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Louis Cha Leung-yung
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") 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, and is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia". His wuxia novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide. His 15 works written 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 copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including an unknown number of pirated copies). According to ''The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature'', Jin Yong's novels are considered to be of very high quality and are able to app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zha (surname)
Zha is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Cha in Wade–Giles. Zha is listed 397th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 176th most common surname in China, shared by 680,000 people. It was originated as a branch of the Jiang (surname 姜), Jiang (姜) surname. Zha was originally the name of a district in modern-day Shandong province.尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames Notable people * Zha Jizuo (1601–1676), Ming and Qing dynasty scholar * Zha Shibiao (1615–1698), Ming and Qing dynasty landscape painter * Zha Sheng (:zh:查昇, 查昇; 1650–1707), Qing dynasty calligrapher * Zha Shenxing (1650–1727), Qing dynasty poet * Zha Sili (:zh:查嗣瑮, 查嗣瑮; 1652–1733), Qing dynasty scholar, brother of Zha Shenxing * Zha Siting (:zh:查嗣庭, 查嗣庭; died 1727), Qing dynasty scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
