are vivid, and the plots are gripping. Haiyan's novels, with their youthful passion and the intensity of human drama, have gained many readers in recent years.