Over his writing career, he has created a total of 36 martial arts novels, of which ''The Bride with White Hair'' and ''Lofty Waters Verdant Bow'' are the most famous. He was also been described as the founder of modern wuxia fiction. Many of his novels have been made into TV shows and movies. As a multitalented writer interested in history and literature, he wrote columns, critiques and essays under different names including Liang Hueru and Fong Yuning.
In August 2004, he was granted an Honorary Doctorate by Hong Kong's , from where he originally graduated in 1948 in Economics.
. A 2005 Hong Kong film, ''Seven Swords'' , was an adaptation based on one of his works.
He is currently living in Sydney.
List of works
''Arranged according to the historical background of the plots''
Tang Dynasty
* 女帝奇英传 Nü Di Qi Ying Zhuan ''The Heroine Empress''
* 大唐游侠传 Da Tang You Xia Zhuan ''Heroes of the Tang Dynasty''
* 龙凤宝钗缘 Long Feng Bao Cha Yuan ''Romance of the Dragon Phoenix Precious Fork''
* 慧剑心魔 Hui Jian Xin Mo ''The Sword and the Demon in One's Heart''
Song Dynasty
* 武林天骄 Wu Lin Tian Jiao ''Pride of the Martial Arts World''
* 狂侠天骄魔女 Kuang Xia Tian Jiao Mo Nü ''Wild Heroine Demoness''
* 飞凤潜龙 Fei Feng Qian Long ''The Soaring Phoenix and the Hidden Dragon''
* 鸣镝风云录 Ming Di Feng Yun Lu ''Stories of the Sounding Weapon''
* 风云雷电 Feng Yun Lei Dian ''Wind and Cloud, Lightning and Thunder''
Ming Dynasty
* 还剑奇情录 Huan Jian Qi Qing Lu ''Romance of the Sword''
* 萍踪侠影录 Ping Zong Xia Ying Lu ''Stories of the Wandering Hero''
* 散花女侠 San Hua Nü Xia ''The Flower Heroine''
* 联剑风云录 Lian Jian Feng Yun Lu ''Stories of the Connected Swords''
* 瀚海雄风 Han Hai Xiong Feng ''The Overwhelming Sea of Chivalry''
* 广陵剑 Guang Ling Jian ''The Guang Ling Sword''
Qing Dynasty
* 塞外奇侠传 Sai Wai Qi Xia Zhuan ''The Swordsman in the Mountain Pass''
* 白发魔女传 Bai Fa Mo Nü Zhuan ''The Bride with White Hair''
* 七剑下天山 Qi Jian Xia Tian Shan ''Seven Swords of Mount Heaven''
* 江湖三女侠 Jiang Hu San Nü Xia ''The Three Heroines''
* 冰魄寒光剑 Bing Po Han Guang Jian ''The Icy Gleaming Sword''
* 冰川天女传 Bing Chuan Tian Nü Zhuan ''Legend of the Icy Heavenly Maiden''
* 云海玉弓缘 Yun Hai Yu Gong Yuan ''Lofty Waters Verdant Bow''
* 冰河洗剑录 Bing He Xi Jian Lu ''Stories of the Sword Cleansing in the Icy River''
* 风雷震九洲 Feng Lei Zhen Jiu Zhou ''Wind and Thunder Rocks the Nine States''
* 侠骨丹心 Xia Gu Dan Xin ''Chivalry''
* 游剑江湖 You Jian Jiang Hu ''The Wandering Swordsman''
* 牧野流星 Mu Ye Liu Xing ''The Falling Star in the Fields''
* 弹指惊雷 Tan Zhi Jing Lei ''The Heavenly Shaking Flicking Finger''
* 绝塞传烽录 Jue Sai Chuan Feng Lu ''Stories of the Fire Beacons''
* 剑网尘丝 Jian Wang Chen Si ''Sword Net''
* 幻剑灵旗 Huan Jian Ling Qi ''The Imaginary Sword and Magical Flag''
* 武当一剑 Wu Dang Yi Jian ''The Sword of Wudang''
* 龙虎斗京华 Long Hu Dou Jing Hua ''The Dragon Fights the Tiger''
* 草莽龙蛇传 Cao Mang Long She Zhuan ''The Snakes and the Dragons''
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