Jin Yong is one of the world's bestselling writers with more than 100 million of his works
sold (not including unknown numbers of bootleg copies). He is beloved across China for his
wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) novels which have given rise to film television comic book
and video game adaptations. He was awarded an O.B.E. in 1981 and is one of two authors on the
MacLehose list who have asteroids named in their honour (the other being Georges Perec).
