Family, friends and fans attended the funeral of renowned Hong Kong martial arts novelist Jin Yong at the Hong Kong Funeral Parlour on Monday. /VCG Photo

The hearse carrying the coffin of Yong, whose real name was Cha Leung-yung, headed on Tuesday to Lantau Island's Po Lin Monastery, where the body will be cremated. /VCG Photo

The novelist’s son held a portrait of his father as he accompanied the hearse. /VCG Photo

Jin passed away on October 30 after a long illness at the age of 94 in Hong Kong's Sanatorium and Hospital surrounded by family members. /VCG Photo