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Chinese romance novelist based in Taiwan

Chiung Yao or Qiong Yao (; 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 (袁行恕) 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 (臺北師範學校附屬小學, now 國立臺北教育大學附設實驗國民小學) 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. Chiung Yao's novels were first serialized in the Crown Magazine owned by Ping Hsin tao and then published as monographs by Crown Publishing, also owned by Ping, who later became her second husband. She has since been enormously popular throughout the Chinese speaking world. and long winded dialogues. Chiung Yao's readership and viewership are predominantly female, owing to her emphasis on the feelings of young women.

On 15 April 2014, Chiung Yao accused Chinese screenwriter and producer Yu Zheng of blatant plagiarism, seeking immediate suspension of the broadcast of his TV series Palace 3: The Lost Daughter, which she alleged to have plagiarized from her 1992 novel 梅花烙 (梅花烙). Yu denied the claim. On April 28, Chiung Yao filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Yu. On December 12, 109 Chinese screenwriters published a joint statement supporting Chiung Yao. A day later, an additional 30 Chinese screenwriters made their support of Chiung Yao known. On 25 December, the court ruled in Chiung Yao's favor, ordering four companies to stop distributing and broadcasting The Palace: The Lost Daughter, also demanding Yu Zheng to publicly apologize and pay Chiung Yao RMB 5 million (around $800,000) in compensation. China Radio International called it a "landmark ruling".

Year Chinese Title English Title Notes1962情人谷Lover's DaleTranslated into English by Tommy Lee1963窗外Outside the Window1964煙雨濛濛Misty RainTranslated into English by Mark Wilfer and released as Fire and Rain. Also known as Romance in the Rain. 菟絲花 幾度夕陽紅 潮聲 1965船 1966六個夢 <li>追尋 <li>啞妻 <li>三朵花 <li>生命的鞭 <li>歸人記錄 <li>流亡曲Six Dreams <li>Seek (Released as Wan chun's Three Loves) <li>Mute Wife <li>Three Flowers <li>The Whip Of Life <li>Remembering <li>Exile SongSix Dreams is an anthology of six short stories. Wan Chun's Three Loves was initially released as a novellette in 1965, then later collected into Six Dreams. 紫貝殼 寒煙翠 Mist Over Dream Lake 月滿西樓 1967翦翦風 1968彩雲飛Flying Rosy CloudsReleased as The Young Ones1969庭院深深The Deep Garden and CourtyardAlso released as Deep Garden 星河Starry River1971水靈 白狐White Fox1972海鷗飛處 心有千千結The Heart has a Million Knots1973一簾幽夢Dream CurtainAlso known as Dream Link 浪花 1974碧雲天 女朋友Girlfriend1975在水一方One Side of the WaterAlso known as The Unforgettable Character 秋歌 1976人在天涯 我是一片雲 月朦朧鳥朦朧 雁兒在林梢The Wild Goose on the Wing1977一顆紅豆 1978彩霞滿天 金盞花 1979夢的衣裳Clothing of DreamsReleased as My Cape of Many Dreams 聚散兩依依 1980卻上心頭 問斜陽 1981燃燒吧！火鳥Burning Firebird 昨夜之燈 1982匆匆，太匆匆 1983失火的天堂1985冰兒 1984不曾失落的日子·童年Escape from Heng YangTranslated into English by Eugene Lo Wei1988剪不斷的鄉愁－瓊瑤大陸行 1990雪珂Xue Ke (lit. Snow Jade) 望夫崖Wang Fu Cliff (lit. The "Awaiting Husband" Cliff)1992青青河邊草Green Green Grass By The River 梅花烙梅花烙1993水雲間Between The Water and Cloud 鬼丈夫Ghost Husband1994新月格格Princess Xinyue (lit. Princess New Moon) 煙鎖重樓Smoke Amongst The Floor1997還珠格格Princess PearlAlso known as My Fair Princess and Princess Returning Pearl1998蒼天有淚Tears In Heaven1999還珠格格第二部 Princess Pearl Part 22003還珠格格第三部之天上人間Princess Pearl Part 3: Heaven and Earth