Jin Yong

For the South Korean badminton player, see Jin Yong (badminton).

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Cha (Zha). In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Louis Cha and the Chinese-style name is Cha Leung-yung.

The Honourable Jin Yong GBM OBE
Jin Yong in 2007
Born	Zha Liangyong (1924-02-06)6 February 1924 Haining, Zhejiang, China
Died	30 October 2018(2018-10-30) (aged 94) Hong Kong
Resting place	Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Education	Soochow University University of Cambridge Peking University
Occupations	Novelist editor businessman
Spouses	Du Zhifen ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1953)​ Zhu Mei ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1976)​ Lin Leyi ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	4
Writing career
Pen name	Jin Yong
Language	Chinese
Period	1955–1980, 1999-2007
Genre	Wuxia
Chinese name
Chinese	金庸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīn Yōng Bopomofo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩㄥ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jin Iong Wade–Giles Chin1 Yung1 IPA [tɕín jʊ́ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gām Yùhng Jyutping Gam1 Jung4 IPA [kɐm˥ jʊŋ˩]
Birth name
Traditional Chinese	查良鏞
Simplified Chinese	查良镛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhā Liángyōng Bopomofo ㄓㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˊㄩㄥ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Ja Liangiong Wade–Giles Cha1 Liang2-yung1 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàh Lèuhng Yùhng Jyutping Caa4 Loeng4 Jung4 Sidney Lau Cha4 Leung4 Yung4
Website	www.jinyong.com

Louis Cha Leung-yung GBM OBE (Chinese: 查良鏞; 6 February 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (Chinese: 金庸), was a Chinese wuxia novelist and co-founder of Hong Kong newspaper 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.