A generation of martial arts movie superstar Xu Shaoqiang and his wife Meng Yuxuan passed away in September. Their death dates were only four days apart. Xu Shaoqiang's family held a memorial service for him at the Hung Hom Funeral Home today (5th), with a Buddhist ceremony.

A generation of martial arts film superstar Xu Shaoqiang and his wife Meng Yuxuan passed away in September. Their death dates were only four days apart.

Xu Shaoqiang’s family held a memorial service for him today (5th) at the Hung Hom Funeral Home, which was conducted with a Buddhist ceremony.

The mourning hall is simply decorated, with color photos of Xu Shaoqiang and his wife in the center. There are two TVs on the left and right sides, playing clips of Xu Shaoqiang's film and television works during his lifetime. A white paper crane is placed at the door.

The heart-shaped wreaths of Xu Shaoqiang's brother and five children were placed in the center of the mourning hall.

Xue Li, who had two children with Xu Shaoqiang, arrived at about 4:30 pm. After she entered the mourning hall to pay her respects, she and her sister Michelle stepped out of the mourning hall at 5:15 to allow the media to take photos. The two declined to be interviewed.

After taking pictures, Xue Li turned around and returned to the mourning hall. Michelle told the media that she was "meaningful". Xue Li left the mourning hall alone about 3 minutes later.

Wu Yijiang, Tang Liqiu, Li Xiuxian, Zeng Zhiwei, Lin Zicong, Guan Lijie, Peng Huaian and others came to express their condolences.

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When interviewed, Li Xiuxian said that he and Xu Shaoqiang met in 1971. They were both in the first training class, but he left after only three weeks of training, and came back in the third training class, recalling 1975 I was very happy to go to India to shoot the movie "King of the Orangutans" in 2016. He also mentioned that he disappeared during the 30th episode of "The Transformation of the Silkworm". No one could find him at that time, and he had to find him himself, which helped many producers. Contact him for work.

Li Xiuxian said that they have known each other for more than half a century and have too many memories. He said that Xu Shaoqiang lived up to his reputation as a hero, "This old friend is a real hero. When he goes out to drink, he must pay the bill first and will not eat and drink. Is there any The money will be paid first. He is also very happy in the world. When he was filming, he would give it to a martial artist no matter how much money he had. Once he saw a martial artist injured, he gave away more than 10,000 yuan. Give it all to him. The reputation of being a hero is hard-earned. Li Xiuxian replied: "As brothers, we all understand that he is helping some people in need, not just helping people randomly."

Li Xiuxian also mentioned that the last time he met him was in Hong Kong two months ago, "He was in good spirits at that time. Our friends knew he was sick and asked him to seek medical treatment in Hong Kong, but he had a strong personality and wanted to return to Beijing. Many of his friends died of esophageal cancer. I advise everyone to seek medical advice from Qian Qian, a Chinese medicine practitioner. Director Liu Guanwei and others held a memorial service for Xu Shaoqiang and his wife at Hengdian Dazhi Temple last month. Lee Xiuxian said that he was unable to attend because of something else that day, and also expressed regret that he could not see his friend for the last time.