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金庸

  • Jin Yong
  • 查良鏞
  • Louis Cha Leung-yung
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Jin Yong
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Gender
Male
Date of birth
1924-02-06
Place of birth
Zhejiang
Date of death
2018-10-30
Place of death
Hong Kong

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Louis Cha Leung-yung (Chinese: 查良鏞; 6 February 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: 金庸), was a Chinese and Hong Kong wuxia novelist and co-founder of Ming Pao. Cha authored 15 novels between 1955 and 1972 and became one of the most popular Chinese writers of all time, with over 100 million copies sold globally—excluding widespread pirated editions. Cha's novels, which have been adapted into numerous TV dramas, films, and video games, are esteemed for their literary quality and universal appeal, resonating with both scholarly and popular audiences.

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0000000081825880
VIAF
114380653
Wikidata ID
Q180626

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2026-03-02