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Top 10 farewells 2009
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-14 13:39
7. Nation left saddened by death of caricaturist
Ding Cong, one of China's most renowned caricaturists, passed away Tuesday, May 26 in Beijing as a result of cerebrovascular disease. He was 93.
Ding was best known for his illustrations of characters from novels by Lu Xun (1881-1936) and Lao She (1899-1966), as well as for his column with Reading (Dushu) magazine.
Born in Shanghai in 1916, Ding began to publish caricatures in the early 1930s. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945), he worked as an editor, stage designer and art teacher in Southwest China and Hong Kong and released caricatures to promote resistance against the Japanese invasion. [Full Story]
8. Liang Yusheng, Chinese martial arts novelist
 The Australian edition of the Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao Daily reported last Monday, Liang Yusheng, a pioneer in Chinese martial arts novels, died on Jan 22 at his home in Sydney, Australia. He was 85. [Photo: sohu.com] |
Liang Yusheng, a pioneer in Chinese martial arts novels, died on Jan 22 at his home in Sydney, Australia. He was 85.
Liang, whose real name was Chen Wuntong, had been in poor health in recent years. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2004 and suffered a stroke when he visited Hong Kong in 2007.
Some of Liang's novels were adapted for TV and film. Among the more famous movie adaptations were director Tsui Hark's Seven Swords (2005) and Ronny Yu's The Bride with White Hair (1993), which were big screen versions of Seven Swords of Mount Heaven and Romance of the White Haired Maiden. [Full Story]
