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Top 10 farewells 2009
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-14 13:39
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]
