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Revision as of 10:31, 22 September 2007

Chen Wentong
File:Liang Yusheng.jpg
Born (1926-04-05) 5 April 1926 (age 98)
Guangxi, China
Pen nameLiang Yusheng
(Chinese: 梁羽生)
Occupationnovelist
Genrewuxia

Liang Yusheng (Chinese: 梁羽生; pinyin: Liáng YǔShēng) (born 5 April 1926) is the penname of Chen Wentong (simplified Chinese: 陈文统; traditional Chinese: 陳文統; pinyin: Chén Wéntǒng), a famous wuxia novelist born in Guangxi, China.

Over his writing career, he has created a total of 36 martial arts novels, of which The Bride with White Hair (simplified Chinese: 白发魔女传; traditional Chinese: 白髮魔女傳; pinyin: báifà mó nǚ chuán) and Lofty Waters Verdant Bow (simplified Chinese: 云海玉弓缘; traditional Chinese: 雲海玉弓緣; pinyin: yúnhǎi yù gōng yuán) are the most famous. He was also been described as the founder of modern wuxia fiction. Many of his novels have been made into TV shows and movies. As a multitalented writer interested in history and literature, he wrote columns, critiques and essays under different names including Liang Hueru and Fong Yuning.

In August 2004, he was granted an Honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong's Lingnan University, from where he originally graduated in 1948 in Economics. [1]. A 2005 Hong Kong film, Seven Swords (simplified Chinese: 七剑; traditional Chinese: 七劍; pinyin: qī jiàn), was an adaptation based on one of his works.

See also