louis cha aka Jin yong died at 94

[ae101]

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Famed Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong dies, aged 94: Hong Kong media

HONG KONG - Famed Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong has died at the age of 94, Hong Kong media reported on Tuesday (Oct 30).

The novelist, whose real name is Louis Cha, died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, said Apple Daily News.
He died in Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, said Ming Pao Daily News. No cause of death was given. In April, The New Yorker magazine said he had "been frail since suffering a stroke in 1997". During an interview with the magazine in 2014, "he is unable to walk or write, and speaks with difficulty, relying on a retinue", The New Yorker added.

Apply Daily also reported that Cha's friend, writer Chip Tsao, said that the wuxia great did not leave any last wordsMr Tsao said: "He was not in good health this year, he was getting old and his organs were starting to fail and he could not speak very clearly."

A former journalist and newspaper editor, Cha was considered the grandfather of Chinese martial arts, or wuxia, fiction. He was known for writing the Legends Of The Condor Heroes series of books.Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, who shot to fame with his role as Yang Guo in the 1983 TV adaptation of Return Of The Condor Heroes, was contacted by iQiyi for his thoughts on Cha's passing.

Mr Tsao said: "He was not in good health this year, he was getting old and his organs were starting to fail and he could not speak very clearly."

A former journalist and newspaper editor, Cha was considered the grandfather of Chinese martial arts, or wuxia, fiction. He was known for writing the Legends Of The Condor Heroes series of books.Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, who shot to fame with his role as Yang Guo in the 1983 TV adaptation of Return Of The Condor Heroes, was contacted by iQiyi for his thoughts on Cha's passing.

Lau said: "Jin Yong is a genius in the world of wuxia fiction. It was fate that led me to play Yang Guo, a character he penned."

He added: "I've actually always asked about his health and his death is definitely a huge loss to the wuxia world. I hope he rests in peace and I send my condolences to his family."

Other stars including Alec Su, Wang Leehom, Jordan Chan also posted their condolences. Chan, who acted as Wei Xiaobao in one of the TV adaptations of Cha's The Deer And The Cauldron, said on Chinese microblogging site Weibo: "Xiaobao bids farewell, Swordsman Cha, may you leave in peace."

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, star of popular Indian film Three Idiots, also posted on Weibo about Cha's passing, professing himself a fan of Cha.
Mr Tsao said: "He was not in good health this year, he was getting old and his organs were starting to fail and he could not speak very clearly."

A former journalist and newspaper editor, Cha was considered the grandfather of Chinese martial arts, or wuxia, fiction. He was known for writing the Legends Of The Condor Heroes series of books.Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, who shot to fame with his role as Yang Guo in the 1983 TV adaptation of Return Of The Condor Heroes, was contacted by iQiyi for his thoughts on Cha's passing.

Lau said: "Jin Yong is a genius in the world of wuxia fiction. It was fate that led me to play Yang Guo, a character he penned."

He added: "I've actually always asked about his health and his death is definitely a huge loss to the wuxia world. I hope he rests in peace and I send my condolences to his family."

Other stars including Alec Su, Wang Leehom, Jordan Chan also posted their condolences. Chan, who acted as Wei Xiaobao in one of the TV adaptations of Cha's The Deer And The Cauldron, said on Chinese microblogging site Weibo: "Xiaobao bids farewell, Swordsman Cha, may you leave in peace."

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, star of popular Indian film Three Idiots, also posted on Weibo about Cha's passing, professing himself a fan of Cha.

He said: "I am very saddened to hear the sad news of Mr Louis Cha passing away. His book The Deer and The Cauldron gave me a lot of joy. I read it just a few months back. I wish I could have met him. He has given so much joy to so many generations. I am his big fan. I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to his family. May he rest in peace."

Cha's works were largely set in the world of the jianghu, a pugilistic society where martial arts exponents travel China trading blows, teaching skills and upholding a strict code of honour.

He was one of the best-selling Chinese authors, with more than 300 million copies of his works sold worldwide.

This article was first published in The Straits Times. Permission required for reproduction.

Famed Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong dies, aged 94: Hong Kong media, Entertainment News - AsiaOne

i know a lot of Asians (Chinese in particular) are familiar with his hero novels but I know a lot of u you (non Chinese as well) must have seen movies base off of his novels

particularly shaw brother films from the early days or major hk movies from the 90s and he was one of the great novelist

He also created Ming pao newspaper (u know that Chinese paper that Chinese read a lot during yum cha)
I'm not a crazy reader nor can I read Chinese but I have read a few books from him and have been a fan of movies that were base off of his novels, thank you

[EmperorIS]

YouTube

Best is later in the show he goes OP

and that intro song is legit

better than any of the mainland china versions

[asian_XL]

people say he was the Chinese Shakespeare

[StylinRed]

Condor heroes was cool, liked it as a kid, but omg way too many versions of it

[Traum]

While Jin Yong is (rightfully) remembered as the revered novelist / writer, many overlook the fact that he has also dabbled into politics and is rather pro-China.

[Badhobz]

Fuck TVB
RIP Ah Bak

[m4k4v4li]

Originally Posted by Traum

While Jin Yong is (rightfully) remembered as the revered novelist / writer, many overlook the fact that he has also dabbled into politics and is rather pro-China.

so?

[Traum]

Originally Posted by Traum

While Jin Yong is (rightfully) remembered as the revered novelist / writer, many overlook the fact that he has also dabbled into politics and is rather pro-China.

Originally Posted by m4k4v4li

so?

His pro-China stance was not appreciated at the time when he was involved in politics. In fact, his most well-known policy proposal -- more or less known as the "Two Cha Policy" laid the groundwork for Hong Kong's chief executive (aka mayor) selection, but the proposal did not suggest the chief executive to be selected from a general election. Instead, it was formed by a small cabinet committee, meaning that Beijing can easily control / influence the outcome of the chief executive selection. (and the selection committee was in fact filled up almost exclusively by pro-China personel, and they would obediently follow Beijing's will in "selecting" whichever chief executive candidate Beijing prefers.) It was widely panned by the Pan-Democrats and the HK general public at the time.

Additionally, as a result of his pro-China tendenancies, in his late years, he incorporated a good dose of that pro-China sentiments into a major revision of all his wuxia novels (ie. the work he was renowned for). As an objective criticism, I'd say it devalued the quality of the novel because it dramatically distorted the persuasive sentiments portrayed by the novel. Many of Jin Yong's best novels were set in a known historical time frame in China. In the The Legend of the Condor Heroes, for example, the historical time setting was in the late Song Dynasty. While China has existed for 2000+ years in various forms and under different rulers, historically it doesn't really refer to itself as "China / the Middle Kingdom". Instead, it was always known by the ruling dynasty's name. With the Song Dynasty, it was called just that -- the Song Dynasty or Song Country. People referred to themselves as Song people, not Chinese people. But Jin Ying's most recent revisions changed that a bit, and added some references to being "Chinese" when China wasn't really a thing yet.

Of course, people like to conveniently "forget" things. I prefer to remember more of these inconvenient truths.

[JDMStyo]

legendary writer - RIP

[ae101]

I was a fan of The Deer And The Cauldron, cuz main protagonist was the regular hero u see everyday everywhere

He wasn't amazing, was lazy, perverted, but yet every thing worked out for him (felt close to me)