Qiong Yao’s Final Work “When Snowflakes Fall” Released: Leaving Behind Her Passionate Love
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.
Citing her son, the media reported that Qiong Yao 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 ended her life in her room. Although the secretary immediately called 119 for assistance, by the time the 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.
At 3:03 pm, Qiong Yao’s secretary posted Qiong Yao’s final letter and her last work, “When Snowflakes Fall,” on the social media fan page dedicated to Qiong Yao.
In her final letter, Qiong Yao expressed to her friends and confidants, “Dear all, be brave, live out a strong ‘self,’ and don’t waste your time in this world! This world, although not perfect, also has various unexpected joys, sorrows, and surprises! Don’t miss out on the wonderful things that belong to you! There are too many words to say, but in the end, I wish everyone health, happiness, and a free and easy life!”
In an article titled “When Snowflakes Fall,” completed in November, she wrote that the journey of life is arduous and bumpy, passing through “rough and rugged mountain roads” and “frightening waves and storms on the water,” leaving behind word by word and sentence by sentence works that are the “blazing fire of love” within her.
Public information shows that Qiong Yao, whose real name is Chen Zhe, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, with ancestral roots in Hengyang, Hunan. She was a Taiwanese romance novel writer, screenwriter, television producer, and lyricist. Many of her novels have been adapted into television dramas, including the “Princess Huanzhu” trilogy, “A Dream of Red Mansions,” “Misty Rain,” and the “Three Tales of Plum Blossom” series, which includes “Scarlet Heart,” “The Phantom Lover,” and “Between the Water and the Clouds.”
