Xiangyang people light candles to remember Jin Yong

Chinese Jin Yong fans in Xiangyang light candles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the novelist's birth.

According to The Paper , in the early morning of March 10, the writer's fan club met at Xiangyang Ancient City, Hubei Province, to light up the relic site. Candles were placed around the wall, forming the number 100 and the phrase "Heroes of the Great" (a phrase from the novel The Return of the Condor Heroes , referring to heroes, righteous people, who fight for justice).

People light up the ancient citadel. Photo: CCTV

Many viewers said they were moved by the city's scenery. Fans wrote: "The people of Xiangyang are truly loyal to Jin Yong", "When I was a child reading the story, I cried when I got to the part about protecting the ancient citadel", "The martial arts world no longer has a leader, but the author's chivalrous spirit lives on forever", "I learned about Xiangyang through martial arts stories, and met my life partner here".

Novelist Jin Yong. Photo: China News

Xiangyang appears many times in Jin Yong's works. Many audiences said they immediately think of wuxia novels when hearing the name of this place. In The Legend of the Condor Heroes , the author mentioned Xiangyang more than 260 times, describing the battles to protect the citadel. In The Return of the Condor Heroes , Xiangyang is also a key location, holding an important position in the entire novel.

Fans light candles at the relic site. Photo: CCTV

According to Ifeng , the story of Guo Jing and Huang Rong's determination to protect Xiangyang was described vividly, making the place famous in and outside China. However, during his lifetime, Jin Yong had not been to Xiangyang. He once said: "I want to go to the place where Guo Xiang was born, but taking the train is inconvenient, so I have not been able to go yet."

Xiangyang scenery on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Jin Yong's birth. Photo: CCTV

On the occasion of the novelist's 100th birthday, many artists such as Wayne Lai, Liu Yifei, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Tao, and Wu Kaihua recorded videos in remembrance and highly appreciated the writer's thoughts. On her personal page, Li Ruo Tong said she was lucky to be remembered by the audience through her roles as Xiao Long Nu and Wang Yuyan, and that luck was given to her by Jin Yong.

Beautiful scenes of Ly Nhuoc Dong in The Return of the Condor Heroes

Lee Ruo Tong in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in 1995. Video: TVB

Ly Nhuoc Dong wrote: "Vuong Ngu Yen and Tieu Long Nu, one is gentle and the other is strong. Thank you to the writer who created those characters. Thanks to each transformation into them, in real life, I bravely seek answers to my questions, from there I have the opportunity to become better."

Kim Dung's novels have great appeal to many generations of Vietnamese readers. In the essay Kim Dung in my life , writer Vu Duc Sao Bien once wrote: "Kim Dung's writing power is very powerful. Each work is a series (usually over 10 volumes, averaging about 500-600 pages per volume). In terms of original works, his works are more voluminous than any other writer. His writing style is strangely attractive and appealing to readers. And his system of knowledge from medicine to geography, history, martial arts, psychology, pathology, and religion is unparalleled in its completeness."

Welcome Spring (according to The Paper )

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