, better known as Louis Cha, a Hong Kong-based writer of kung fu novels and one of the world's best-selling authors, state media said Saturday. The naming ceremony of asteroid no. 10930, discovered by a Chinese astronomer in 1998, took place Friday in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China's Zhejiang province, the Xinhua news agency said.
Jin Yong is the pen name of Louis Cha, a journalist and author of a series of novels set in China's imperial past, known for their colorful characters, beautiful and hard-hitting women and intricate plots.
His novels are widely read in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and in the Chinese diaspora. They have sold an estimated 300 million copies worldwide.
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