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Xiong Yaohua (7 June 1938 – 21 September 1985), better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Taiwanese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director. A graduate of Cheng Kung Senior High School and Tamkang University, Xiong is best known for writing ''wuxia'' novels and serials, which include ''Juedai Shuangjiao'', ''Xiaoli Feidao Series'', ''Chu Liuxiang Series'', ''Lu Xiaofeng Series'' and ''Xiao Shiyilang''. Some of these works have been adapted into films and television series for numerous times. In the 1980s, he started his own film studio, Bao Sian, to produce film adaptations of his works. ==Life== Xiong was born on 7 June 1938 in Hong Kong but his registered identity stated that he was born in 1941. His ancestral home was in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, and he lived in Hankou in his childhood. He moved to Taipei, Taiwan in 1952 with his parents, who divorced in 1956. With help from his friends and using the money he earned from part-time work to fund his education, Xiong graduated from the Foreign Language Department of Tamkang University. He found a job in the United States Army Advisory in Taipei later. In 1960, Xiong published his first ''wuxia'' novel, ''Cangqiong Shenjian'' (), under the pen name "Gu Long". From 1960 to 1961, Xiong published eight novels but did not achieve the results he desired. He moved to Ruifang District (in New Taipei City) and lived there for three years, after which he changed his perspective and adopted a new writing style. Between 1967 and the late 1970s, he rose to prominence in the genre of modern ''wuxia'' fiction for his works. As the sole representative of excellence in the ''wuxia'' genre from Taiwan for an entire decade, Xiong was named along with Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of ''Wuxia''". While he was still in university, Xiong lived with a dance hostess, Zheng Yuexia (), and had a son, Zheng Xiaolong (), with her. However, he started a relationship later with another dance hostess, Ye Xue (), who also bore him a son, Ye Yikuan (). Shortly after that, he met a senior middle school graduate, Mei Baozhu (), who became his first legal spouse and bore him his third son, Xiong Zhengda (). His extramarital affairs caused him to break up with Mei eventually. In the later part of his life, Xiong suffered from depression and the quality of his works declined rapidly. He had to employ ghostwriters to co-write many of his later works because of his ailing health. He died on 21 September 1985 at the age of 48 due to illness wrought by alcoholism – namely cirrhosis and esophageal hemorrhage – at around 1800 hours. His friends brought him 48 bottles of XO Cognac at his funeral. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gu Long」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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