Louis Cha, pen name Jin Yong, was a Chinese novelist and essayist, considered one of the pioneers of the Chinese Wuxia literature genre. He also co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper Ming Pao in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was one of Hong Kong's most famous writers.

His wuxia novels have a widespread following, not only in China but also worldwide. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time of his death, he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide. His works have the unusual ability to transcend geographical and ideological barriers separating Chinese communities of the world, achieving greater success than any other contemporary Hong Kong writer.

His works have been translated into many languages including English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay, Indonesian, and Persian. He has many fans outside of Chinese-speaking areas, as a result of the numerous adaptations of his works into films, television series, comics, and video games.

The asteroid 10930 Jinyong (1998 CR2) is named after him. Jin Yong is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yu Sheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia".

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