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Kho Ping Hoo

Kho Ping Hoo or Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (born in Sragen, August 17, 1926 - died in Solo, 22 July 1994) was an Indonesian author from Chinese descent.

He is very famous for his martial art stories with the background of China or Java. During his 30 years career, he had published at least 120 stories (according to Leo Suryadinata).

However, Forum magazine claimed at least Kho Ping Hoo had 400 stories with the background of China and 50 stories with the background of Java.
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