In the history of our country, many celebrities have pen names, such as the well-known master of martial arts novels Jin Yong, whose original name was Cha Liangyong. There is also Grandma Qiong Yao. We grew up watching her dramas, but we didn’t know that Qiong Yao was just her pen name, and her original name was Chen Zhe. In fact, there are many celebrities. Like them, we are familiar with their pen names, but we may not really know them when it comes to their original names. So, why do these celebrities like to use pen names so much, and what deep meanings do their pen names have?

Jin Yong’s original name was Cha Liangyong. He was born into a famous family in Haining. Mr. Jin Yong wrote fifteen novels in his life, each of which can be called a classic, from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", and Mr. Jin Yong's final work "The Deer and the Cauldron" all carry the martial arts dream of a generation. In the 1950s, Mr. Jin Yong published his martial arts novels in the New Evening News, which became a sensation. At this time, Mr. Jin Yong encountered a problem, that is, how to sign his name. Mr. Jin Yong, who did not know how to sign his name, simply divided his name into two. From then on, the hero Jin Yong became famous in the world. In fact, Mr. Jin Yong also had a pen name before this, and he also used Yao Fulan and Charlie as pen names. Just because the pen name Jin Yong has such great influence, Mr. Jin Yong has always used this pen name.

In contrast, Grandma Qiong Yao’s pen name is particularly artistic. Qiong Yao's pen name comes from "The Book of Songs". There is a sentence like this in "The Book of Songs", "Give me peaches, and give me Qiongyao in return." "Qiong Yao" here originally refers to beautiful jade, but was later used to describe letters or poems written in response to others. Another example is Bing Xin, the children's literature writer we are familiar with. Her original name is Xie Wanying. Bing Xin has been influenced by classical literature since she was a child, and she especially likes poetry and songs. Especially among Tang poems, Bing Xin's favorite is Wang Changling's "Farewell to Xin Jian at the Furong Tower". There is a line in this poem "A piece of ice heart in a jade pot" that Bing Xin especially liked, so she named herself Bing Xin.

There is another author who is my favorite master of martial arts novels. He is Gu Long. Gu Long's original name is Xiong Yaohua. There are many theories about the origin of Gu Long's pen name. One theory is that Gu Long once had a lover named Gu Feng, but he couldn't get it because he asked for it. In order to commemorate this woman, he named her Gu Long to match her. Another theory is that Gu Long was taken from Li He's poem "Hunan Concubine". "The green maple rises in the melancholy autumn air, and the ancient dragon chants among the waves in the cool night." Of course, some people say that Gu Long admires Jin Yong very much. In order to express his admiration for Jin Yong, he took the pen name Gu Long. What other stories do you know about these celebrities we are familiar with?