The grandfather of Chinese martial arts fiction and one of China's most famous writers Jin Yong has died at age 94. His books defined the genre known as wuxia for generations.

Often likened to greater China’s answer to Game of Thrones or J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Jin’s sagas are set in various periods of Chinese history, ranging from 6th century B.C ...

China Writers Association on Wednesday hosted a symposium to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the late Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, more widely known by his pen ...

Jin Yong’s accomplishments are absolutely inseparable from the environment in which he wrote. Sculptures of Shaolin monk Xuzhu (The Demi-Gods and the Semi-Devils). [PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY] ...

Organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai, Jin Yong Exhibition Shanghai, opened on Oct 28 and will run through to Dec 11. Cha wrote wuxia novels.

Representatives of the Seven Great Wuxia Sects in China gather in Yuanhua, Zhejiang Province, on October 7, 2024, to recall Jin Yong's contributions to promoting Chinese martial arts.

Manuscripts of the martial arts novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by China's literature legend Louis Cha (Cha Leung-yung) are on display at an exhibition being held in East China's Zhejiang Province ...

"Invincible Swordsman," a new film adaptation of the classic wuxia novel by Jin Yong, also known as Louis Cha, is set for online release on the Chinese mainland and theatrical releases in Hong ...

Jin Yong (1924-2018), a leading exponent of the wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) genre of novels, was born Louis Cha Leung-yung in China’s Zhejiang province.