Taiwan Media: Renowned Writer Qiong Yao Passes Away at the Age of 86
Photo of Qiong Yao
According to reports from multiple Taiwanese media outlets, 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 check on her at home during lunchtime. When the secretary entered Qiong Yao’s home in Danshui District, she was alarmed to find that Qiong Yao had already taken her own life in her room. Although the secretary immediately called 119 for assistance, by the time paramedics arrived, Qiong Yao had already stopped breathing and had no heartbeat, showing clear signs of death, so she was not transported to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Public information shows that Qiong Yao, whose real name was 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 Stories of Plum Blossom” series – “Scarlet Plum Blossom”, “The Spirit Husband”, and “Between the Water and the Clouds”, among others.
