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Jin Yong
Sign in to saveAlso known as Louis Cha, Louis LY Cha, Zha Liangyong, Cha Leung-yung
Hong Kong writer (1924-2018)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 February 1924
- Died
- 30 October 2018
- Works
- 138
Top works
- 倚天屠龍記
- 碧血劍
- 飛狐外傳
- 金庸作品集
- 寻他千百度
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Louis Cha Jing-yong (Chinese: 查良鏞) (10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (金庸), was a Chinese wuxia novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer.
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Key facts
- Born
- Zha Liangyong , ( 1924-02-06 ) 6 February 1924, Haining , Zhejiang, China
- Died
- 30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) (aged 94), Hong Kong
- Resting place
- Ngong Ping , Hong Kong
- Pen name
- Jin Yong
- Occupation
- Novelist editor businessman
- Language
- Chinese
- Alma mater
- Soochow University University of Cambridge Peking University
- Period
- 1955–1972
- Genre
- Wuxia
- Spouse
- Du Zhifen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1953 ) Zhu Mei ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Lin Leyi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 )
- Chinese
- 金 庸
- Hanyu pinyin
- Jīn Yōng
- Bopomofo
- ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩㄥ
- Gwoyeu romatzyh
- Jin Iong
- Wade giles
- Chin Yung
- Ipa
- [tɕi ́ n jʊ ́ ŋ]
- Yale romanization
- Gām Yùhng
- Jyutping
- Gam1 Jung4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Family name
- Zha
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Hong Kong
- Place of birth
- Haining
- Place of death
- Happy Valley
- Sibling
- Mu Dan
- Occupation
- political activist
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Educated at
- St John's College
- Employer
- Zhejiang University
- Political party
- Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Notable work
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes
- Official website
- www.jinyong.com
- Image
- Jin Yong, July 2007.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Jin Yong
- topic's main category
- Category:Jin Yong
- ancestral home
- Wuyuan County
- pseudonym
- 白香光
- date of death
- 2018-10-30
- date of birth
- 1924-03-10
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- 查良鏞
- writing language
- Chinese
- place of burial
- Ngong Ping
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Encyclopedic overview
Birth name Traditional Chinese查良鏞 Simplified Chinese查良镛
Website www.jinyong.com
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