Sunday, April 18, 2010

The great master, Jin Yong

If Gu Long is the knight wondering in Jiangwu who enjoys his own life, Jin Yong must be the master of Wu Lin who leads people fight against invaders and bad men. Chinese nationalism is always the main and strong theme of Jin Yong's works. Many stories of his are placed in th period of the time that Han Chinese were under the threat of nothern peoples such as Jurchens and Mongols.Unlike Gu Long's romantic theme involved in love and revenge, Jin Yong's works attract people with the hot-blooded patriotism. Though the main line of Jin Yong's work is usually the love between two main characters, the

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