Guo Jing (Chinese: 郭靖; pinyin: Guō Jìng, died January 31, 1273) is the fictional main character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a novel written by Chinese author Jinyong. He also plays a supporting role in the second part of the Condor Trilogy, The Return of the Condor Heroes (The Giant Eagle and his Companion). He is a fictitious descendant of an illustrious military family, the Guo Clan of the Tang Dynasty. (In earlier editions of the novel, Guo Jing is said to be descended from Guo Sheng, one of the 108 Liang Shan Heroes.)