離騷
He was known for listing what he called the "Six Works of Genius" (): "Zhuangzi", "Li Sao", "Shiji", Du Fu's poems, "Romance of the Western Chamber" ("Xi Xiang Ji") and "Water Margin" ("Shuihu Zhuan"). This list contained both highly classical works, like "Li Sao" and Du Fu's poems, and novels or plays in vernacular Chinese that had their origins in the streets and marketplace. The six works were chosen based on their literary merit, as opposed to their upstanding morals. For these reasons, Jin was considered an eccentric and made many enemies among the conservative Confucian scholars of his day. Jin edited, commented on, and added introductions and interlinear notes to the popular novels "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the Yuan dynasty drama, "Romance of the Western Chamber".