Biography of Jin Yong

Author: Kong Qingdong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: I write martial arts novels, but in reality, I write about human nature. In the history of humanity, many things change—politics, economy, and so on—but human nature, love, these things don’t change over a long period of time. —Jin Yong
Jin Yong’s readership is measured in billions, making him the most widely read writer in the world, both in the past and present. Only Jin Yong was a writer whose readership was already in the billions during his lifetime. With his own strength, Jin Yong brought martial arts novels into the ordinary lives of ordinary households.
What is the sign of a successful novelist or writer? It is when their characters and language enter daily life, into everyday language. The president of the Modern Chinese Literature Research Association, Yan Jiaoyan, praised him as the undisputed champion who transformed popular culture with elite culture.