Jin Yong's novels are famous martial arts novels in modern China. His works are widely spread with the theme of martial arts. To study the era of Jin Yong's novels, we can start from the following aspects: 1. Jin Yong's life experience: Jin Yong was born on December 30, 1938 in Kunming City, Yunnan Province. His original name was Zha Liangyong. He loved martial arts novels since he was a child. In 1955, he was admitted to Hong Kong's wireless television station and began to publish martial arts novels in the television and broadcasting industry. Since then, his novels quickly became popular in Hong Kong and the mainland of China becoming one of the representatives of modern Chinese martial arts novels. 2. The plots and character settings of Jin Yong's novels: Many plots and character settings in Jin Yong's novels have a strong flavor of the times and cultural background. For example, his novels often depicted the Jianghu world and interpersonal relationships in ancient society, as well as the collisions and exchanges between different cultures. Therefore, we can judge the background of Jin Yong's works by analyzing the plot and character setting in his novels. 3. The language style of Jin Yong's novels: The language of Jin Yong's novels is concise, bright and infectious. He often uses a lot of rhetorical devices and metaphor to make readers understand and feel the emotions and artistic conception in the novels more deeply. Therefore, we can analyze the language style of Jin Yong's novels to judge the characteristics of his works. Through the research of Jin Yong's novels, we can better understand the development process and cultural characteristics of modern Chinese martial arts novels, and also have a deeper understanding of the emotions and thoughts contained in Jin Yong's novels.