Jhang Jiansin known by his penname Jhuge Cingyun was born in Shanxi Province in 1929. He, graduated from Taipei Sinjheng College, and was very found of classical Chinese literature. In 1958 he started writing knight-errant novels. His earlier works were influenced by Huanjhu Loujhu; later on he focused on telling love stories between young, good-looking, intelligent martial arts masters and mistresses. He wrote more than 60 books and within them books such as Zihdian Cingshuang and Yijian Guanghan Shihsihjhou which were the most famous ones.