Jin Yong's novels were not initially published in newspapers but in magazines. Jin Yong's novels were initially published in Ming Pao as a series of five volumes, each volume containing ten novels, named "Book Sword Ends and Revenge Record","Flying Fox Biography","Snow Mountain Flying Fox","Liancheng Tactics","White Horse Roaring in the West Wind", and "Chivalrous Swordsman". In the process of serializing these novels, Jin Yong had also made many modifications and additions to make the content of the novels more perfect and closer to historical facts.
Jin Yong's novel was published in 1994 and belonged to the new edition (second edition). Mr. Jin Yong's novels have been adapted and published many times. Among them, the 1994 edition of "The Eight Dragons" was the second edition. Compared with the first publication, the second publication had made some adjustments and improvements in terms of content, character setting, and writing style. Therefore, it was considered one of Mr. Jin Yong's classic works.
Jin Yong's novel was first published in Ming Pao and later in different newspapers. Among them, the most famous were the serializations of Tian Long Ba Bu and Lu Ding Ji, which were published in Ming Pao.
Jin Yong's first novel, Book and Sword, was published in 1955.
Jin Yong's first novel, Book and Sword, was published in 1955.
In the first version of the novel, Xiaolongnu was not raped. In the novel, Xiaolongnu was a fictional character. Her name came from Mr. Jin Yong's wife. Therefore, Xiaolongnu in the novel was a fictional character like Mr. Jin Yong in reality. In the first edition of the novel, Xiaolongnu was portrayed as a young and beautiful woman. Her character was kind and pure, and her martial arts were strong. She was praised as a beauty in the martial arts world. In the novel, Xiao Longnu and Yang Guo experienced many hardships and frustrations, but in the end, their love triumphed over everything and they got together. Although some of the plots in the novel are rather bizarre, it mainly tells a touching story about love and human nature.
The new version of Jin Yong's martial arts novel was not written by Jin Yong himself, but by his son. The editing team rearranged, revised, and rewritten Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novels to meet the tastes and reading needs of modern readers. Although Mr. Jin Yong expressed his approval and support for the work of the editorial team, he was not satisfied with the specific details and content of the new version. Therefore, for a period of time, Mr. Jin Yong still maintained the copyright control of the old version of the martial arts novel.
The latest edition of Jin Yong's novel was The Deer and the Cauldron.
The latest edition of Jin Yong's novel was the twentieth edition of the Eight Dragons and Dragons.
The new edition of Jin Yong's novel in the century referred to the new edition of Jin Yong's novel in 2022. It was adapted by the literary adaptation studio authorized by Jin Yong based on the novel written by Mr. Jin Yong before his death. On the basis of respecting the original work, this version of Jin Yong's novel made appropriate adjustments and updates in terms of storyline, character image, language style, etc. to meet the reading tastes of modern people. The original martial arts and character settings in Jin Yong's novels were preserved and inherited in the new century edition. Many modern elements and plots were added, such as martial arts exchanges, technological applications, political struggles, etc. At the same time, the characters in the novel were also re-shaped to make them more three-dimensional and plump. Many classic plots were also rearranged and unfolded to better show the story plot and character. The new edition of Jin Yong's novel was a modern literary work that not only met the reading needs of modern people, but also better reflected the literary value and historical status of Jin Yong's novels.
Jin Yong's novel was published in April 2013 in the old version of Lang Sheng (triple edition).