Chiung Yao (Wade-Giles system romanization) or Qiong Yao (Pinyin romanization) (Traditional Chinese: 瓊瑤, Simplified Chinese: 琼瑶 qióngyáo) (born 陈喆 April 20, 1938 in Sichuan, China) is a popular Taiwanese romance novelist. Many of her works have been made and remade into movies and TV series. During 1990s, her novels and TV series adapted from her works were a hit in Taiwan and Mainland China. Among her many novels, Huan Zhu Ge Ge, or "Princess Returning Pearl" in English, is by far the best-known and popular.
Both her father (陈致平) and mother (袁行恕) received a good education. She was born in the capital city Chengzhong of Sichuan province. In 1949, along with her family, she moved to Taiwan, where she attended 台北师范附小 and Taipei First Girls' High School (臺北市立第一女子高級中學,台北市立第一女子高级中学). 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.
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