Ni Kuang

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisNi.

Ni Kuang
Chinese:Nghê khuông
Ni atHong Kong Shue Yan Universityin 2007
Born	Ni Cong (1935-05-30)30 May 1935 Shanghai,Republic of China
Died	3 July 2022(2022-07-03)(aged 87) Wong Chuk Hang,Hong Kong,China
Occupation(s)	Novelist, screenwriter, actor
Writing career
Period	1956–2005
Genre	Wuxia,science fiction

Ni Kuang
Chinese	Nghê khuông
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ní Kuāng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ngai4 Hong1
Ni Cong (birth name)
Traditional Chinese	Nghê thông
Simplified Chinese	Nghê thông
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ní Cōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ngai4 Cung1
Yiming (courtesy name)
Chinese	Cũng minh
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yìmíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jik6-ming4

Ni Cong(30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022),courtesy nameYiming,better known by hispen nameNi Kuang(also romanisedNgai Hong,I KuangandYi Kuang),was aHong Kong-Americannovelistandscreenwriter.He wrote over 300 Chinese-languagewuxiaandscience fictionnovels, and more than 400 film scripts.

Life

Ni was born on 30 May 1935, inShanghai,Chinato a family of intellectuals.He was the fourth child out of seven, and one of his younger siblings is novelistYi Shu.His parents, who worked as insurance agents, left Shanghai forBritish Hong Kongin 1950 with his three younger siblings, although Ni and his three older siblings remained in Mainland China.In 1951, at the age of 16, he joined thePeople's Liberation Army,and was employed as a security officer byJiangsuprovincialpublic security departmentin 1952 after receiving training at East China People's Revolution University.In 1955, he volunteered to be assigned toJalaid Banner,a region inHulun Buir,Inner Mongolia,as a guard of a locallaogaicamp.

In 1956, Ni was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment as acounter-revolutionaryafter he was charged for destruction of public property.Ni claims that he removed wooden planks off a bridge with other soldiers and burned them to keep warm in the winter, and he escaped because he thought he would receive a death sentence after his dog bit the commanding officer who frequently targeted him because of his outspokenness against the political system.In mid-May 1956, Ni fled Inner Mongolia and first went toAnshanto stay with his older brother Ni Yifang, an engineer and a member of the Chinese Communist Party.He left a month later and returned to Shanghai, where his remaining family members paid ahuman smugglerfor him to travel to Hong Kong.Ni arrived inKowloonon 5 July 1957,having passed throughGuangzhouandPortuguese Macau.Since then, Ni had never set foot in Mainland China.

Ni's science fiction novels usually take the form of detective/mystery stories featuringextraterrestrial lifeas adeus ex machinato explain the impossible and implausible. His best known works are theWisely Series(Wai See-lei Weasley ) andDr Yuen(Yuen Chun-hap nguyên chấn hiệp ) novel series, both of which have been adapted into films and television series. His criticism of communism is evident in some of these works.

Ni also co-wrote scripts withChang Chehfor theShaw Brothers Studio,including for the filmsOne-Armed Swordsman,The AssassinandCrippled Avengers.As the screenwriter for the 1972 filmFist of Fury,he did not receive credit for creating the protagonist,Chen Zhen,who was played byBruce Lee.The credits listed director Lo Wei as author. Chen Zhen became a popular Chinese culture hero and the subject of numerous remakes and adaptations ofFist of Fury.Notable actors such asJet LiandDonnie Yenhave portrayed Chen Zhen on screen after Bruce Lee. Ni wrote the screenplay for China's first superhero filmInframan.

Ni was a friend and fan of thewuxiawriterLouis Cha.He wrote at least one extended segment in Cha's novelDemi-Gods and Semi-Devilswhen Cha was on holiday in Europe, although much of his additions were excised in Cha's first revision. Ni, while helping Cha write nearly 40 days of serialisation while Cha was abroad, madeA'zi,a character inDemi-Gods and Semi-Devilsthat he didn't like blind in the story.Cha had gone through a lot of trouble to revert this event in his novel afterwards.

In 1992, Ni immigrated to theUnited Statesand settled inSan Francisco,where he continued his writing career.However, he remigrated to Hong Kong in 2006 because his wife could not adjust to the lifestyle in the United States.

Personal life

Ni was aProtestant Christianconvert from Buddhism. He was baptized in 1986 atLin Shun South Road ChurchinTaipei.

Ni had four brothers and two sisters: Ni Yifang ( nghê cũng phương ), Ni Yixiu ( nghê cũng tú ), Ni Yi gian ( nghê cũng kiệm ), Ni Yiping ( nghê cũng bình ),Isabel Nee( nghê cũng thư ) and Ni Yijing ( nghê cũng tĩnh ). He was married to Li Guozhen ( Lý quả trân ) while his younger brother, Ni Yiping, was married to Li's younger sister.

Ni and Li Guozhenhad a son and daughter. Their daughter is Ni Sui ( nghê tuệ ).Their son,Joe Nieh( nghê chấn ), works in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and is married to actressVivian Chow.He reportedly died from skin cancer at a cancer rehabilitation center in Hong Kong on 3 July 2022 at the age of 87.

Political views

Ni was a knownanti-communist.In an interview, when asked about his feelings regarding injustice in China, he stated that the people would continue suffering as long as the Chinese Communist Party remains in existence. He mentioned that the most important value in the world was individual freedom, which includes respecting others' personal freedom as well. His books have beenbanned in Mainland China.

Filmography

Films

This is a partial list of films.

• 1967One-Armed Swordsman– Screenwriter.
• 1969 The Invincible Fist – Writer
• 1986The Seventh Curse– Dr Yi. The film is an adaptation of author Ni Kuang's Dr. Yuen series of novels.
• 1988 Profiles of Pleasure – Yi
• 1992 The Cat – Mr Chen

Works

This is a partial list of books:

• Wisely Series
• Dr Yuen Series
• The Asian Eagle Lo Hoi series
• Magnolia, the Lady in Black series
• Teenage Wisely Series

External links

• Ni KuangatIMDb
• Ni Kuang at allmovie