What is your favorite novel written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha)? Vote Now

25.8% 25 votes	Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Sabre (Yi Tian Tu Long Ji)
23.7% 23 votes	Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen Diao Xia Lu)
22.7% 22 votes	Legend of the Condor Heroes (She Diao Ying Xiong Zhuan)
7.2% 7 votes	Smiling Proud Wanderer (Xiao Ao Jiang Hu)
6.2% 6 votes	Duke of Mount Deer (Lu Ding Ji)
4.1% 4 votes	The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (Tian Long Ba Bu)
3.1% 3 votes	who??
2.1% 2 votes	The Book and the Sword (Shu Jian En Chou Lu)
1% 1 votes	Linked Cities (Lian Cheng Jue)
1% 1 votes	Ode to Gallantry (Xia Ke Xing)
1% 1 votes	Other Tales of Flying Fox (Fei Hu Wai Zhuan)
1% 1 votes	The Lovers' Sabres (Yuan Yang Dao)
1% 1 votes	White Horse in the West Wind (Bai Ma Xiao Xi Feng)
0% 0 votes	Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (Xue Shan Fei Hu)
0% 0 votes	Sword of the Yueh Maiden (Yue Nu Jian)
0% 0 votes	Sword Stained With Royal Blood (Bi Xue Jian)
Total Votes: 97
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Poll created on 2006-01-05 1:53 by benlin

Did You Know...

Jin Yong originally published his stories for his newspaper publication, Ming Pao, to rev up readship for the paper.
Originally, the ending for Return of the Condor Heroes was supposed to be a sad one - Yang Guo never reunites with his wife, Xiao Long Nu, after she jumped off the Passionless Valley cliff but readers demanded an alternate ending.
Smiling Proud Wanderer was Jin Yong's symbolic examination (male castration to attain the highest sword skills) of politics and the power struggles in modern day world.
Jin Yong noted at the end of Heavenly Sword Dragon Saber that Xiao Chao was his favorite character for Zhang Wu Ji.
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils was partially written by Jin Yong's friend who hated the character of Ah Zhi so much that he made her blind halfway in the novel.
The ending to Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain was a cliff-hanger - we never find out who won the battle between Miao Ren Feng and Hu Fei. Jin Yong felt it was best left to the reader's imagination.
Duke of Mt. Deer was Jin Yong's last novel and the only novel where the main character, Wei Xiao Bao, did not possess great martial arts or the stereotypical heroic characteristics.

Comments

LegendaryLuv2007-03-25 17:05:42
I also like the Book and Sword, but my favorite is Xiao Ao Jiang Hu. I don't get Why people like She Diao and Sheng Diao that much. I personally think that Tian Long Ba Bu is the best. It's just not my favorite.
psychez2006-09-13 17:23:40
My favorite is Xiao Au Jiang Hu because the main character is the funniest and wittiest. The martial arts theory is also very breakthrough - 'not having moves succeeding over having moves' - though some critics have mentioned this is really Jin Yong's stance on politics.
xxkagome17x2152006-07-04 18:27:49
looks lik i am da only one dat vote for "the book and the sword"

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