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On 30 November 2004, Chen received an [[Honorary doctorate|honorary]] [[Doctor of Arts]] from his ''alma mater'', [[Lingnan University (Hong Kong)|Lingnan University]], which has moved to Hong Kong, for his contributions to the development of literature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press release: Lingnan University awards honorary doctorates to four |url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/news/20040817/01 |website=Lingnan University Hong Kong |access-date=28 February 2023 |date=17 August 2004}}</ref> |
On 30 November 2004, Chen received an [[Honorary doctorate|honorary]] [[Doctor of Arts]] from his ''alma mater'', [[Lingnan University (Hong Kong)|Lingnan University]], which has moved to Hong Kong, for his contributions to the development of literature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press release: Lingnan University awards honorary doctorates to four |url=https://www.ln.edu.hk/news/20040817/01 |website=Lingnan University Hong Kong |access-date=28 February 2023 |date=17 August 2004}}</ref> |
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In December 2006, while attending an event in Hong Kong to celebrate [[Cosmos Books (Hong Kong)|Cosmos Books Ltd.]]'s 30th anniversary, Chen suffered a stroke.<ref name="sohu news" /> After that, he spent his time recuperating at the Bernard Chan Nursing Home in [[Burwood, New South Wales|Burwood]], [[Sydney]]. On 22 January 2009, he died of natural causes at the age of 84 in Sydney.<ref name="straits times" /><ref>[http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/martial_arts_novelist_liang_yu.php Martial arts novelist Liang Yusheng dies]. Danwei. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.</ref> |
In December 2006, while attending an event in Hong Kong to celebrate [[Cosmos Books (Hong Kong)|Cosmos Books Ltd.]]'s 30th anniversary, Chen suffered a stroke.<ref name="sohu news" /> After that, he spent his time recuperating at the Bernard Chan Nursing Home in [[Burwood, New South Wales|Burwood]], [[Sydney]]. On 22 January 2009, he died of natural causes at the age of 84 in Sydney.<ref name="straits times" /><ref>[http://www.danwei.org/front_page_of_the_day/martial_arts_novelist_liang_yu.php Martial arts novelist Liang Yusheng dies]. Danwei. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.</ref> Among those who wrote tributes to Chen were his mentor [[Rao Zongyi]], his former boss [[Luo Fu (editor)|Luo Fu]], fellow [[wuxia]] writer [[Jin Yong]], and Hong Kong professor Chan Yiu-nam.<ref name="He's Still Alive" /> |
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Chen Wentong | |||||||||||
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| Born | 5 April 1924 Mengshan County, Guangxi Province, Republic of China | ||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 2009 (aged 84) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Pen name | Liang Yusheng | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||||||||
| Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
| Notable works | see below | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 梁羽生 | ||||||||||
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| Chen Wentong | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳文統 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈文统 | ||||||||||
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Chen Wentong (5 April 1924 – 22 January 2009), better known by his pen name Liang Yusheng, was a Hong Kong based Chinese writer best known for being a pioneer of the "new school" of the wuxia genre in the 20th century. Along with Jin Yong and Gu Long, he was one of the best known wuxia writers in the later half of the 20th century. Throughout his career, he published a total of 35 wuxia novels – the more notable ones include Baifa Monü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan and Pingzong Xiaying Lu – and some have been adapted into films and television series, including The Bride with White Hair (1993) and Seven Swords (2005).
Pen name
Chen's given name "Wentong" means "literary tradition". He chose Liang as the surname of his pen name to remind himself that he was inheriting the literary tradition of his ancestors in the same way the Chen dynasty (557–589) succeeded the Liang dynasty (502–557) during the Northern and Southern dynasties period (420–589).[1] He chose "Yusheng" as the given name of his pen name to pay homage to Gong Baiyu, one of his favourite wuxia writers and sources of influence, because "Yusheng" means "born from (Gong Bai)yu".[2]
Early life
Chen was born in 1924 in a scholarly family in Tunzhi Village, Wenyu Town, Mengshan County, Guangxi Province, China. He was well-versed in ancient Chinese classics and duilian and could recite the Three Hundred Tang Poems by the age of eight. While he was attending Guilin High School in Guilin, he enjoyed writing poems.
Following the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Chen left Guilin and returned to Mengshan County. During this time, he met two scholars from the neighbouring Guangdong Province who had taken shelter in Mengshan County, and studied history and literature under their tutelage: Jian Youwen, who specialised in the history of the Taiping Rebellion; and Jao Tsung-I, who was well read in poetry, humanities, art and the history of Dunhuang.
After the war ended, Chen attended Lingnan University in Guangzhou and graduated in 1948, majoring in international economics.
Career in Hong Kong
In 1949, Chen moved to Hong Kong and, through a recommendation from Lingnan University, became an assistant editor for the newspaper Ta Kung Pao. He was subsequently promoted to editor and also became a member of the newspaper's editorial executive committee. Towards the end of 1950, he was reassigned to New Evening Post, the evening edition of Ta Kung Pao.[3]
On 17 January 1954, two martial arts masters – Chan Hak-fu of the White Crane School and Wu Kung-i of the Tai Chi School – challenged each other to a lei tai match in Macau and attracted much attention in Hong Kong. Luo Fu, the chief editor of New Evening Post, wanted to take advantage of the sensationalism surrounding the lei tai match, so he asked Chen to write a wuxia story based on the match and publish it as a serial in the newspaper. This became Chen's debut wuxia novel – Longhu Dou Jinghua – and marked the start of a "new school" in the wuxia genre.[2] During this time, he met Zha Liangyong (Jin Yong), who was also working at New Evening Post and writing wuxia novels.
From 1954 to 1983, Chen wrote a total of 35 wuxia novels, of which most were originally published as serials in newspapers. Among his works, Baifa Monü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan and Pingzong Xiaying Lu are some of the better known ones and have been adapted into films and television series, including The Bride with White Hair (1993) and Seven Swords (2005). Besides wuxia novels, Chen also wrote columns, critiques and essays under different pen names, including "Liang Hueru" and "Fong Yuning".
Retirement and death
Chen migrated to Australia with his family in 1987.[4] At the time, he was a member of the China Writers Association and had been offered the position of honorary president of the Yinglian Society of China (YSC) in Shenzhen.[3] He converted to Christianity in September 1994.[5]
On 30 November 2004, Chen received an honorary Doctor of Arts from his alma mater, Lingnan University, which has moved to Hong Kong, for his contributions to the development of literature.[6]
In December 2006, while attending an event in Hong Kong to celebrate Cosmos Books Ltd.'s 30th anniversary, Chen suffered a stroke.[3] After that, he spent his time recuperating at the Bernard Chan Nursing Home in Burwood, Sydney. On 22 January 2009, he died of natural causes at the age of 84 in Sydney.[4][7] Among those who wrote tributes to Chen were his mentor Rao Zongyi, his former boss Luo Fu, fellow wuxia writer Jin Yong, and Hong Kong professor Chan Yiu-nam.[1]
Style of writing
The opening of Chen's novels are always marked with a poem, which indicated his interest in poetry. The protagonists of his novels are also talented in several aspects, versatile, and interested in literature. Chen also infuses historical elements into his stories, a style which was later followed by other wuxia writers such as Jin Yong. Unlike many other writers, Chen does not regard Shaolin and Wudang as the major orthodox schools in the jianghu (martial artists' community). Instead, he features the Mount Heaven School as the leading school, particularly in the novels set in the Ming and Qing dynasties.[8]
Works
| Title | Published | Historical setting | Related works / Series |
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| Nüdi Qiying Zhuan 女帝奇英傳 |
1961–1962 | c. 7th century (Tang dynasty) |
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| Datang Youxia Zhuan 大唐游俠傳 |
1963–1964 | c. 8th century (Tang dynasty) |
Datang Youxia Zhuan, Longfeng Baochai Yuan, Huijian Xinmo |
| Longfeng Baochai Yuan 龍鳳寶釵緣 |
1964–1966 | c. 8th century (Tang dynasty) |
Datang Youxia Zhuan, Longfeng Baochai Yuan, Huijian Xinmo |
| Huijian Xinmo 慧劍心魔 |
1966–1968 | c. 8th century (Tang dynasty) |
Datang Youxia Zhuan, Longfeng Baochai Yuan, Huijian Xinmo |
| Wulin Tianjiao 武林天驕 |
1978–1982 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Feifeng Qianlong 飛鳳潛龍 |
1966 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü 狂俠·天驕·魔女 |
1964–1968 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Hanhai Xiongfeng 瀚海雄風 |
1968–1970 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Mingdi Fengyun Lu 鳴鏑風雲錄 |
1968–1972 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Fengyun Leidian 風雲雷電 |
1970–1972 | c. 13th century (Song dynasty) |
Wulin Tianjiao, Feifeng Qianlong, Kuangxia Tianjiao Monü, Hanhai Xiongfeng, Mingdi Fengyun Lu, Fengyun Leidian |
| Huanjian Qiqing Lu 還劍奇情錄 |
1959–1960 | c. 14th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Pingzong Xiaying Lu 萍蹤俠影錄 |
1959–1960 | c. 15th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Sanhua Nüxia 散花女俠 |
1960–1961 | c. 15th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Lianjian Fengyun Lu 聯劍風雲錄 |
1961–1962 | c. 15th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Guangling Jian 廣陵劍 |
1972–1976 | c. 15th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Wulin Sanjue 武林三絕 |
1972–1976 | c. 15th century (Ming dynasty) |
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| Wudang Yijian 武當一劍 |
1980–1983 | c. 17th century (Ming dynasty) |
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| Baifa Monü Zhuan 白髮魔女傳 |
1957–1958 | c. 17th century (Ming dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Saiwai Qixia Zhuan 塞外奇俠傳 |
1956–1957 | c. 17th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Qijian Xia Tianshan 七劍下天山 |
1956–1957 | c. 17th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Jianghu San Nüxia 江湖三女俠 |
1957–1958 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Bingpo Hanguang Jian 冰魄寒光劍 |
1962 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan 冰川天女傳 |
1959–1960 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Yunhai Yugong Yuan 雲海玉弓緣) |
1961–1963 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Binghe Xijian Lu 冰河洗劍錄 |
1963–1965 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou 風雷震九州 |
1965–1967 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Xiagu Danxin 俠骨丹心 |
1967–1969 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Huanjian Qiqing Lu, Pingzong Xiaying Lu, Sanhua Nüxia, Lianjian Fengyun Lu, Guangling Jian Baifa Monü Zhuan, Saiwai Qixia Zhuan, Qijian Xia Tianshan, Jianghu San Nüxia, Bingpo Hanguang Jian, Bingchuan Tiannü Zhuan, Yunhai Yugong Yuan, Binghe Xijian Lu, Fenglei Zhen Jiuzhou, Xiagu Danxin |
| Jianwang Chensi 劍網塵絲 |
1976–1980 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
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| Huanjian Lingqi 幻劍靈旗 |
1980–1981 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
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| Youjian Jianghu 遊劍江湖 |
1969–1972 | c. 18th century (Qing dynasty) |
Youjian Jianghu, Muye Liuxing, Tanzhi Jinglei, Juesai Chuanfeng Lu |
| Muye Liuxing 牧野流星 |
1972–1975 | c. 19th century (Qing dynasty) |
Youjian Jianghu, Muye Liuxing, Tanzhi Jinglei, Juesai Chuanfeng Lu |
| Tanzhi Jinglei 彈指驚雷 |
1977–1981 | c. 19th century (Qing dynasty) |
Youjian Jianghu, Muye Liuxing, Tanzhi Jinglei, Juesai Chuanfeng Lu |
| Juesai Chuanfeng Lu 絕塞傳烽錄 |
1975–1978 | c. 19th century (Qing dynasty) |
Youjian Jianghu, Muye Liuxing, Tanzhi Jinglei, Juesai Chuanfeng Lu |
| Caomang Longshe Zhuan 草莽龍蛇傳 |
1954–1955 | c. 19th century (Qing dynasty) |
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| Longhu Dou Jinghua 龍虎鬥京華 |
1954 | c. 19th century (Qing dynasty) |
Adaptations
- Seven Swordsman Leave Tianshan 七劍下天山 (1959)
- The Jade Bow 雲海玉弓緣 (1966)
- Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman 萍蹤俠影錄 (1977)
- To Kill the Big Villain in Mt. Tai 泰山屠龍 (1980)
- White Hair Devil Lady 白发魔女传 (1980)
- The Spy in the Palace 飛鳳潛龍 (1981)
- Jade Bow Connections 雲海玉弓緣 (1984)
- Chronicles of the Shadow Swordsman 萍蹤俠影錄 (1985)
- The Romance of the White Hair Maiden (1986 TV series)
- Revenge of Swordsmanship 還劍奇情 (1986)
- The Bride with White Hair 白发魔女传(1993)
- The Bride with White Hair 2 白发魔女传2(1993)
- The Romance of the White Hair Maiden (1995 TV series)
- Legend of the White Hair Brides 塞外奇侠 (1996 TV series)
- Romance of the White Haired Maiden (TV series) 白发魔女 (1999)
- Heroic Legend 萍踪侠影 (2003)
- Seven Swords 七剑 (2005)
- Seven Swordsmen 七剑下天山 (2006)
- Vagabond Vigilante (2006)
- Paladins in Troubled Times 大唐游侠传 (2008)
- The Patriotic Knights 侠骨丹心 (2010)
- Tracking Knights Phantom (2011)
- The Bride with White Hair (TV series) 新白发魔女传 (2012)
- The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom 白发魔女传之明月天国 (2014)
- The Seven Swords (movie trilogies) (2018-2020)
- The White Haired Witch 白发魔女外传 (2020)
- The First Sword of Wudang 武当一剑 (2021)
See also
References
- ^ a b He, Yuhuai (2010). He's Still Alive: A Glimpse of the Australian Chinese Literary Circles (in Chinese). Taiwan: Showwe Information. p. 160. ISBN 9789862215845.
- ^ a b Huang, Zhongming (19 May 2015). "Liang Yusheng's debut". wenpeipo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Liu, Xiaojing (26 January 2009). "Wuxia novelist Liang Yusheng dies in Sydney on 22 January". Sohu News (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Seven Swords novelist dies". Straits Times. Singapore. 28 January 2009. p. C7.
- ^ Tong, Xinyuan (12 September 2013). "Three male writers who became Christians: Bo Yang, Ni Huang and Liang Yusheng". Christian Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Press release: Lingnan University awards honorary doctorates to four". Lingnan University Hong Kong. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Martial arts novelist Liang Yusheng dies. Danwei. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ 梁羽生 (Liang Yusheng). Chinese Wusia Knight Errant. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
External links
- Liang Yusheng
- Liang Yusheng – The Pioneer
- The Wanderer Chronicles (萍踪侠影录) – Read a chapter-by-chapter English summary of Liang Yusheng's Pingzong Xiaying Lu (via WuxiaSociety2 – formerly known as Wuxiamania)
- Seven Swords Novel Translation English summary translation of Qijian Xia Tianshan (updated 27 August 2007) done by Yenchin of Wuxiasociety.org
- Yusheng Liang at IMDb
- Liang Yusheng (HKMDB database)
