The private funeral of Cha Liangyong (Jin Yong), a Hong Kong journalist and master of martial arts novels, was held at a Hong Kong funeral home at 5:00 pm yesterday and ended at 9:00 pm.Hong Kong writers Ni Kuang, Li Chun'en, gourmet Chua Lam, directors Johnnie To and Xu Anhua, a generation of famous Cantonese opera actress Bai Xuexian, politician Yip Liu Shuyi, and the richest man in mainland China Jack Ma and famous producer Zhang Jizhong all appeared one after another.
Jin Yong passed away on the 30th of last month at the age of 94.His novels have been adapted into countless film and television works, and countless stars from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have played martial arts characters in Jin Yong's works.Artists who came to pay homage to him yesterday include Huang Xiaoming who played the role of the Condor Hero Yang Guo, Chen Qiao En who is the Undefeated Swordsman, and Lu Liangwei who is Hu Fei the Snow Mountain Flying Fox, etc.
The wreaths of other celebrities ranged from the mourning hall to the outside of the funeral home, and there were wreaths from the cultural, film and television, and educational circles, nearly 100 meters long.More than a hundred media reporters came from the funeral home, and they flocked to the celebrity when they saw it.
Singapore Shin Min Daily is a newspaper co-founded by Jin Yong, and the editor-in-chief Zhu Zhiwei also flew from Singapore to attend the funeral together with Jiang Xun, the deputy editor-in-chief of Asia Weekly.Zhu Zhiwei told Lianhe Zaobao: The person in charge of the reception was the well-known writer Li Chunen, and then the master of ceremonies asked us to walk to the mourning hall and bow three times in Cantonese, after which the family members thanked us.The family members sit on the left side of the mourning hall, divided into two rows: the first row is the son and daughter of Cha Tai and Jin Yong, and the second row is for the younger generation.He also saw Jin Yong's son Zha Chuanti, with reddish eyes, inspecting the various wreaths.
Light music was playing in the mourning hall, and the wreaths were divided into two sides: on the right were the wreaths of current and former leaders of the Chinese central government, such as leaders of the Central Government, Li Keqiang, Han Zheng, Zhu Rongji, and Zhang Dejiang; on the left were leaders of various departments of the Hong Kong SAR government, including the Secretary for AdministrationChairman Zhang Jianzong, Financial Secretary Chen Maobo and others.There are also three big TVs showing Jin Yong's daily life photos without interruption.
Zhu Zhiwei's description: Jin Yong's mourning hall is grand and elegant. It is decorated with 30,000 white orchids and white roses to form a sea of flowers. In the middle is a heart shape paved with hundreds of white roses. Mr. Jin Yong's photo is placed in the center.
Talking about his impressions, Zhu Zhiwei said: How many people from all walks of life have been influenced by heroes, generation after generation, it's really hard to say now, but let's say goodbye to heroes.
