Review the entire collection of Jin Yong's wuxia novels The Book and the Sword (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Jin Yong
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Publish Date: 1998-08-01
Features: Jin Yong's novels are rich in thought and content, but their main themes are very clear. This is patriotism, national spirit, and the traditional virtues formed over thousands of years in China: a strong sense of justice, hatred for evil, faithfulness in words, selflessness, courage in the face of injustice, self-sacrifice to save others, and helping the poor and supporting the needy, etc. These traditional virtues are the bonds of thought and spirit in our historical development and still play a role today, especially patriotism and national spirit, which are essential qualities for being a Chinese person. The victory of the Anti-Japanese War, in terms of spirit and thought, was a victory of patriotism, a victory of national spirit, and a victory of the people; it was a failure of traitors and national betrayal, and a failure of national nihilism. Today, we still need patriotism and national spirit. An important part of national spirit is national equality and unity. The Book and Sword is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. When he wrote this novel, he was only thirty years old, the same age as Cao Xueqin when he wrote Dream of the Red Chamber. The theme of The Book and Sword is based on a local legend widely circulated in his hometown of Haiyin: "The Qianlong Emperor was the son of a senior official from Haiyin, Chen. The Yongzheng Emperor used a switcheroo to replace his own daughter with the senior official's son, who later became the Qianlong Emperor. This book depicts various types of love and different emotional lives in various situations, creating an artistic image.