When Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng made an agreement to write martial arts novels, they had thought about the issue of pen names. Later, he decided to split the character "Yong" in his name into two and became "Jin Yong". This became his pen name.
Mr. Jin Yong has also used other pen names, such as Yao Fulan (English transliteration of "Your Friend") when writing about movies, and Lin Huan when writing about movies and movie scripts. It also left an impression among readers.
Jin Yong was awarded many honors throughout his life, including:
O.B.E. from the British Government (1981, in recognition of his contribution to journalism and novel writing)
French "Chevalier of the Legion of Honor";
Honorary academician of the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne, Australia, Institute of East Asian Studies, Singapore, etc.;
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Honorary doctorates from the Polytechnic University, the Open University of Hong Kong, and the University of British Columbia in Canada;
Soka University in Japan, the University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Nankai University, Zhejiang University, Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University, Sichuan University, East China Normal University, Honorary professor at Hangzhou University, Suzhou University, National Tsinghua University and other universities;
Honorary Dean of the School of Humanities, Zhejiang University;
Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong in 1986; Honorary Doctorate in Liberal Arts from the University of Hong Kong in 1988 Honorary professor of the Chinese Department of the College;
Doctor of Letters of the University of British Columbia, Canada in 1992; Honorary Professor of Peking University in 1994; and Honorary Academician of the University of Cambridge in 1996.
In 1998, he was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Creation" by the Hong Kong Urban Council; he was awarded the "Golden Dragon Award for Contemporary Literary Affairs" by the Hong Kong (and Overseas) Literary and Art Association. Ba Jin also received this award. and Bing Xin.
In 2000, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Hong Kong government.
In 2001, the International Astronomical Society named an asteroid numbered 10930 discovered by the Beijing Observatory as "Jin Yong".
In March 2003, the Jin Yong Library was opened at the Cultural Center on New Avenue in Macau. Jin Yong attended the opening in person and served as an honorary consultant. The library has Chinese, English, Japanese, Thai and Indonesian versions of Jin Yong's novels.
In 2005, the University of Cambridge awarded Jin Yong an honorary doctorate in literature. Jin Yong then went to Cambridge University at the age of 81 to study for a master's degree and a doctoral degree in history. He is expected to complete his studies in two to three years.
In December 2006, he completed his master's thesis at Cambridge University, "The imperial succession in early Tang China".