JIN Yong's novels and Zhouyi

JING Yong's novels not only consist of excellent descriptions of the martial arts, but also conceive abundant cultural implications. His novels' distinctive aesthetic value is correlated with the influences of Zhouyi, which are manifested in the three aspects of descriptions of the martial arts, designing of characters, and pursuit of ideals. It is on account of his adopting theories of Zhouyi into the martial arts, life, and ideals in his novels, into his contemplation on history and reality, humanity and life, society and culture, heroes and personality, and so on, that his works are implicated with abundant cultural connotations.