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the death of 1980s martial arts film star xu shaoqiang was announced today (15th). it was rumored that he died of esophageal cancer in beijing earlier this month.

hong kong film workers general association spokesman tin kai man (tian ji) confirmed today in response to the media that xu shaoqiang had passed away.

xu shaoqiang's daughter xu yingkun also posted on the social platform today, sharing jacky cheung's song "you are the only legend in my life", presumably to mourn her father.

xu shaoqiang was born in hong kong. his father is a businessman and he has one sister and one brother. he grew up in sham shui po, kowloon in his early years and was admitted to the third training class of shaw brothers film company as an actor in 1972.

xu shaoqiang started his career as a martial arts stuntman. martial arts films were popular in the 1970s, and xu shaoqiang often appeared as a hero in movies. in 1976, he played the role of "zhan zhao" in atv's "seven heroes and five gallants" and was appreciated by the tv station. the tv station intended to recruit him from a unit contract to a basic contract actor, but the plan failed.

the following year, xu shaoqiang made a guest appearance in the rediffusion television (the predecessor of asia television) series "a real man" and attracted much attention. he was then loaned out by shaw brothers to film works for rediffusion television.

since joining atv, he has mostly played the role of a hero, and has participated in works such as "the third young master's sword" and "heavenly silkworm change". in 1979, xu shaoqiang became famous for playing "yun feiyang" in the atv martial arts drama "heavenly silkworm change", and his fame also spread throughout taiwan.

xu shaoqiang has participated in more than 100 film and television works to date. in the early days, he mainly played heroes, but later he changed to playing villains.

his most prominent role was the villain "zhao wuji" in stephen chow's 1992 film "the legend of drunken master".

in 1982, xu shaoqiang met the female artist xue li and dated her without getting divorced. they have a son, xu weidong, and a daughter, xu yingkun, who are now developing their careers in the entertainment industry.

xu shaoqiang and sydney

in 2005, xu shaoqiang married a mainland dancer who was 30 years younger than him, and the two also had a pair of children.

now that a generation of martial arts superstar has passed away, only his works will live on. rest in peace, xu shaoqiang!