Nangong Bo, whose real name was Ma Bin, was from Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. He had long been employed in the newspaper industry and was also capable of writing modern novels, but what set him apart and made him highly regarded in the literary world was his historical fiction.
In the 1950s, he published books such as The Ballad of Yuanyuan, The Pavilion in the Wind, and The Peach Blossom Fan in Hong Kong. Later, he wrote dozens of books, including Wu Zetian（Empress Wu Zetian）and Yang Guifei（Noble Consort Yang）.
