Renowned Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong dies at 94

In this file photo, Jin Yong (R, front) plays against Chinese go chess master Nie Weiping, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Aug. 5, 2001. Famous Chinese martial arts novelist Louis Cha Leung-yung, more widely known by his pen name Jin Yong, died at 94 at a hospital in Hong Kong on Tuesday. 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. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)