| Jin Yong would be among the hottest names for | | | | if one includes bootleg copies). Cha's works have |
| normal Chinese people since his novels are widely | | | | been translated into Korean, English, Japanese, |
| spread in the Chinese world. It seems all his | | | | French, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Burmese and |
| novels had been shot as TV series or movies. | | | | Thai and he has many fans abroad as well, thanks |
| Jin Yon, born February 6, 1924, pen name of | | | | to the numerous adaptations of his works made |
| Louis Cha is one of the most influential modern | | | | into films, television series, and video games. |
| Chinese-language novelists. Co-founder of the | | | | Cha wrote a total of 15 pieces, of which one |
| Hong Kong daily Ming Pao, he was its first | | | | ("Sword of the Yue Maiden") was a short story |
| editor-in-chief and held this position until 1993.Cha's | | | | and the other 14 were novels and novellas of |
| fiction has a widespread following in | | | | various length. Most of his novels were initially |
| Chinese-speaking areas, including Mainland China, | | | | published in dailyinstalments in the newspaper. |
| Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. His | | | | Jinyong's wuxia send people into an imaginary |
| fifteen novels and short fiction - composed | | | | world out of our normal life. So much knowledge |
| between 1955 and 1972 - earned him a reputation | | | | of Chinese history, Chinese kungfu, Chinese |
| as one of the finest wuxia ("martial arts and | | | | medicine and the excellent love stories involved |
| chivalry") writer ever. He is the best-selling | | | | make them widely spread among the Chinese all |
| Chinese author alive; over 30 million copies of his | | | | over the world. |
| works have been sold worldwide (over 100 million | | | | |