Romantic Journey: The Spiritual Journey in Jin Yong's Novels

Author: Chen Mo
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Chen Mo was a pioneer in studying Jin Yong. A decade ago, he published a voluminous series of research spanning millions of words, which later sparked the "Jin Studies" fever in mainland China. Ten years have passed, and Chen Mo, who had declared he would "stop writing Jin reviews," has returned to the scene. This is perhaps because Jin Studies is vast and ever-renewing, and his views from a decade ago can no longer represent his current stance. Thus, he had no choice but to return to his old ways—examining the same things with fresh perspectives. Even Chen Mo began to point out flaws in the Great Master Jin's works—however, the imperfections do not obscure the brilliance. One thing remains unchanged: every reading of Jin's works is absolutely a spiritual journey of romance.