Chiung Yao or Qiong Yao (Chinese: ç"Šç'¤; born 20 April 1938) is the
pen name of Chen Che, a Taiwanese writer and producer who is often
regarded as the most popular romance novelist in the Chinese-speaking
world. Her novels have been adapted into more than 100 films and TV
dramas.Chen Che and her twin brother were born in 1938 during the
Second Sino-Japanese War in Chengdu, Sichuan, to parents who had fled
Beijing which had fallen to Japanese troops in 1937. Both her father
Chen Zhiping (陳致平) and mother Yuan Xingshu (è¢ è¡Œæ •) were
highly educated (Yuan's cousins include Yuan Xiaoyuan, Yuan Jing and
Yuan Xingpei). In 1942, the family moved to Chen Zhiping's hometown of
Hengyang, Hunan to join Chen Che's grandfather Chen Moxi (陳墨西).
In 1944, following the fall of Hengyang, they survived an arduous
journey to the wartime capital of Chongqing, during which they
narrowly escaping death and rape several times.In 1949, her family
moved to Taiwan, where Chen attended the Affiliated Experimental
Elementary School of University of Taipei (臺北師範å¸æ
¡é™„å±¬å° å¸, now 國立臺北教育大å¸é™„è¨å¯¦é©—國æ°'å° å¸)
and Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School. After failing the
university entrance examination three times, she married writer Ma
Senqing and became a housewife.When she was 18, Chiung Yao fell in
love with her high school Chinese teacher. This experience became the
basis of her debut novel Outside the Window, which became one of her
most popular works and launched her career as a writer.
pen name of Chen Che, a Taiwanese writer and producer who is often
regarded as the most popular romance novelist in the Chinese-speaking
world. Her novels have been adapted into more than 100 films and TV
dramas.Chen Che and her twin brother were born in 1938 during the
Second Sino-Japanese War in Chengdu, Sichuan, to parents who had fled
Beijing which had fallen to Japanese troops in 1937. Both her father
Chen Zhiping (陳致平) and mother Yuan Xingshu (è¢ è¡Œæ •) were
highly educated (Yuan's cousins include Yuan Xiaoyuan, Yuan Jing and
Yuan Xingpei). In 1942, the family moved to Chen Zhiping's hometown of
Hengyang, Hunan to join Chen Che's grandfather Chen Moxi (陳墨西).
In 1944, following the fall of Hengyang, they survived an arduous
journey to the wartime capital of Chongqing, during which they
narrowly escaping death and rape several times.In 1949, her family
moved to Taiwan, where Chen attended the Affiliated Experimental
Elementary School of University of Taipei (臺北師範å¸æ
¡é™„å±¬å° å¸, now 國立臺北教育大å¸é™„è¨å¯¦é©—國æ°'å° å¸)
and Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School. After failing the
university entrance examination three times, she married writer Ma
Senqing and became a housewife.When she was 18, Chiung Yao fell in
love with her high school Chinese teacher. This experience became the
basis of her debut novel Outside the Window, which became one of her
most popular works and launched her career as a writer.
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