江湖再見,著名武俠小說家金庸去世

Louis Cha Leung-yung, one of the most influential Chinese novelists, and better known under the pen name Jin Yong, died on Tuesday afternoon in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital surrounded by family members, according to sources close to him. He was 94.

據消息人士透露，中國最有影響力的小說家之一金庸（原名查良鏞）於週二（10月30日）下午在香港養和醫院逝世，享年94歲。金庸去世時家人陪在身邊。

Cha was most famous for his wuxia, or martial arts and chivalry, novels. Over 300 million copies of his works have been sold in the Chinese-speaking world.

金庸以其創作的武俠小說著稱於世。他的著作在華語圈的銷量超過3億冊。

He wrote 15 popular wuxia novels, his last, The Deer and the Cauldron, in 1972.

他一共創作了15部廣爲流傳的武俠小說，最後一部是1972年面世的《鹿鼎記》。

His novels have been adapted in films, TV and radio series, and deeply influenced the cultural development of Chinese-speaking communities around the world.

他的小說被改編成電影、電視劇和廣播劇，給全球漢語社區的文化發展都帶來了深刻影響。

Cha also founded Hong Kong's major Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao in 1959, and served as its editor-in-chief until retiring in 1989.

他還在1959年創辦了香港的知名中文報紙《明報》，並擔任總編輯，直到1989年卸任。

He has been honored by top universities in China and around the world.

金庸獲得了國內外多所頂尖學府的榮譽教授稱號。

Cha also served on the Basic Law Drafting Committee before Hong Kong's return to China in 1997.

在1997年香港歸回祖國之前，金庸還擔任基本法起草委員會委員。

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, on behalf of the Hong Kong SAR government, expressed deep condolences to his family.

香港特區行政長官林鄭月娥代表香港特別行政區政府向金庸的家人致以深切慰問。

Lam said Cha made some of the greatest contributions to Chinese culture and Hong Kong's media development.

林鄭月娥表示，金庸對中華文化和香港媒體的發展做出了莫大的貢獻。

Hong Kong science fiction novelist Ni Kuang called Cha's novels "the best in the world and of all time" and said Cha's legacy would live on forever.

香港科幻小說作家倪匡說：“金庸小說，天下第一，古今中外，無出其右”，並認爲他的作品會“流傳下去”。

Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild President John Chong said Cha was "China's Shakespeare" and the "grandmaster" of Chinese screenwriters.

香港電影編劇家協會會長莊澄說，金庸是“中國的莎士比亞”，也是中國編劇界的“泰斗”。

Chinese actors and actresses known for playing leading roles in TV series adapted from Cha's novels posted online tributes to the late novelist on Tuesday night.

週二晚上，金庸武俠小說改編影視劇中的男女主角也紛紛在網上表達了哀悼之情。