Peking opera actors Wang Peiyu, Zhang Jianfeng and others also expressed their condolences on social media.
Tong Xiangling was born in Tianjin in 1935 , grew up in Beijing, started learning opera at the age of 8, became a professional student and a martial arts student, and studied under the famous teachers Lei Xicheng, Liu Shengtong, and Qian Fuchuan of Fulian Cheng's major class, and later became teachers of Ma Lianliang and Zhou Xinfang, and eventually formed Yu and Ma , Qi and other schools have a unique style. The "Tong Family Class" represented by five brothers and sisters, Tong Xialing, Tong Shouling, Tong Zhiling, Tong Baoling, and Tong Xiangling, was once very popular in Shanghai.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, "Tongjiaban" joined the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater and became a famous home of Peking Opera actors on the Chinese stage. In 1958, the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe created and staged the modern Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" based on the novel "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" and with reference to the Shanghai People's Art Theater's play of the same name. The work was extremely sensational after its release, and the "lone hero" Yang Zirong played by Tong Xiangling in has become an eternal memory in the hearts of generations of people.
Farewell Tong Xiangling!
But I believe
"Today I drink heavily to celebrate the victory, and I will never stop until my ambition is fulfilled."
The heroic aria will continue to be sung...
Source | Beijing Youth Daily, @看电影, @北京头头, Wenhui Po, China News Agency
