The writer Kim Dung has passed away.
The author of "Tian Long Ba Bu" passed away on October 30th, at the age of 94.
According toOnThe writer passed away due to old age and illness in Hong Kong. Jin Yong, whose real name was Cha Liangyong, was born in 1924 in Zhejiang, China. In 1948, he moved to Hong Kong to live and work, and gained a large following of readers for his series of outstanding martial arts novels such as:The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon,The Legend of the Condor Heroes,The Condor Heroes,The Deer and the Cauldron,The Smiling Proud Wanderer...
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| The writer Kim Dung. |
Kim Dung is known as the "Mount Tai and the North Star" among martial arts novelists. His novels have been adapted into films and television series numerous times, contributing to the fame of many artists such as Lin Ching-hsia, Liu Yifei, Zhang Zhilin, and Li Ruotong...
Jin Yong was also the founder of Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper. In 1989, he resigned as editor-in-chief of the newspaper. He retired in 1993.
The writer has been married three times; his current wife is Lin Yueyi, 29 years younger than him. He has four children, two sons and two daughters. His eldest son is Cha Chuan-hiep (deceased), his second son is Cha Chuan-shi, and his two daughters are Cha Chuan-shi and Cha Chuan-no. All four are children of Jin Yong from his second wife, Zhu Mei. None of Jin Yong's children followed in his footsteps in the literary world.
Despite having retired from writing long ago, Jin Yong's books still have widespread appeal. In September, a collection of his stories was ranked among the top 10 most influential books in China over the past 40 years, according to a newspaper.Beijing News.
