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the 1986 version of journey to the west can be said to be one of the most famous and most watched film and television works in the history of chinese performing arts.

this film and television work has made many top actors famous. some of them are still active in the front line until now, such as the actor who plays sun wukong, mr. liu xiao ling tong.

in fact, wang fengxia, who played the role of princess iron fan, has long passed away. did you know that she actually married "sun wukong" in real life?

wang fengxia

let us first briefly introduce teacher wang fengxia. she was actually born in an era of war. fortunately, she herself did not actually experience the war.

at that time, many chinese people also lived a good life, including wang fengxia. in the new era, wang fengxia also had the opportunity to come into contact with various emerging cultures, and had the ability and conditions to pursue her dreams.

therefore, wang fengxia successfully entered the peking opera troupe's student class in tongliao when she was only 11 years old. at that time, these student classes were specifically designed to train the next generation of peking opera artists.

but objectively speaking, these traditional cultures, such as peking opera, have a history of hundreds or thousands of years. they are all cultural heritage left by our ancestors, so we naturally have to insist on passing on these heritages.

at that time, if you could study in a local peking opera theater, it would definitely be one of the best options. and after successfully graduating from the class, you might be able to stay and work in the peking opera troupe, which was equivalent to getting a stable job.

after entering the student class, wang fengxia worked very hard and seriously, and at a young age she demonstrated abilities that were no less than those of veteran performing artists.

so it didn't take her many years to become famous and a well-known young actress. in the 1970s, wang fengxia, who was only 22 years old at the time, was directly transferred to the peking opera troupe of jilin province.

with his outstanding performance in red lantern, he became a mainstay actor and in 1980, he won the first prize for local actor performance.

wang fengxia's real career peak was actually in 1986. at that time, the government was preparing to shoot journey to the west, and director yang jie was looking for outstanding actors across the country, but not everyone could shoot journey to the west.

only those actors who are truly influential and have excellent acting skills are likely to be invited, including wang fengxia.

so she finally played the role of princess iron fan in the 1986 version of journey to the west. she also gained the attention and love of the general public with her excellent acting skills. in the second year of her performance in journey to the west, she successfully became a national march 8th red flag bearer, which was not easy.

the national march 8th red flag bearer is one of the highest honorary titles awarded by the all-china women's federation to outstanding women in china. only those who have made outstanding contributions in their own industry can receive this honor.

the fact that wang fengxia became a national march 8th red flag bearer shows her influence.

in the same year, she was directly promoted to the position of party branch secretary of jilin peking opera troupe. no matter how you look at it, she has a promising future.

but at the peak of her career, she was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. she received systematic treatment, but eventually died of the disease in 1993. wang fengxia was only 45 years old when she died.

after her death, although other directors have made other works similar to journey to the west, which also feature princess iron fan, no actress can portray the role of princess iron fan as vividly as wang fengxia.

so some people say that after her early death, there was no more princess iron fan.

in addition to her booming acting career, wang fengxia's love life has also attracted attention. she married sun wukong.

her husband is also a famous artist

wang fengxia's husband is no ordinary person either. his name is liu xiliang, a famous chinese monkey show performer. liu xiliang is the descendant of a performing arts family. his father, liu jizhou, had already mastered the skills when he was in his 20s.

in the 1950s, liu jizhou was invited to join the peking opera troupe of ulanhot city, and later served as the troupe's head.

although he suffered a shock during the special period, he returned to the troupe in 1978. as soon as he came back, he became a director and instructor. he also led the performances of traditional dramas such as the legend of white snake and qin xianglian.

he died of a heart attack in the 1980s at the age of 52. but he left behind an excellent monkey show performer, his son liu xiliang.

as early as when he was 12 years old, liu xiliang had become a well-known young artist under the influence of his father. he also joined the changchun peking opera troupe and performed in dragon palace. the role he played in the play was sun wukong.

later, he also performed in other artistic works, such as eight immortals crossing the sea, flaming mountain, etc.

because of his solid martial arts skills and high level of acting skills, he is particularly good at shaping characters, and monkey performances are his forte. liu xiliang and his wife can be described as a perfect match.

the mythological peking opera flame mountain, which they co-starred in, caused a sensation in global public opinion. the flame mountain was later also popular in japan.

but it is a pity that liu xiliang and wang fengxia did not live together until old age, which makes people sigh at the helplessness of life.

but do you know why people pay attention to the relationship between wang fengxia and liu xiliang? because the roles they played in the peking opera "flame mountain" are sun wukong and princess iron fan, and the relationship between these two roles is too special.

princess iron fan has a special status

princess iron fan has a very special identity. in the chinese classic novel journey to the west, she is a true immortal. later, she married bull demon king and they had a child named red boy.

princess iron fan's husband, bull demon king, has a special relationship with sun wukong. before sun wukong ascended to heaven to become a god, he was a famous demon king in the flower-fruit mountain.

at that time, there were several other great monsters in the world who were equally influential and had very strong magical powers. in the end, sun wukong and the other great monsters became sworn brothers. among these monster kings, one was the bull demon king.

at that time, sun wukong called himself the great sage equaling heaven, and other demon kings also had self-proclaimed titles. for example, the bull demon king called himself the great sage equaling heaven, which means that the bull demon king and sun wukong were actually sworn brothers.

however, in the end, bull demon king and sun wukong became enemies, and sun wukong was suppressed under the five finger mountain by buddha. he was not released until tang monk began his journey to the west, and he became tang monk's eldest disciple.

if tang monk and his companions wanted to go to the west to obtain buddhist scriptures, they had to go through eighty-one difficulties, one of which was the flaming mountain.

there were fires everywhere in the flaming mountain, and ordinary people had no way of getting through. so in order to put out the fire, sun wukong and his party had to borrow the palm-leaf fan from princess iron fan.

during this process, sun wukong met the bull demon king again, and had a conflict with his former sworn brother, and even fought with him at one point.

the bull demon king is also one of the few characters in the entire "journey to the west" who can fight sun wukong head-on without relying on magic weapons and not be defeated.

now everyone should understand that the actor who played sun wukong in the peking opera "flame mountain" was liu xiliang. wang fengxia and liu xiliang, the two actors, one played the iron fan princess, the wife of bull demon king, and the other played sun wukong.

of course this is just a coincidence, but this coincidence does make wang fengxia and liu xiliang attract more audience attention.

if wang fengxia had not died young, they would probably still be performing in various film and television productions related to "journey to the west". they would probably be able to come up with better theatrical performances than "flaming mountain".

but there are no ifs in life, so everyone should pay more attention to their health. if something unexpected really happens, it will be too late to regret it. the 1986 version of "journey to the west" is definitely the most influential film and television work in china.

this journey to the west is still regarded as an eternal classic until now. some people still take a look at it occasionally. later, some excellent guides brought their own lineups to remake "journey to the west", but none of them could reach the height of the 1986 version.

this version of "journey to the west" was later exported to many neighboring countries. it is one of the few high-quality works capable of cultural export in my country in recent years.

unfortunately, many of the actors who performed in journey to the west have passed away now. for example, director yang jie passed away in 2017.

for example, yan huaili, the actor who played sha seng, passed away in beijing in 2009 due to lung infection. he was only 73 years old when he died.

most of the other actors in journey to the west are now quite old; for example, mr. liu xiao ling tong was also born in 1959 and is now in his sixties or seventies.

therefore, each of these actors’ excellent works will be one less each time we watch them, and i hope everyone will cherish them, as they are also the childhood memories of most of us.