Introduction to Tianlong Babu
Eight Dragons is a martial arts novel written by Jin Yong, a modern writer in China. This novel was written from 1963 and took four years to complete. * * * * Before and after the three editions, the third edition in 2005, six drafts were revised, and the ending changed greatly. This novel is set in the Song Zhezong era, through the Wulin feuds and ethnic conflicts among Song, Liao, Dali, Xixia and Tubo.
His story is bizarre and tortuous, involving many characters, extensive historical background, huge martial arts scenes and rich imagination, and he is among the best in the golden book. The title of the book comes from Buddhist scriptures, which has the meaning of all sentient beings in the world, symbolizes all sentient beings in the world, and is shrouded in infinite transcendental Buddhism. The theme of the book is that no one is unjust, all feelings are evil, and the style of the work is grand and tragic. It is an epic masterpiece with strong human nature and tragic consciousness.