Which was better, Jin Yong's Legend of the Condor Heroes or the Eight Dragons?

Mr. Jin Yong's novels were regarded as the classics in the history of Chinese literature. The Legend of the Condor Heroes and the Eight Dragons were both his representative works. These two works have high artistic and literary value in terms of plot, characters, and structure. However, in all fairness, which one is the pinnacle of Jin Yong's work may vary from person to person and may have different opinions. The Legend of the Condor Heroes was one of Jin Yong's early works. It narrated the Jianghu stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Kang and others with the Northern Song Dynasty as the background. It contained many classic plots and characters, such as Huang Rong's intelligence and wit, Guo Jing's loyalty and integrity, Yang Kang's romantic and elegant, etc. It was highly literary and ornamental. The Eight Dragons was one of Jin Yong's masterpieces. It narrated the Jianghu stories of Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, and Xu Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty. It contained many complicated emotional entanglements and relationships, such as Xiao Feng's bravery, Duan Yu's deep love, and Xu Zhu's transcendence. It had a high depth of humanity and literary value. Whether from the plot, characters, structure or literary value, the Legend of the Condor Heroes and the Eight Dragons and Dragons are both representative works of Mr. Jin Yong. Each has its own unique charm and value. It is impossible to simply say which is the pinnacle of Jin Yong's work.

Jin Yong's novels, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Eight Dragons, corresponded to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism as follows: 1 The Legend of the Condor Heroes corresponded to the saying in the Analects of Confucius that "learning and learning from time to time". 2. The eight parts of the heavenly dragon corresponded to the Tao Te Ching's Tao that could be said to be not to be said to be said to be true. 3. The "Guo Jing" in the Legend of the Condor Heroes corresponded to the "softness" in the Confucian classic "Mencius". 4. The " Duan Yu " in " Tian Long Ba Bu " corresponded to the " Kun " in " Xiaoyao You " in the Taoist classic " Zhuangzi ". A pot of Kun won't be able to boil it well." 5 The "Huang Rong" in the Legend of the Condor Heroes corresponded to the "Xi" in the Confucian classic "The Analects of Confucius". The "virtual bamboo" in the "Eight Dragons" corresponded to the "illusion" in the Buddhist classic "Diamond Sutra", which said,"All laws are like dreams, bubbles, dew, and electricity should be observed as such".

The word count of Jin Yong's novels, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and Demigods were: The Legend of the Condor Heroes has 12 chapters and about 3.5 million words. The 20 chapters of " Tian Long Ba Bu " were about 5 million words. It should be noted that there may be some errors in these numbers because the Legend of the Condor Heroes and the Eight Dragons and Dragons have different titles and word count in different versions.

Jin Yong's Legend of the Condor Heroes was one of the representative works of modern Chinese martial arts novels. It told the stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and others in the Jianghu during the Southern Song Dynasty. Guo Jing was a loyal and upright chivalrous man. He and Huang Rong loved each other and saved each other, experiencing many dangers and difficulties together. The plot of the novel is full of ups and downs, and the characters are full. It is considered a classic work of Chinese martial arts novels.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes was earlier than the Eight Dragons.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Eight Dragons and Dragons, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, and The Condor Heroes were all famous martial arts novels. Each novel had its own unique storyline and characters. The Legend of the Condor Heroes was one of Mr. Jin Yong's masterpieces. It told the stories of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and others, as well as their struggle against the Mongol rulers. The story in the novel was full of ups and downs, and the characters were well-rounded. It was regarded as one of the classics of martial arts novels. " Eight Dragons " told the story of the battle between the various martial arts sects for the divine weapon, the Nine Yang Scripture, and the growth of the main characters, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, and others. The characters in the novel had their own characteristics and the plot was complicated. It was a martial arts novel with ups and downs and rich characters. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre told the story of Zhang Wuji, the monk of Shaolin Temple, and the leader of Ming Cult, Master Zhang, Zhou Zhiruo, Zhao Min, and others in the late Ming Dynasty. The plot of the novel was full of love, conspiracy, betrayal, loyalty, and other elements. The characters were also very rich. The Return of the Condor Heroes was about the love story between Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu during the Southern Song Dynasty. The story in the novel was full of elements such as romance, love, hatred, and adventure. It was also one of Mr. Jin Yong's representative works. Mr. Jin Yong had spent a lot of time and energy to create these novels, which were regarded as classics in the history of Chinese literature. Each novel had its own unique storyline and characters. The readers could choose to read according to their preferences.

The Eight Heavenly Dragons were related to the Legend of the Condor Heroes. Tianlong Ba Bu, also known as Tianlong Ba Bu, was a martial arts novel written by Mr. Jin Yong. It told the story of the great martial arts sects fighting for the Heavenly Dragon Saber, the Nine Yang Scripture, and the Tianshan Plum Breaking Hand at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. Among them, the protagonists Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, Murong Fu and others played an important role in the story. The Return of the Condor Heroes was also a martial arts novel written by Mr. Jin Yong. It told the love story of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Guo, Xiao Longnu and others in the late Northern Song Dynasty. There were also some characters similar to the Eight Dragons in the Condor Heroes, such as Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Guo, and Xiao Longnu. The Legend of the Condor Heroes was another martial arts novel by Mr. Jin Yong. It told the story of Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Kang, Zhang Wuji and others during the Ming Dynasty. The Legend of the Condor Heroes, the Return of the Condor Heroes, and the Eight Dragons are all related. They are all representative works of Mr. Jin Yong.

Jin Yong's novels, The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Eight Dragons and Dragons, were first published in 1966 and 1969 respectively, so there was no clear answer to who came first in terms of historical time. However, it was generally believed that The Legend of the Condor Heroes was one of Jin Yong's representative works, while The Eight Dragons and Dragons was another of his classic novels.