Speaking of Zhou Lijing, maybe many people have never heard of it? In the 1980s, Zhou Lijing's name used to be popular in the streets and alleys, and his handsome face revealed a stubborn temper. He was sought after by thousands of fans and was known as the "most handsome niche in the 1980s".
Zhou Lijing and Chen Daoming, Tang Guoqiang are actors in the same period, and Zhang Tielin, Zhang Fengyi and others are classmates, but he became popular earlier than them and looks more handsome.
Zhou Lijing was born in Beijing on December 1, 1954, and his native place is Shaoxing, Zhejiang. In 1972, Zhou Lijing entered the Gansu Provincial Theater to learn stage play. In 1978, he entered the Beijing Film Academy to study performance theory. In 1982, he graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and stayed as a teacher in the same year.
In 1980, partner Wang Wei starred in the Emei Film Studio movie "Young Friends" and played Zheng Bing, the car platoon leader in the counterattack against Vietnam.
In 1981, he co-starred with Shen Danping in the movie "Night Shanghai" as the editor and director of Tang Wei in the 1930s.
In 1982, he played the intellectual young man Chen Xinan in the film "Our Field" directed by Xie Fei.
In 1983, the lead starring Wu Tianming directed the film "Life" based on Lu Yao's novel of the same name. In the film, he played the honest "worrier" private teacher Gao Jialin. The film won the 8th "Popular Film" Hundred Flowers Award Best Feature Film Award, Best Foreign Language Film Nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 1984, he played the leading role in the TV series "Wreath under the Mountain" as Zhao Mengsheng, and won the Best Actor Award at the 2nd China TV Golden Eagle Awards.
In 1985, with the starring in the TV series "Rising Stars", he determined his status as a powerful performer in the Chinese film and television industry.
In 1987, he and Zhu Lin starred in the movie "Hong Kong Refugee" respectively as educated youth Zhong Zhefu and Ye Tao who fled Hong Kong.
In 1993, he starred with Lu Xiaohe in the movie "Major Artillery" directed by Zhao Weiheng, and was nominated for the best actor in the 14th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards.
In 1997, he played Shang Yang in the historical drama "The Legend of Shang Yang" and won the Best Actor Award in the Ninth TV Drama Chunyan Cup.
Although Zhou Lijing's career is very smooth, his family has suffered huge trauma. Zhou Lijing married dancer Fu Chunying in 1981, and they also had a daughter, Jin Jin. Unfortunately, in July 1994, when Zhou Lijing was out for filming, his wife Fu Chunying was brutally killed by robbers. After that, Zhou Lijing was immersed in the pain of his wife's death for a long time, and then Zhou Lijing gradually faded out of the showbiz.
Fortunately, Zhou Lijing met his second wife, Zhang Wei, who was a soldier. Her presence gradually eased Zhou Lijing’s grief. So Zhou Lijing also gradually returned. However, after his comeback, Zhou Lijing no longer has the same reputation as before, and there are constantly new talents appearing in the entertainment circle, and many audiences have forgotten Zhou Lijing.
Now 65-year-old Zhou Lijing has aged, but he will still be very handsome. Many audiences miss Zhou Lijing’s acting days very much.
