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Kwun-Lai Ng
Kwun-Lai Ng () (1934-2018) was a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Ng was credited with over 150 films. Early life On January 29, 1934, Ng was born in Shanghai, China. Education Ng studied at Yinzizhong Music Conservatoire and Xiangjiang Cantonese Opera Institute. Career In 1954, Ng established A Branch of Troupe, a Chinese opera group. In 1955, Ng founded the Lai Sing Opera Troupe. Ng is known for her role as a fa dan in Cantonese opera. Ng was a member of opera troupes including Lai Sing Opera Troupe, Fei Fan Heung Opera Troupe and Chung Sun Sing Opera Troupe. In 1955, Ng crossed over as an actress in Hong Kong films. Ng first appeared in The Model and the Car with Yam Kim-fai and Bak Sheut-sin, a 1955 Comedy Cantonese opera film directed by Chan Pei. In 1967, Ng appeared in 10 films. Ng's last film was The Full Moon, a 1967 Drama Film directed by Kwan Chi-Kin. In 1967, Ng retired from the film industry. Ng is credited with over 150 films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting. History There is debate about the origins of Cantonese opera, but it is generally accepted that opera was brought from the northern part of China and slowly migrated to the southern province of Guangdong in the late 13th century, during the late Southern Song dynasty. In the 12th century, there was a theatrical form called the Nanxi or "Southern drama", which was performed in public theatres of Hangzhou, then capital of the Southern Song. With the invasion of the Mongol army, Emperor Gong of the Song dynasty fled with hundreds of thousands of Song people into Guangdong in 1276. Among them were Nanxi performers from Zhejiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
