Louis Cha (Chinese: Cha Leung Yung; 10 March 1924 - 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong, was a Chinese wuxia novelist and essayist, co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Bao in 1959 and served as first editor-in-chief. He (be) Hong Kong's most famous writer.
His wuxia novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide. His 15 works (write) between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time of his death he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100 million (copy) of his works have been sold worldwide. According to The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature, Jin Yong's Novels are (high) evaluated and are able to appeal to both highbrow and lowbrow tastes. His works have the unusual ability (go) beyond geographical and ideological barriers separating Chinese communities of the world, achieving (great) success than any other contemporary writer.
His works (translate) into many languages including English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay and Indonesian. There are many fans outside of Chinese-speaking areas, as a result of the numerous adaptations of his works into films, television series, comics and video games.
The asteroid (小行星) 10930 Jinyong (1998 CR2) is named him.
Jin Yong is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia”.
