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Jin Yong
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 Jin Yong in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Zha Liangyong 10 March 1924 Haining, Zhejiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 2018 (aged 94) Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Ngong Ping, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pen name | Jin Yong | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Language | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1955–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 金庸 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 查良鏞 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 查良镛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis Cha Leung-yung[1] GBM OBE (Chinese: 查良鏞; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018),[2][3] better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: 金庸), was a Hong Kong wuxia novelist and co-founder of Ming Pao. Cha authored 15 novels between 1955 and 1972 and became one of the most popular Chinese writers of all time, with over 100 million copies sold globally—excluding widespread pirated editions.[4][5] Cha’s novels, which have been adapted into numerous TV dramas, films, and video games, are esteemed for their literary quality and universal appeal, resonating with both scholarly and popular audiences.[6]
- ^ "THE PRECEDENCE LIST OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION" (PDF). Protocol Division Government Secretariat of Hong Kong. October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Foong, Woei Wan (30 October 2018). "Obituary: Jin Yong fused martial arts fantasy, history and romance into must-read novels". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Renowned Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong dies at 94 – Xinhua | English.news.cn". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ (in Chinese) 金庸与武侠影视 CCTV. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
- ^ Jin Yong and Daisaku Ikeda (2013). Compassionate Light in Asia: A Dialogue. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1848851986.
- ^ Sturrock, John (1997). The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-283318-1.
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