Sun Haiying (; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor. Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and

Hong Qigong Hong Qi, better known as Hong Qigong,The "gōng" (), which means "grandfather", is not part of his name. His apprentices, followers and younger generations call him "Qīgōng" (; "Grandpa Qi") to show their respect for him as an elder and their ...

in the television series ''The Years of Intense Emotion'' (2001) and ''

The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...

'' (2002) respectively. He has now gained even greater popularity from his breakthrough role as

Fan Zeng Fan Zeng (277–204 BC) was an adviser to the warlord Xiang Yu, who fought for supremacy with Liu Bang (Emperor Gao), the founder of the Han dynasty, during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC). Life Fan Zeng was from Juchao (present-day Yafu ...

in ''

King's War ''King's War'', also known as ''Legend of Chu and Han'', is a Chinese television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty. It started airing on A ...

'' (2012). Sun has won the 15th

Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (, French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai''), abbreviated SIFF, is one of the largest film festivals in East Asia. "China's biggest film festival" according to the Hollywood Reporter. Nex ...

- Best Supporting Actor in 2012 and the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor in 2002.

Life

Sun was born in a wealthy and highly educated family in

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

on October 7, 1956, the son of Hai Na (), an actress, and Sun Haichang (), the President of Liaoning People's Art Theatre. At the age of 7, he joined the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

, he was transferred to Fujian Military Region in 1979. Sun joined Shenyang Theatre in 1989 and became an actor. On February 26, 2016, Sun's Sina Weibo was banned. Sun was twice married. Originally wed to a female pharmacist in 1979, there had a son, he died early. After a turbulent divorce, he remarried in 2002. Lǚ Lìpíng, his second wife, who is also a Chinese notable actress. Both Sun and Lǚ are

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

s.孙海英、吕丽萍央视合唱《才德的妇人》

Political positions

Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China

Sun questioned the statement of "

Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" is a Chinese patriotic song in the People's Republic of China, which originated in 1943 in response to the phrase, "Without the Kuomintang there would be no China". Background During ...

" on his

Sina Weibo Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily acti ...

, and publicly stated that "No matter who disappeared, China will exists still."

Cultural Revolution

In August 2015, Sun said in a post on his Sina Weibo that "The

Cultural revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

is a crime against humanity, and we will never forgive it".

Freedom of religion

Sun supported "

Freedom of religion Freedom of religion or religious liberty is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. It also includes the freedom ...

" on his Sina Weibo and opposed the Communist Party of China's administration of religion.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

* 2002 Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding actor * 2012 ''The Sino-Japanese War at Sea'' -

China Movie Channel Media Awards China Movie Channel Media Awards (电影频道传媒大奖) are presented at each Shanghai International Film Festival by China Movie Channel China Movie Channel (), the trade name of (), an agency at the Chinese Government's State Administrati ...

- Best Supporting Actor

References

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