Why did Jin Yong stop writing novels after The Deer and the Cauldron?
Jin Yong was a famous Chinese martial arts novel and was known as the father of martial arts novels. His novels were widely spread and influenced the culture and aesthetics of several generations of Chinese people. The Deer and Cauldron was one of Jin Yong's representative works and also a classic in the history of Chinese martial arts novels. However, after the peak of his creative career, Jin Yong gradually turned to other fields, including writing criticism, political theory, literary works, and so on. He also actively participated in public welfare and established the Jin Yong Foundation to help the development and cultural construction of poor areas. In addition, Jin Yong's works were also widely criticized and controversial. Some people thought that his novels were too embellished and lacked attention to the problems in reality, while others thought that his novels were too violent and bloody for teenagers to read. Even so, Jin Yong, as the representative of Chinese martial arts novels, had a profound influence on Chinese culture and literature.