[Explanation] The famous performing artist Huang Wanqiu died in Guilin, Guangxi at 3:16 on March 4, 2023, at the age of 80.

On March 6, the farewell ceremony for Huang Wanqiu's body was held at the funeral home in Guilin, and the people spontaneously went to bid farewell to the "eternal Third Sister Liu".

　　[Commentary] On the morning of the 6th, in the memorial hall of the funeral home in Guilin, there were wreaths and elegiac couplets from all walks of life, and there was an endless stream of people holding white chrysanthemums to express their condolences.

　　[Commentary] Huang Wanqiu's ancestral home is Meixian County, Guangdong Province. She was born in Guilin City, Guangxi Province in 1943. She was admitted to the Guilin Opera Troupe at the age of 13 and embarked on a career in performing arts.

In the 1960s, the movie "Third Sister Liu" became popular both at home and abroad, making Huang Wanqiu, who played "Sanjie Liu", who was not yet twenty years old at the time, a household name.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Daxian, a movie fan in Leiyang City, Hunan Province

　　(19) When I was six years old in 1968, I watched the movie "Liu Sanjie" for the first time. Since then, Teacher Huang has taken root in my heart.

In the 1970s, the tape of the movie "Liu Sanjie" on the tape recorder, I tossed and turned all night until dawn, and I couldn't listen to it enough.

　　[Commentary] Huang Wanqiu has traveled to Southeast Asia and other places for cultural exchange performances many times, and has been very popular.

Zhu Jinyan, who has worked with Huang Wanqiu for more than 30 years and former director of the Guilin Cultural Bureau, recalled the past when he accompanied Huang Wanqiu to perform abroad in an interview with reporters on the 5th.

　　[Concurrent] Zhu Jinyan, former Director of Guilin Cultural Bureau

　　In 1995, Huang Wanqiu was invited to perform in various provincial capitals in Malaysia, and he went there for 20 days.

They like the actor Huang Wanqiu of "Liu Sanjie". When she was performing in a city in Malaysia, someone came to Malaysia from Thailand to watch her performance. He took a stage play of Huang Wanqiu's performance in 1979 at the Lijiang Theater in Guilin. "Liu Sanjie" movie tickets and program list.

(Also) someone waited for four hours just to take a photo with actress Huang Wanqiu from the movie "Liu Sanjie".

　　[Explanation] Because of the popularity of "Liu Sanjie", Huang Wanqiu once said that her artistic career is closely connected with "Liu Sanjie".

In order to inherit the culture of Liu Sanjie, Huang Wanqiu once founded the Liu Sanjie Art Troupe, re-arranged and created a large-scale national song and dance drama "Singing Fairy Liu Sanjie", and tried her best to cultivate the successors of "Liu Sanjie", bringing her daughter and granddaughter to the stage.

　　[Explanation] In 1994, Huang Wanqiu was the chief planner and Ming Dezhao was the screenwriter of Guilin's classic Caidiao drama "Qiaomeizi", which was performed in Beijing and received rave reviews.

　　[Same period] Ming Dezhao, former director of the Guilin Art Research Institute, a national first-level screenwriter

　　Teacher Huang Wanqiu pays close attention to art work.

"Qiaomeizi" is a colorful musical in Guilin. On the National Day in 1994, (the crew of "Qiaomeizi") was invited by the Ministry of Culture to perform in Beijing, which caused a very big sensation.

Teacher Huang Wanqiu is also one of the leaders. During the performance, many audiences standing outside asked to come in (watch).

After the performance, more than 10 media outlets in Beijing rushed to report, saying that ""Sanjie Liu" brought "Qiaomeizi" to Beijing", and Huang Wanqiu's apprentice came in again.

　　[Explanation] The Sri Lankan has passed away, but the singing will last forever.

Today, the classic clips of the movie "Liu Sanjie" are on the screen again, triggering the collective memories of generations. The folk songs in this movie are still being sung.

　　Yang Zongsheng, Zhao Linlu, Jiang Fenghui reported from Guilin

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]