Chen's given name "Wentong" means "literary tradition". He chose Liang as the surname of his pen name to … See more

Chen was born in 1924 in a scholarly family in Tunzhi Village, Wenyu Town, Mengshan County, Guangxi Province, China. He was well-versed in ancient Chinese classics and duilian and could recite the Three Hundred Tang Poems by … See more

In 1949, Chen moved to Hong Kong and, through a recommendation from Lingnan University, became an assistant editor for the newspaper Ta Kung Pao. He was subsequently promoted to editor and also became a … See more

Chen migrated to Australia with his family in 1987. At the time, he was a member of the China Writers Association and had been offered the position of honorary president of the Yinglian Society of China (YSC) in Shenzhen. … See more

Chen's novels always open with a poem – indicating his interest in poetry. The protagonists of his novels also tend to be multi-talented, versatile, and well-read. Besides that, he incorporates elements of Chinese hi… See more

• Seven Swordsman Leave Tianshan 七劍下天山 (1959)
• The Jade Bow 雲海玉弓緣 (1966)
• The Patriotic Knights 侠骨丹心 (1971)… See more