Zhang Fengyi

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Zhang Fengyi born September 1 1956 is a Chinese actor most famous for his role in Farewell My Concubine as a Chinese stage actor dealing with Chinas changing political climate and the affections of his singing partner Other notable roles have been his interpretations of the wouldbe assassin Jing Ke in the film The Emperor and the Assassin and the warlord Cao Cao in the twopart film Red Cliff Zhang was born in Changsha Hunan province His ancestor was from Tanghe Henan province When he was merely one month old he moved with his father a veteran to Dongchuan Yunnan province He left high school without completing study in 1971 and entered Chinese Opera team of art group in Dongchuan He transferred to Singing and Dancing team in 1973 In 1978 he was enrolled into the acting department of Beijing Film Academy with excellent grades In 1980 when he was a sophomore he was selected by Hong Kong Phoenix Studio and acted as Xin Dalei in the movie Treasure Hunting in Desert which was his debut in movie industry In 1981 acting as Xiangzi he gave excellent performance in Rickshaw Boy adapted from Lao Shes masterpiece and directed by Ling Zifeng Ever since he became a renowned young actor in China Description above from the Wikipedia article Zhang Fengyi licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia