Chiung Yao | |||||||||
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Native name | 瓊瑤 | ||||||||
Born | Chen Che 20 April 1938 Chengdu, Sichuan, Republic of China | ||||||||
Occupation | novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and producer | ||||||||
Language | Chinese | ||||||||
Nationality | Taiwanese | ||||||||
Education | Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School | ||||||||
Period | 1962–present | ||||||||
Subject | Romance | ||||||||
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Children | 1 son, 3 stepchildren | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 瓊瑤 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 琼瑶 | ||||||||
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Chen Che | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳喆 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈喆 | ||||||||
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Chiung Yao or Qiong Yao (Chinese: 瓊瑤; 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.[1] Her novels have been adapted into more than 100 films and TV dramas.[2]