Famous Chinese novels coming as comic series online

One of China's most influential authors, Louis Cha, who is better known by his pen name Jin Yong, will see all his 15 martial arts novels adapted into online comic series.

Among them, four classics - as the first batch of the adaptation project - will have their comic strips run on the web by the end of the year, according to the producers, Tencent Animation & Comics and Phoenix Entertainment.

The two companies are subsidiaries of tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd and Hong Kong-based broadcaster Phoenix TV.