Yang Yaqin

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Personal experience

Yang Yaqin, a native of Jinan, Shandong Province, was born in July 1944.

When he was 16 years old, he was admitted to the Ji'nan military region. The drama troupe was a drama actor in the Ji'nan military region's avant-garde drama troupe and later transferred to the August 1 film studio as an actor. He has starred in movies such as "landmine war", "bitter cauliflower", "menggenhua", "youth like fire", "the second spring", "Xizi girl" and "far away".

When Yang Yaqin was an actor in the avant-garde drama troupe of Jinan Military Region, he was caught by the director of the Bayi film studio who came to Jiaodong, Shandong Province to shoot the film "land mine war". As a result, the film's guerrilla sister-in-law Tian became Yang Yaqin's first screen role. Then, in the last film "bitter cauliflower" before the "Cultural Revolution" of Bayi factory, she successfully played one of the main roles in the film "Juanzi". It's also the first time that she's really shining on the screen.

Later, in the three films "youth like fire", "scout" and "the second spring" shot by Beijing Film Studio, she played three main images of "workers, peasants and soldiers" respectively. With the help of these three influential heroines, Yang Yaqin finally ascended the throne of "goddess of luck" in that special era. Due to special reasons, Yang Yaqin left her acting career prematurely, went through the early retirement procedures in Bayi factory in advance, and left the reluctant movie audience. With her husband to settle in Hong Kong.

In 1980, she returned to Beijing after 16 years of absence. On September 29th, 1997, Yang Yaqin's 53 year old life was lost due to his heartless illness. The ashes of Comrade Yang Yaqin were placed in Fenghuangshan cemetery in Changping, Beijing on October 31, 1997.

On July 1, 1944, Yang Yaqin was born in an ordinary Hui family in Jinan City, Shandong Province, with four brothers and sisters. Yang Yaqin often had insufficient food and clothing. When she was two years old, her mother died of illness. Long lonely life, lack of family warmth, make Yang Yaqin develop stubborn lonely melancholy character.

In 1959, the avant-garde drama troupe of Jinan Military Region recruited actors. At the age of 16, she accompanied her classmates to the exam, but others failed, so the director took a fancy to her. He has played a major or important role in such plays as growing up in battle, revenge of blood and tears, sentinel under neon light and song of youth.

In 1961, 18-year-old Yang Yaqin first appeared on the screen, playing sister-in-law Tian in landmine war, and later successfully playing Juanzi in the classic film bitter cauliflower.

In 1965, she was officially transferred to the cast company of Bayi film studio. From 1973 to 1974, her films mainly included sun Yuying in Scout, Liu Zhiyin in the second spring and menggenhua in menggenhua.

Over the past 10 years, he has successively played major roles in films such as my ten classmates (Fang min), songs in the whirlpool (Li Jian), Miss Xizi (teacher), and more than 10 TV dramas such as river love, black and red tie, ordinary people, drama, road to wildfire and paradise. In addition, he also served as the director (collaborator) of the TV series "Qin Zhou" and the dubbing of several translated films. He was a member of the Chinese Muslim Cultural Association. Actor of Bayi film studio.

Main works

Far away (1984)

Xizi girl (1983)

Deep in the heart (1982)

Songs in the whirlpool (1981)

Menggenhua (January 1979)

My ten classmates (1979)

Youth like fire (1976)

Second spring (1975)

Scout (1974)

Broccoli (1965)

Mine warfare (1962)

Character evaluation

Yang Yaqin is an excellent film actor loved by our generation. She has created many unforgettable screen images for us. These characters with the characteristics of the times have educated our hearts and beautified our emotions. They are also the first beautiful movie actors that this generation has seen. Therefore, they leave an irreplaceable impression in our hearts.

The unique charm of Yaqin -- magnificent beauty, valiant beauty, indomitable beauty, resolute beauty, sacrifice beauty -- so different, so shocking, so inspiring! From 74 to 79, Yang Yaqin starred in Scout, the second spring, spring like fire, menggenhua, my ten classmates and many other films, which was unique among the film actresses at that time, so it left a deep impression in the hearts of a generation.

Yang Yaqin not only has an actor's external beauty, but also has an actor's unique performance ability. She is still so dedicated and enterprising.

Her biggest regret is that she did not continue her once brilliant film performance career which she gave up prematurely. Her biggest remorse is that she left behind the thousands of audiences who once loved her in order to seek and pursue her personal emotion and happiness. But the only consolation is that her young screen image remains the same, which has become a permanent comfort and endless yearning for the audience, and also an immortal page in the history of Chinese film development.

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