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[nang2]

I truly believe Jin Yong was one of the greatest authors in the modern age, comparable to the J.R.R Tolkien in the West for his prose, poetic, characters and world building.
That's why his stories are famous all over Asia, kinda like LOTR in the West.

No doubt about it.

 

[MH.Yang]

No doubt about it.

Chinese people generally believe that LuXun is the greatest China writer in modern times.

Because after 100 years, Chinese people will still read Lu Xun's articles, but not necessarily Jin Yong's novels.

 

[nang2]

Chinese people generally believe that LuXun is the greatest China writer in modern times.

LuXun is not as productive as Jin Yong. Besides, his work is mostly critical literature. His novels are no where near Jin Yong's sophistication. If he lived after 1949, likely he would have been prosecuted by CCP and you wouldn't think he is the greatest China writer. Any great writer had to be either in schizophrenia, like GuoMoRuo, or in total silence, like QianZhongShu, in order to survive the turmoil years after 1949.

 

[MH.Yang]

LuXun is not as productive as Jin Yong. Besides, his work is mostly critical literature. His novels are no where near Jin Yong's sophistication. If he lived after 1949, likely he would have been prosecuted by CCP and you wouldn't think he is the greatest China writer. Any great writer had to be either in schizophrenia, like GuoMoRuo, or in total silence, like QianZhongShu, in order to survive the turmoil years after 1949.

You lack understanding of Lu Xun.

His articles are full of criticism, but that is because there are too many things to criticize in his era.
He used to be a doctor, but he thought that doctors could only save people's bodies, and writer could save the soul of the nation, so he became a writer.
He is not a critic, and he has always been full of expectations and praise for communism.
He is the ideological mentor of a large number of CCP members, including Mao Zedong.
During the long march of the CCP, he said: the CCP is China's future and hope.

Lu Xun's articles are full of Chinese teaching materials. Every Chinese grew up watching his articles.
His every sarcasm and rebuke are washing our ignorance and cowardice. We can also feel his love and expectation for the country and nation.
Now every Chinese is the shadow of Lu Xun. Of course, he is the greatest writer in modern China.

 

[nang2]

You lack understanding of Lu Xun.

His articles are full of criticism, but that is because there are too many things to criticize in his era.
He used to be a doctor, but he thought that doctors could only save people's bodies, and writer could save the soul of the nation, so he became a writer.
He is not a critic, and he has always been full of expectations and praise for communism.
He is the ideological mentor of a large number of CCP members, including Mao Zedong.
During the long march of the CCP, he said: the CCP is China's future and hope.

Lu Xun's articles are full of Chinese teaching materials. Every Chinese grew up watching his articles.
His every sarcasm and rebuke are washing our ignorance and cowardice. We can also feel his love and expectation for the country and nation.
Now every Chinese is the shadow of Lu Xun. Of course, he is the greatest writer in modern China.

Yeah, right, as if after 1949 nothing is worthy criticizing. But you are free to live in your own fantasy land.

 

[hirobo2]

Jin Yong can't be the greatest modern writer. Just look at these defects in his works:

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu - A guy must cut off his balls to achieve the state of divinity
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre - Shameless harem story; except for Yang Buhui, every girl in this story is Zhang Wuji's harem
Return of the Condor Heroes - Female lead got raped

If these are the markings of the greatest modern writer, then I simply concur... Also, there's never been a good drama adaptation of any of his works so far. They keep getting multiple adaptations but none of them hit the nail on the head. That says a lot about his literature in general.

 

[nang2]

Jin Yong can't be the greatest modern writer. Just look at these defects in his works:

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu - A guy must cut off his balls to achieve the state of divinity
Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre - Shameless harem story; except for Yang Buhui, every girl in this story is Zhang Wuji's harem
Return of the Condor Heroes - Female lead got raped

If these are the markings of the greatest modern writer, then I simply concur... Also, there's never been a good drama adaptation of any of his works so far. They keep getting multiple adaptations but none of them hit the nail on the head. That says a lot about his literature in general.

There is a difference between great and perfect. In addition, even perfect is different for different people.

 

[MultaniGuy]

So what do Chinese members think of Mao Zedong? Just curious.

 

[nang2]

So what do Chinese members think of Mao Zedong? Just curious.

Wow, that is a very sensitive subject, which would almost surely trigger a flame war.

 

[hirobo2]

You guys know, at least this author is 10x better than Jing Yong:

White Snake, Green Snake. Whoever came up with that story to exemplify Caduceus, genius!

White snake and green snake are two spiritual creatures that try to ascent to a state of divinity/enlightenment like Caduceus. So... 10x better than Jin Yong!

 

[MultaniGuy]

Wow, that is a very sensitive subject, which would almost surely trigger a flame war.

Well in my University classes we had to study Mao Zedong as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.

 

[nang2]

Well in my University classes we had to study Mao Zedong as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.

That is for sure. Among Chinese, there are many who hate him and many who love him. That may tell you how drastically he altered people's lives. That is influence.

 

[hirobo2]

OK, so I will give Jin Yong a little bit of credit... Do you guys know the difference between a blade and a sword?

The blade is sharp only on one side and sometimes curved. The sword has double edges.

This has got to be the best interpretation of Dragon Saber blade and Heaven Sword I ever seen. Kudos to Tencent for pulling off such spectacular imageries:

 

[MH.Yang]

Wow, that is a very sensitive subject, which would almost surely trigger a flame war.

That is for sure. Among Chinese, there are many who hate him and many who love him. That may tell you how drastically he altered people's lives. That is influence.

Your knowledge needs updating.
Yes, if it had been 10 years ago, this issue would have caused quarrels among the Chinese people. because half of the Chinese like Mao Zedong and don't like Deng Xiaoping, the other half vice versa.

However, in today's China, this issue is almost uncontroversial.

ZhiHu is the Chinese version of quora.

In 2021, someone asked a question: who is the greatest man in modern Chinese history?

Look at my screenshot. There are 17301 answers to this question, with 85.36 million likes. And 99% of the Chinese answer is Mao Zedong.

The Chinese people's judgment of history has become the same. China's general answer to some questions is this:

First of all, we should understand that the Chinese usually use Marxist dialectics to analyze problems. Therefore, the Chinese do not believe that there are absolute mistakes and absolute correctness. Everything has both right and wrong parts.

1, 1959-1961, three years of famine.
death toll: China population that 628.28 million in 1956, 672.06 million in 1959, 672.96 million in 1962. From 1956 to 1959, the population increased by 43.78 million, From 1956 to 1959, the population increased by 43.78 million, From 1959 to 1962, the population increased by 0.9 million.
Therefore, there are indeed a large number of deaths in China during the famine. The maximum number of deaths is 42.88 million. However, considering the lack of fertility intention in famine, the real death figure should be less than 42.88 million. Chinese people usually believe that 20 million people died.
reason: Nanfang rolling stock factory (the predecessor of CRRC , produces HSR locomotive), Baosteel & Shougang & Angang (3 giants in the steel industry), Chengdu 132 factory (the predecessor of Chengdu Aircraft Industrial, produces J20),etc. 90% of large state-owned industries, They have a common feature. Their predecessor was founded in 1959-1961. In China's rural areas, 80+% of large and medium-sized reservoirs, Their was founded in 1959-1961.
Mao Zedong ordered the Chinese people to complete 30 years of work in three years. This is the reason of famine.
It caused so many deaths, which is certainly a serious mistake. However, we need to look at problems with Marxist dialectics. It also brings the most solid foundation for China's industry and infrastructure construction.
Without a complete industrial chain and infrastructure, we may not be able to obtain the industries transferred from the West, because they are afraid of Chinese. If the conditions are the same, they will choose Indian. If India takes the lead in becoming an industrial country, China will lose the opportunity forever. Because the earth cannot support two industrial powers with a population of 1 billion.

2, Cultural Revolution.
Mao Zedong ordered the Chinese to launch the cultural revolution. During the cultural revolution, the Chinese overthrew Chinese government officials, family leader leaders of various industries and authorities in various fields. Let the people at the bottom and the most lack of knowledge form organizations to manage the country. China was destroyed and turned into a piece of white paper.
Do you think Mao Zedong is crazy? He is undoubtedly the supreme leader of the CCP!
Personally destroyed the CCP regime.
But after the cultural revolution, the Chinese people changed completely.
Power will not be feared, the rich will not have privileges, and intellectual is angry because they think Mao Zedong destroyed the special respect they deserve.
How to evaluate the Cultural Revolution? Chinese people are also very confused, so let the Chinese people after 100 years evaluate it.
BTW: When Chinese talk about the caste system in India, they often say: India needs a cultural revolution that destroys everything.
You can use this sentence to judge how the Chinese view the cultural revolution.

3, Food problem.
There are two main reasons for China to solve the grain problem.
Hybrid rice:
In 1967, under the organization of Hua Guofeng, then Secretary of Hunan provincial, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences organized a hybrid rice research group with Yuan Longping, Li Bihu and Yin Huaqi as the core members, and then thousands of researchers from 13 provinces in South China joined.
In 1976, the Chinese finally had hybrid rice that could be popularized.
And Hua Guofeng was the successor designated by Mao Zedong himself, but Deng Xiaoping did not support him.
Chemical fertilizer:
Daqing Oilfield was discovered in 1959 and Shengli Oilfield was discovered in 1961.
In 1960s, because of the oil crisis, the world oil price rose fourfold. By selling oil, the Chinese government has obtained a lot of gold.
In 1971, the USA withdrew from the Bretton Woods system, and the price of gold rose 24 times. For the first time, the Chinese government has a large amount of foreign exchange.
In 1973, Mao Zedong ordered to use these foreign currencies to buy a large number of machinery and equipment and began the "43 program".
By 1979, China's chemical fertilizer output had increased 100 times. In 1979, China had solved the food problem.

 

[REhorror]

Chinese people generally believe that LuXun is the greatest China writer in modern times.

Because after 100 years, Chinese people will still read Lu Xun's articles, but not necessarily Jin Yong's novels.

That'll be a real shame.

Lu Xu is good but his works are a reflection of his time. Jin Yong works have a mythical feelings to them, so they are timeless, like LOTR or Osamu Tezuka's Hi no Tori, even 100 years later when we are in spaceship, we still can read and understand them, because it's about human relationship, vice and virtues.