Taiwan Media: Renowned Writer Qiong Yao Passes Away at the Age of 86
According to multiple Taiwan media reports, renowned writer Qiong Yao passed away at her home in Danshui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, at around 1:22 pm on December 4th, at the age of 86, after taking her own life.
TVBS News cited a statement from Qiong Yao’s son, saying that his mother had left a suicide note and instructed her secretary to come home and check on her at noon. When the secretary entered Qiong Yao’s home in Danshui District, she realized something was wrong and found that Qiong Yao had already ended her life in her room. Although the secretary immediately called 119 for assistance, when paramedics arrived at the scene, Qiong Yao had already lost her breath and heartbeat, showing clear signs of death, and was thus not transported to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Qiong Yao (photo not included)
Public records show that Qiong Yao, born Chen Zhe, was originally from Hengyang, Hunan. She was a well-known writer, screenwriter, film and television producer, and lyricist. Many of her novels have been adapted into movies or TV dramas, including the “Princess Huanzhu” trilogy, “A Dream of Red Mansions”, and the “Three Flowers” series – “Scarlet Heart”, “The Phantom Lover”, and “Water Margin”.
