On the afternoon of July 3, Hong Kong writer Shen Xicheng stated on social networking sites that the famous writer Ni Kuang had passed away. Subsequently, Hong Kong media reported the news of Ni Kuang’s death.

On the afternoon of July 3, Hong Kong writer Shen Xicheng stated on social networking sites that the famous writer Ni Kuang had passed away. Subsequently, Hong Kong media reported the news of Ni Kuang’s death.

Ni Kuang, formerly known as Ni Cong, also named Yi Ming, was born in Shanghai on May 30, 1935, and his native place is Ningbo, Zhejiang. He, together with Jin Yong, Huang Zhan and Chua Lam, are known as the "Four Great Talents in Hong Kong". Ni Kuang went to Hong Kong in 1957 and worked as a worker, proofreader, and editor. He became a self-taught writer and became a professional writer. He writes in a wide range of genres, and his novels include detective, science fiction, gods and monsters, martial arts, and romance. He once wrote serials for 12 newspapers at the same time.

In 1962, with the encouragement of Jin Yong, Ni Kuang began to write novels under the pen name "Wesley". The first novel was titled " Diamond Flower " and was serialized in the supplement of "Ming Pao". Starting from the fourth novel " blue blood ", the Wesley series of novels officially became a science fiction series. Ni Kuang's martial arts novels are represented by "The Six-Fingered Piano Demon ", which has a unique imagination. He also ghost-wrote the serialization of " The Eight Parts of the Dragon" while Jin Yong was abroad.

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Editor: Jiang Fang