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Ten tourist attractions in Jin Yong's Kung Fu novels!!!
Aug 10, 2007 02:00
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Have you heard of Jin Yong? He was a famous writer of Kung Fu novels. Most of his novels have been filmed as movies or TV series. I do not discuss his Kung Fu novels here. What I want to do is to show around ten tourist attractions in his novels.

No. 1

Mt. Songshan, mentioned in the Demi-Gods, Semi-Devils (天龙八部) and Heavenly Sword, Dragon Slaying Sabre (倚天屠龙记).

Aug 10, 2007 02:03
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No.2

Mt. Wudang. It appears in the Other Tales of the Flying Fox and the Heavenly Sword, Dragon Slaying Sabre.

Aug 10, 2007 02:07
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No.3

The Peach Island. In the Eagle Shooting Hero (射雕英雄传), Guo Jing and Huang Rong, and Huang Yaoshi all lived there. In the Divine Eagle, Gallant Knight (神雕侠侣), Yang Guo has his childhood on the Peach Island.

Aug 10, 2007 02:10
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No.4

Mt. Huashan. It was mentioned in the Eagle Shooting Hero (射雕英雄传) and Smiling Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖).

Aug 10, 2007 02:13
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No.5

The Qiantang River. Qiantang Waves are the most famous. In the Book and Sword (书剑恩仇录), Jin Yong depicts the waves in details.

Aug 10, 2007 02:17
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No.6

The Yueyang Tower beside the Dongting Lake. In the Eagle Shooting Hero (射雕英雄传), Guo Jing and Huang Rong were kidnapped and carried to the Junshan Peak in the center of the Dongting Lake. In the Divine Eagle, Gallant Knight (神雕侠侣), Huang Yaoshi appreciates the moons at the bank of the Dongting Lake.

Aug 10, 2007 02:20
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No.7

The Mt. Hengshan. In the Smiling Proud Wanderer (笑傲江湖), Hengshan clique live on the mountain. All of them are all nuns.

Aug 10, 2007 02:22
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No. 8

The Mt. E'mei. It was mentioned many times in the Heavenly Sword, Dragon Slaying Sabre (倚天屠龙记).

Aug 10, 2007 02:26
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No.9

The Yanmen Pass. In the Demi-Gods, Semi-Devils (天龙八部), a tragedy happens there. The parents of Xiao Feng, the main character in the novel was killed by some people from the central China.

Aug 10, 2007 02:30
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No. 10.

The Mt. Tai, mentioned in the Ode to Gallantry (侠客行), Demi-Gods, Semi-Devils (天龙八部) and Sword Stained With Royal Blood (碧血剑).

Aug 10, 2007 03:20
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The first picture of the pagoda at Mt. Songshan is stunning. I am wondering where the Chinese decided Tianlongbabu (Pinyin) works out to mean Sei-Gods? It literally translates to "Sky dragon, 8th ministry" (or something like that). This is what makes learning Chinese soooooo difficult. They take parts of their folklore and turn them into meaning something unrelated to the characters. Now, I am going to have to read Jin Yongs Kung Fu novels to be able to master Mandarin.

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