Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong, was a Chinese wuxia novelist and essayist,     1    co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Bao in 1959 and     2     (serve) as the first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong’s most famous writer.

His wuxia novels have     3     widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide. His 15 works     4     (write) between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time of his     5     (die) he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide. His works have the unusual ability     6     (go) beyond geographical and ideological barriers separating Chinese communities of the world, achieving     7     (great) success than any other contemporary writer.

Most of his works     8     (translate) into many languages so far, including English, French, etc. Even the asteroid (小行星) 10930 Jinyong (1998 CR2) is named     9     him.We cannot thank him more for     10     he has done in novel literature.