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Chen Wentong (5 April 1926 – 22 January 2009), better known by his pen name Liang Yusheng, was a Chinese writer. Credited as the pioneer of the "New School" (新派) of the ''wuxia'' genre in the 20th century, Chen was one of the best known ''wuxia'' writers in the later half of the century, alongside Jin Yong and Gu Long. ==Life== Chen was born in a family of scholars in Mengshan County in Guangxi Province. He was well versed in ancient Chinese classics and ''duilian'' and could recite the ''Three Hundred Tang Poems'' by the age of seven. He started writing poems when he was attending Guilin High School in Guangxi. He was tutored by Jian Youwen, who specialised in the history of the Taiping Rebellion, and Rao Zongyi, who was well read in poetry, humanities, art and the history of Dunhuang. Chen learnt history and literature from both of them. Later, he was accepted into Guangzhou's Lingnan University, where he graduated from in 1948 with a degree in economics. In 1949, he settled in Hong Kong and became an editor for the newspaper ''Ta Kung Pao'' and a member of its executive committee through the principal's recommendation. The following year, he worked as a copyeditor for another newspaper, ''Sin Wun Pao''. In 1954, Chen made a breakthrough in his career when he wrote his first ''wuxia'' novel ''Longhu Dou Jinghua'' to entertain readers in the light of an ongoing contest between two martial arts schools, which was the talk of the town that year. This marked the start of a "new school" of the ''wuxia'' genre, with Chen as its pioneer and the emergence of other writers such as Jin Yong and Gu Long. Over his career, Chen wrote a total of 33 novels, of which ''Baifa Monü Zhuan'' (白髮魔女傳) and ''Yunhai Yugong Yuan'' (雲海玉弓緣) are some of the better known ones. Many of his novels have been adapted into television series and films. As Chen was interested in history and literature, he also wrote columns, critiques and essays under different names, including "Liang Hueru" and "Fong Yuning". Chen retired to Sydney, Australia, with his family in the 1980s. In August 2004, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Arts by his ''alma mater'', Lingnan University (which has moved to Hong Kong), for his contributions to the development of literature.〔(''Liang Yusheng granted Honorary Doctorate'' ) (21 August 2004). People's Daily Online.〕 In 2005, Tsui Hark adapted Chen's novel ''Qijian Xia Tianshan'' (七劍下天山) into the film ''Seven Swords'' and its derived television series counterpart, ''Seven Swordsmen''. The 1993 film ''The Bride with White Hair'' is also an adaptation of Chen's ''Baifa Monü Zhuan''. After suffering a stroke during a visit to Hong Kong in 2007, Chen died in Sydney on 22 January 2009 of natural causes.〔(Martial arts novelist Liang Yusheng dies ). Danwei. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.〕 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「Liang Yusheng」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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