Did Jin Yong like to read martial arts novels before he wrote martial arts novels?

Jin Yong was a representative figure of Chinese martial arts novels. His works had influenced several generations of Chinese people. Before Jin Yong wrote martial arts novels, China already had its own traditional martial arts novel system, such as the Ming Dynasty's Flying Fox on Snow Mountain, the Qing Dynasty's Book and Sword's Enemy and Revenge, and so on. These works had been widely circulated and welcomed by readers at that time. In addition, Jin Yong's works also had a wide range of communication and a large audience. His novels had been translated into many languages and had a large number of readers around the world. Therefore, it could be said that Jin Yong's martial arts novels had a profound impact on Chinese and international literature.

The wuxia novels created by Mr. Jin Yong were called The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Condor Heroes, The Eight Dragons, The Smiling Proud Jianghu, The Sword with the Blue Blood, The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre, The Deer and Cauldron, The Sword of the Yue Woman, The White Horse Roaring in the West Wind, The Journey of the Chivalrous Men, The Mandarin Duck Knife, The Book Sword and the Book of Revenge, and The Legend of the Flying Fox. These fourteen novels were widely spread and deeply loved by readers, becoming classics of Chinese literature and culture.

Mr. Jin Yong wrote fourteen martial arts novels: 1 Legend of the Condor Heroes 2. The Condor Heroes 3.8 Demigods 4." Smiling Proud in Jianghu " 5 The Deer and the Cauldron [Blue Blood Sword] 7 "Mandarin Duck Knife" 8 " White Horse Roaring in the West Wind " 9 "Journey of the Chivalrous" [Sword of the Yue Maiden] Book and Sword Grudge The Legend of the Flying Fox Snow Mountain Flying Fox 14-Tactics of Connecting Cities

Jin Yong is a famous Chinese martial arts novel. His works were widely spread and had a profound impact on the development of Chinese martial arts novels. His representative works included Book and Sword, Return of Gratitude and Revenge, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Eight Dragons and Dragons, The Smiling Proud Wanderer, and so on. His works usually used history as the background to describe the grudges, love and hatred between various sects and martial artists in the Jianghu. His wuxia novels had complicated plots, rich characters, and beautiful language, which were deeply loved by readers.

The martial arts novels before Jin Yong could be traced back to the ancestors of martial arts novels such as Water Margins, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, etc. These novels had high literary value and were widely used in the inheritance and development of Chinese culture. Before Jin Yong, the audiences of martial arts novels were mainly teenagers, and the styles and types of works were also different. Among them, the more representative works were "Book Sword Gratitude and Revenge Record","Swordsman's Journey","Wulin External History", etc. These works mainly described the grudges of Jianghu, chivalrous spirit and martial arts skills. The plot was complicated, and the characters were distinctive. They had a certain literary and ornamental value. After Jin Yong, Wuxia novels were more widely and deeply spread and formed their own unique literary genre. Jin Yong's works such as " Journey of Chivalrous Men,"" Flying Fox on Snow Mountain," and " The Tactics of Liancheng " had become the representative works of Chinese martial arts novels and influenced the thinking and culture of several generations of Chinese people. In addition, some other famous martial arts novels, such as Liang Yusheng and Huang Yi, also created many excellent works and made important contributions to the development of Chinese martial arts novels.

Mr. Jin Yong's works are generally considered to be 15 martial arts novels. These works are called Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Condor Heroes, Eight Dragons and Dragons, The Smiling Proud Jianghu, The Deer Cauldron, The Sword of Green Blood, The Book and Sword of Gratitude and Revenge, The Journey of Chivalrous Men, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, The Sword of Yue Nu, The Mandarin Duck Knife, The White Horse Roaring in the West Wind, and The Legend of the Flying Fox.

The martial arts moves in Jin Yong's martial arts novels came from many sources, including but not limited to the following: 1. Traditional martial arts: Mr. Jin Yong had practiced martial arts himself, so he would describe some traditional martial arts moves such as Taijiquan and Baguazhang in his novels. 2. Taoist and Buddhist martial arts: Mr. Jin Yong had also studied Taoist and Buddhist martial arts, so he described some martial arts moves related to Taoism and Buddhism in the novel, such as Xiaoyao You, Star Sucking Grand Magic, etc. 3. Legend of Jianghu: The background of Mr. Jin Yong's novel is a Jianghu, so he will also describe some martial arts moves in Jianghu legends such as Sunflower Treasure Book, Nine Yang Scripture, etc. 4. Other foreign martial arts: Mr. Jin Yong's novel also described some moves from other foreign martial arts, such as Ice Spirit Silver Needle, White Horse Roaring West Wind, etc.

Jin Yong's wuxia novels were regarded as one of the classics of Chinese literature. Many of the plots and characters were widely praised. However, there were different opinions on whether the kung fu in Jin Yong's novels was real or not. In Jin Yong's novels, many characters had magical martial arts that could incapacitate their opponents for a short period of time. However, these martial arts are usually fictional. They are not evolved from real people or moves, but created through the fictional elements of martial arts novels. The plots and scenes in Jin Yong's novels were usually fictional. For example, some scenes were created based on historical events or geographical features but were given new storylines throughout the novel. Therefore, these plots and scenes could not be regarded as real. Although the martial arts and plots in Jin Yong's novels were of high literary value, they did not really exist. We should look at Jin Yong's martial arts novels in the way of appreciating literature rather than seeing them as real martial arts guides.

Jin Yong's Wuxia novel was a classic literary work with widespread influence. It contained many famous martial arts moves and characters. The following are some of them: Sunflower Manual: It was one of the most famous martial arts in Jin Yong's novels. It was an internal force cultivation method that aimed to improve one's internal force level through the words in the manual. 2. Legend of the Flying Fox: It was a novel with Hu Fei as the main character. It described many famous martial arts moves such as the Flying Fox of Snow Mountain, Miao Renfeng's unique skill, Miao Ruolan's sword art, and Linghu Chong's Nine Swords Beyond the Swords. [3.8 Demigods: It is another famous Jin Yong novel. It described many famous characters and martial arts moves, such as Duan Yu's Six Pulses Divine Sword, Xu Zhu's Xiaoyao Sect martial arts, Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu's Huashan Sword Competition, etc.] The Legend of the Condor Heroes was another classic Jin Yong novel. It described many famous martial arts moves such as Guo Jing's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Huang Rong's Rong School martial arts, and Zhou Botong's Taiji Fist. The Return of the Condor Heroes is another novel with Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu as the main characters. It describes many famous martial arts moves, such as Yang Guo's Overwhelming Grief Palm and Xiao Longnu's ancient tomb martial arts. These were just some of Jin Yong's novels. There were many other famous novels and martial arts moves.

The strongest martial arts in Jin Yong's martial arts novels varied from person to person because each character had their own unique talent, background, and fighting style. Martial arts also evolved with time and the development of the plot. However, generally speaking, the strongest martial arts in Jin Yong's novels were those martial arts systems that had been trained and practiced for a long time, such as the Sunflower Manual, the Nine Yang Sutra, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and so on. The founders of these martial arts systems were usually the top experts in the martial arts world. Their martial arts were not only incomparably fierce, but after a long period of training and practice, they had already become unique existences in the martial arts world. There were also some martial arts that displayed astonishing power in specific scenarios, such as the unique martial art of the leader of the Carefree Sect, the "Northern Dark Divine Art", which could absorb the enemy's internal energy to increase his own strength, the "Heavenly Mountain Plum Breaker Hand" of the Heavenly Mountain Maiden, which could defeat a large number of enemies in a short period of time, and some martial arts that displayed great power in specific scenarios, such as Ouyang Feng's "Ouyang Anti-Poison Art", which could paralyze people. There were also martial arts that were known for their speed and flexibility, such as Guo Jing's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and Huang Rong's Rong School Martial Arts. Therefore, the strongest martial arts in Jin Yong's novels varied from person to person. Different characters, different plot backgrounds, and different scenes all had their own strongest martial arts.