Chiung Yao
Encyclopedia
Chiung Yao is the penname of a popular Taiwan
romance novel
ist. Many of her works have been made and remade into movies and TV series. Films based on her books have been made in the Republic of China
(Taiwan
) since the 1970s, and were very popular during their time. They often featured Brigitte Lin
, Lin Feng-jiao
, Charlie Chin
and/or Chin Han
, who were then collectively known as the "Two Lins and Two Chins".
In the 1990s, TV series adapted from her works continued to be watched in Taiwan and sometimes, in Mainland China. Huan Zhu Ge Ge, or Princess Pearl
in English, is the best-known and popular of her recent novels, owing to the popularity of the 1997, 1999 and 2003 TV series.
, the capital of Sichuan
province. In 1949, along with her family, she moved to Taiwan, where she attended 臺北師範附小 and Taipei Municipal Zhong Shan Girls High School (臺北市立中山女子高級中學). At the age of 16, she published her first novel. During high school she had published over 200 articles. After graduation from high school and failure to enter college, she got married and became a housewife, and at the same time started her writing career. Her first novel, still often read today, is Chuangwai ("Outside the Window").
Chiung Yao's romance novels were very well received in Taiwan when they were first published, and by the 1990s she was also one of the best-selling authors on the mainland. Her novels feature women who would go through years of intense psychological suffering for the sake of love, with male leads who are often weaker than the female protagonists. Oftentimes the novels are set in the early Republican era
, when family dictums were feudalistic and chauvinistic. Princess Pearl is the first of her many novels which ended happily for her female protagonists.
However her romance novels have also been criticized for their melodrama
tic plotlines and extremely longwinded dialogues .
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
romance novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist. Many of her works have been made and remade into movies and TV series. Films based on her books have been made in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
(Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
) since the 1970s, and were very popular during their time. They often featured Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin
Brigitte Lin or Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia is a Taiwanese actress. She was a popular actress, regarded as an icon of Chinese cinema, who acted in both Taiwanese and Hong Kong movies...
, Lin Feng-jiao
Lin Feng-Jiao
Joan Lin Feng-jiao is a retired Taiwanese actress and the wife of martial arts film superstar Jackie Chan.She dropped out of school at age 12 due to her family's poverty. In 1972, at age 19, she starred in her first film, 潮州怒漢, a kung fu film. Many of her films are based on the novels of Chiung...
, Charlie Chin
Charlie Chin
Charlie Chin is a Chinese actor.He first had his period when he moved to Hong Kong with his family at an early age. At only 12 years of age Charlie moved to Taiwan to join Fu Xing Ju Xiao, a Peking opera school...
and/or Chin Han
Chin Han
Ng Chin Han , usually credited as just Chin Han, is a Singaporean actor of stage, film and television whose career has spanned over twenty years. He starred in Masters of the Sea, Singapore television's first foray into English-language drama. In recent years he broke into the Hollywood film...
, who were then collectively known as the "Two Lins and Two Chins".
In the 1990s, TV series adapted from her works continued to be watched in Taiwan and sometimes, in Mainland China. Huan Zhu Ge Ge, or Princess Pearl
Princess Pearl
Princess Pearl, also known in Singapore and the Philippines as My Fair Princess, is a television series adapted from Chiung Yao's novel series of the same title. Produced by Hunan TV, the series centres around the legend of Princess Huanzhu during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty...
in English, is the best-known and popular of her recent novels, owing to the popularity of the 1997, 1999 and 2003 TV series.
Life
Both her father (陳致平) and mother (袁行恕) received a good education. She was born in ChengduChengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, the capital of Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province. In 1949, along with her family, she moved to Taiwan, where she attended 臺北師範附小 and Taipei Municipal Zhong Shan Girls High School (臺北市立中山女子高級中學). At the age of 16, she published her first novel. During high school she had published over 200 articles. After graduation from high school and failure to enter college, she got married and became a housewife, and at the same time started her writing career. Her first novel, still often read today, is Chuangwai ("Outside the Window").
Chiung Yao's romance novels were very well received in Taiwan when they were first published, and by the 1990s she was also one of the best-selling authors on the mainland. Her novels feature women who would go through years of intense psychological suffering for the sake of love, with male leads who are often weaker than the female protagonists. Oftentimes the novels are set in the early Republican era
Taiwan after World War II
Taiwan after World War II is the history of Taiwan which is ruled by the government of the Republic of China, since 25 October 1945 for present.-Early postwar society:...
, when family dictums were feudalistic and chauvinistic. Princess Pearl is the first of her many novels which ended happily for her female protagonists.
However her romance novels have also been criticized for their melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
tic plotlines and extremely longwinded dialogues .
Works
- 窗外 (1963)
- 幸運草 (1964)
- 六個夢 (1966)
- 煙雨濛濛 (Romance in the Rain) (1964)
- 菟絲花 (1964)
- 幾度夕陽紅 (1966)
- 潮聲 (1966)
- 船 (1966)
- 紫貝殼 (1966)
- 寒煙翠 (1966)
- 月滿西樓 (1967)
- 翦翦風 (1967)
- 彩雲飛 (1968)
- 庭院深深 (1969)
- 星河 (1969)
- 水靈 (1971)
- 白狐 (1971)
- 海鷗飛處 (1972)
- 心有千千結 (1973)
- 一簾幽夢 (Dreams Link) (1974)
- 浪花 (1974)
- 碧雲天 (1974)
- 女朋友 (1975)
- 在水一方 (1975)
- 秋歌 (1976)
- 人在天涯 (1976)
- 我是一片雲 (1976)
- 月朦朧鳥矇矓 (1977)
- 雁兒在林梢 (1977)
- 一顆紅豆 (1978)
- 彩霞滿天 (1979)
- 金盞花 (1979)
- 夢的衣裳 (1980)
- 聚散兩依依 (1980)
- 卻上心頭 (1981)
- 問斜陽 (1981)
- 燃燒吧﹗ 火鳥 (1981)
- 昨夜之燈 (1982)
- 匆匆﹐ 太匆匆 (1982)
- 失火的天堂 (1984)
- 我的故事 (1989)
- 冰兒 (1968)
- 剪不斷的鄉愁 (1989)
- 雪珂 (1990)
- 望夫崖 (1991)
- 青青河邊草 (1992)
- 梅花烙 (1993)
- 鬼丈夫 (1993)
- 水雲間 (1993)
- 新月格格 (1994)
- 煙鎖重樓 (1994)
- 還珠格格 (Princess PearlPrincess PearlPrincess Pearl, also known in Singapore and the Philippines as My Fair Princess, is a television series adapted from Chiung Yao's novel series of the same title. Produced by Hunan TV, the series centres around the legend of Princess Huanzhu during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty...
I) 《三之一》 陰錯陽差 (1997) - 還珠格格 《三之二》 水深火熱 (1997)
- 還珠格格 《三之三》 真相大白 (1997)
- 蒼天有淚《三之一》 無語問蒼天 (1997)
- 蒼天有淚《三之二》 愛恨千千萬 (1997)
- 蒼天有淚《三之三》 人間有天堂 (1997)
- 還珠格格第二部《五之一》風雲再起 (1998)
- 還珠格格第二部《五之二》生死相許 (1998)
- 還珠格格第二部《五之三》悲喜重重 (1998)
- 還珠格格第二部《五之四》浪跡天涯 (1998)
- 還珠格格第二部《五之五》紅塵作伴 (1998)
- 還珠格格第三部《三之一》天上人間 (2002)
- 還珠格格第三部《三之二》天上人間 (2002)
- 還珠格格第三部《三之三》天上人間 (2002)