World Book Day
"Flying snow shoots white deer in the sky, and the smiling book god leans on the blue duck" This is an eternal cultural symbol in the hearts of generations of people. Fifteen martial arts masterpieces, decades of legends of the rivers and lakes, the stories written by Jin Yong have long become the common memories of hundreds of millions of gold fans, and they have been prosperous for decades.
Jin Yong with a pen, depicted the most enthusiastic scenery of countless people's youth, his martial arts works not only give the world about the imagination and longing of the rivers and lakes, but also those about right and wrong, good and evil, success and failure, and even the deep thinking of the world's human nature into countless ups and downs, heart-wrenching stories, many classic characters created in his works, condense the feelings and spirit of typical Chinese, and bring the entire Chinese world deeply rooted in the traditional concept of good and evil and emotional comfort.
With the changes of the years, those legends about martial arts rivers and lakes can still shine with the light of pearls and jade in the torrent of time and in the palace of literature, and more of them are the "chivalrous spirit, family and country feelings" in the works, which have endured for a long time.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Mr. Jin Yong's birth, in addition to deep nostalgia, we think about this question: why do Jin Yong's works have such great magic, and when we read Jin Yong, what are we reading?
What I read is the Chinese culture contained in it
Chinese culture
Jin Yong's world of rivers and lakes is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture. Vertically, the world of rivers and lakes was formed in the 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation, and horizontally, the world of rivers and lakes exists in the great rivers and mountains of the Chinese nation. Jin Yong successfully perfectly integrated the "martial arts flavor" of martial arts culture with the "bookish atmosphere" of traditional Chinese culture, allowing readers to look up to traditional culture just like "big beads and small beads falling on jade plates". Reading Jin Yong's works, we can deeply feel the heroes of Confucianism and ink in "The Book of Swords and Enmity" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the Taoist heroes in "The Condor Heroes" and "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and the heroes of Buddhism in "Tianlong Babu", where no one is unjust and sentient...... The spiritual thoughts of these sons and hundreds of schools of thought are compatible with the chivalrous spirit of their pen, making the characters more distinct.
At the same time, his rivers and lakes integrate traditional Chinese culture, humanistic customs, and regional customs, so that his works not only have the magnificent atmosphere of galloping horses in the northern desert of Saibei, but also the thrilling martial arts hegemony in the hinterland of the Central Plains, as well as the graceful and tranquil scenery of the Yanyu bamboo tower in the water town south of the Yangtze River, these mountains and rivers and regional characteristics build a magnificent picture of Chinese humanities and geography, making his rivers and lakes magnificent and spectacular.
What I read is the heroic style that exudes it
Heroic style
Jin Yong is known as the "chivalrous maker", and "the great man of chivalry" is the core of Jin Yong's works. What is "chivalry"? It is Guo Jing, who defended Xiangyang and did his best in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yuan Chengzhi, who assisted the rebel army of King Chuang in "Blue Blood Sword", Hu Fei, who was not moved by fame and fortune in "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain" and was bent on punishing evil and promoting good, Xiao Feng who had the courage of "although tens of millions of people are going" in "Tianlong Babu", and Zhang Wuji, who led the Ming Sect to resist the Yuan army in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer...... Looking at these heroes in Jin Yong's pen, they have both chivalrous courage and heroic pride, and these chivalrous men carry not only the spirit of outstanding and free spirit, but also the positive value concept integrated into the character.
What I read is the feelings of family and country that are deeply planted in the meantime
Feelings of family and country
The martial arts world created by Mr. Jin Yong is not blindly emphasizing the righteousness of the rivers and lakes, happiness and enmity, but the sublimation of "the great man of chivalry, for the country and the people". It can be said that the lingering feelings of family and country are the main tone of Jin Yong's world of rivers and lakes, like the strongest glycol, watering the common spiritual home of Chinese at home and abroad. This kind of family and country feelings are Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" who was taught by Yue Wumu to "serve the country with loyalty" as the country's royal insult, Xiao Feng in "Tianlong Babu" who was unwilling to "go south" for the sake of "tens of millions of living beings in Song and Liao", Huang Rong who supported the Xiangyang crisis with her husband for more than ten years in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Huo Qingtong who stepped forward and took the heavy responsibility of protecting the family and defending the country on his shoulders in "The Book of Swords and Enmity...... They are not only people who "have martial arts, morality, and chivalry", but also people who can "protect the family and defend the country and love the world", and they have the mission of "chivalry, for the country and the people", which is also the core of Jin Yong's pen.
The spirit of chivalry is eternal. Jin Yong's martial arts world is always a place full of charm and depth, which teaches us loyalty, bravery, and patriotism, and also makes us reflect on the value and mission of life. I hope we can all be like the chivalrous man written by Mr. Jin Yong, with patriotic innocence, the world in our hearts, and for the country and the people.
Source: Huashan Lunjian Xifeng Wine