China News Service, Hong Kong, January 4th, title: "Scent" disappears and "Qin" rhyme persists-the famous Hong Kong artist Li Xiangqin passes away

　　China News Agency reporter Wang Jiacheng

　　Li Xiangqin, a well-known Hong Kong veteran artist, died of illness on the 4th at the age of 88.

His daughter notified relatives and friends of her mother's death that day.

It is said that her physical condition has deteriorated rapidly since December, and her family members have been mentally prepared.

　　Li Xiangqin has faded out of public sight since he fainted in the filming of "The Princess Arrived" in 2010.

In 2012, at the age of 80, she fell three times at home and caused a fractured bone. She was subsequently admitted to the hospital several times, received regular physical therapy, and had to use a wheelchair to travel.

In 2015, his friend Tan Bingwen revealed to the media that Sister Qin no longer recognizes people and will not go to see her, so as not to feel "uncomfortable" when seeing her.

And Tan Bingwen also died of lung disease in September last year.

　　Li Xiangqin's original name is Li Ruiqin, a native of Shunde, Guangdong. His father ran rice shops and bank businesses in Macau. He grew up with his family in Macau since childhood.

Hong Kong fell during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and many old men went to Macau to perform.

At that time, Li Xiangqin was only fourteen or five years old, but he loved Cantonese opera very much. As long as there was a big show, he would go there to join the show, and he became fascinated by the famous actress Ren Jianhui.

At the age of 16, Li Xiangqin officially set foot on the Cantonese opera stage, and successively studied under Xiao Yingying, Tan Xiuzhen, and Lu Haitian. In order to learn opera, Li Xiangqin changed from Miss Qianjin to Meixiang, starting from low.

At the age of 24, Li Xiangqin joined the film scene with a remuneration of 300 Hong Kong dollars for "Huang Feihong's Big Lantern".

After that, he worked for Li's Yingsheng, ATV, TVB and other companies.

　　For nearly 70 years in the arts, Li Xiangqin has many nicknames.

Because she played the role of villain in works such as "Insert the Wrong Beauty Head", "Ten Years of Cutting the Meat and Raising the Golden Dragon", "San Gong Liu Yuan Cut the Fox Concubine" and "Luminous Cup" and other works, especially the role of Xi Gong Empress and Yu Lizhen The empress of the Donggong court resisted the ceremony and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so Li Xiangqin was also called "Xigongqin" and "a generation of traitorous concubines".

In Cantonese opera, Li Xiangqin is known as "the king of the second gang" because he plays more roles in the second gang.

In the 1960s, she even became the sisters of Jinlan, known as the "Nine Big Sisters" with several second gang Hua Dan.

　　In and out of the play, she is still the "superstar's mother (grandmother)".

In the classic works "Family" and "People in the Net", Li Xiangqin's role as a loving mother is highly appreciated; the grandma in "The House of the Heart of the Storm", Yu Tai and "Hua Tian" A series of roles such as "Happy Event 2010", the Queen Mother, brought a lot of laughter to the audience.

　　In real life, Li Xiangqin is also caring and dedicated to his younger generations.

Many celebrities such as Wan Ziliang, Lu Liangwei, Zhou Runfa, Ma Jingtao, Guan Juying, Zheng Yuling, Weng Meiling, Zhong Chuhong, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung; the new generation Huang Zongze, Lin Feng, Chen Fala and Li Zhiting and many other stars are her godsons, goddaughters or grandsons .

　　"The Princess Married", released in 2010, is Li Xiangqin's last TV series.

At that time, Li Xiangqin, who was 78 years old, started working on the studio for 4 consecutive days and was filming for 10 hours a day. During this period, she fainted and had to spend her birthday in the hospital.

In 2011, at the "Thousands of Glory Awards Ceremony", Li Xiangqin was awarded the "Thousands of Glory Performers Award", the highest honor in the Hong Kong television industry.

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