Re:Jin Yong, the 'Tolkien of Chinese literature', has died
by bfung on Thursday November 01, 2018 @09:35AM
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To tack on to the parent explanation -
A joke in passing these days is "how many remakes of [Legend of Condor Heroes|Insert other JY works here] have you watched?"
Both mainland, hk, and taiwan have remade multiple of his works since the 70s. The latest is 笑傲江湖 2018, filmed in mainland.. I think this is the 2nd remake of this title mainland has done - and they've definitely run through most of the popular titles already once.
A joke in passing these days is "how many remakes of [Legend of Condor Heroes|Insert other JY works here] have you watched?"
Both mainland, hk, and taiwan have remade multiple of his works since the 70s. The latest is 笑傲江湖 2018, filmed in mainland.. I think this is the 2nd remake of this title mainland has done - and they've definitely run through most of the popular titles already once.
So, it's wildly popular throughout.