ABSTRACT
Fans of Jin Yong’s fiction all know that his novels’ addictive appeal lies not only in their depiction of the marvels of the martial-arts world, but also, and even more importantly, in their treatment of romantic attachment. In other words, Jin Yong’s skill in writing about romance lies precisely in his insertion of these affairs of the heart into the violent fury of swords and daggers, with the result being that martial arts and romance become equally perilous and soul-stirring narrative paradigms, which mutually reinforce each other in his work.1
