Renowned Chinese martial arts novelist Cha Leung-yung or Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, passed away at a hospital in Hong Kong on October 30th, Tuesday. He was 94.
He wrote 15 popular martial arts novels between 1955 and 1972, and the last one is The Deer and the Cauldron created in 1972. Cha has been regarded as one of the three greatest martial arts writers along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng, both of whom had passed away.
His works were bestsellers among Chinese speakers, having sold more than 100 million copies around the world. They were also adapted in films, TV shows, comics and radio dramas, and even video games.
Cha's works have influenced generations of Chinese people. Chinese people from the 1960s to the present have read, enjoyed and remembered his novels. His works were not just a hit among Chinese readers. Earlier this year, one of his most popular works, Legends of the Condor Heroes, was published in English for the first time. Translated by Anna Holmwood, the English version brought the spirit of Chinese Wuxia to the world. Cha also founded Hong Kong's major Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao in 1959, and served as its editor-in-chief until retiring in 1989.
Hong Kong science fiction novelist Ni Kuang called Cha’s novels “the best in the world and of all time” and said Cha's legacy would live on forever. Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild President John Chong said Cha was “China’s Shakespeare” and the “grandmaster” of Chinese screenwriters. Chinese actors and actresses known for playing leading roles in TV series adapted from Cha’s novels posted online tributes to the late novelist on Tuesday night.
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