Jin Yong created a total of 15 martial arts novels and spent 17 years building his martial arts world. He has created more than 1,400 characters in his works, and his works are spread around the world in 14 different languages.

Each generation has its own way of falling in love with Jin Yong's martial arts. The wonderful writing, the twists and turns of the plot, and the language that appeals to both refined and popular tastes have attracted a large number of readers and become a "phenomenal" cultural craze.