Louis Cha, a renowned Chinese martial arts novelist known by his pen name Jin Yong, died at 94 at a hospital in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Sources close to Cha confirmed the death to Xinhua.
Cha created many widespread martial arts novels between 1955 and 1972.
Cha, who also co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao, has been regarded as one of the greatest and most popular martial arts writers.
Source: Xinhua
