Jin Yong
Renowned Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, known by his pen name Jin Yong, died in Hong Kong at the age of 94 on October 30.
Cha was born on March 10, 1924, in Haining, east China's Zhejiang Province, and moved to Hong Kong in 1948.
He published 15 novels from 1955 to 1972, which sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. His stories have inspired various cultural and creative products including movies and TV series.
Cha was also a prominent figure in the media, social politics and history studies. He co-founded the daily newspaper Ming Pao, one of the leading publications in Hong Kong, in 1959 and wrote editorials, essays and reviews of films and dramas, along with doing translations for about two decades.
In 2000, Cha received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
