Network Fly Knife Reviews Jin Yong's Wuxia Characters: People in the Jianghu

Author: Chun Xiao, Yuan Ying Tan Xi Zhu
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The popularity of Jin Yong's novels is not a mere coincidence but a historical choice. The greatest significance of Jin Yong's novels lies not in how much traditional cultural "essence" they provide, but in the extremely important text they offer for the identity of national culture in the present and future. In other words, reading Jin Yong's novels can easily evoke the deep memory of our national culture, easily transform the genetic code of national culture into an intuitive and perceptible form, and deepen our sense of identity with national culture in an aesthetic state. The most profound impression Jin Yong's novels leave is the combination of chivalry and romance. The chivalrous figures in Jin Yong's novels can mainly be divided into six categories: folk chivalry, Confucian chivalry, Taoist chivalry, scholar chivalry, eccentric chivalry, and free-spirited chivalry, etc. The meaning of literature is generated within the context of history. As an open text, Jin Yong's novels also have a complex impact in reality. Readers with different cultural backgrounds, experiences, and personality traits emphasize different aspects of the novels, and their understanding of Jin Yong's works varies greatly. Therefore, for Jin Yong's novels, we must think deeply and choose cautiously!