Xia Taifeng

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Acting experience

In 1966, Xia Taifeng took part in the first national singing competition held by Taiwan TV. At the age of 17, she stood out and won the championship. From then on, she embarked on the brilliant star road. Then he starred in the first movie of his life, million brides, and sang the theme song of the same name. This movie was popular in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia at that time. Until now, many elderly people still talk about it in Southeast Asia. Coincidentally, more than 20 years later, Xia Taifeng, who settled in Shanghai, took over the first TV play in mainland China, also called "million brides of true love", which also became a highlight in her career. This is a wonderful chance of life.

In 1972, the phantom of song won Xia Taifeng the most promising newcomer award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival and the best supporting actress award at the Golden Horse Award in Taiwan, and pushed her acting career to the peak. Over the past few years, she has starred in dozens of films and hundreds of episodes of TV series by Taiwan studios and independent production companies. Her main representative works include films such as "million brides", "spring return in small town", "phantom of singing", "flowers in the four seasons", "moonlight in spring", "no holiday on Sundays" and so on; TV series such as "autumn water and sky", "deep in my heart", "story of three women" and "Princess Yang" "Flowers fall, spring still exists", "painstaking Lotus", "joys and sorrows" and so on. Due to well-known reasons, the mainland audience did not appreciate these works.

While achieving great success in her career, she also met a very important person in her life, namely her husband. Since then, her life has undergone the first major change. For the sake of love, she resolutely left Taiwan, where she had lived for many years with her husband, left the colorful film and television industry, and settled in New York for 15 years.

After settling down in New York, Xia Taifeng said goodbye to the acting career she loved and became a full-time wife. In her spare time, she opened a clothing store for her hobbies and time. She was invited by the local Chinese TV station in New York and began her career as a variety show host in New York. During her career, she hosted the variety show of New York World TV (channel 73 and 25) (1990-2001) and the singing contest of the thirteen states of New York World TV (1995-2000), as well as New York The judges of American Chinese TV singing contest are very influential in the Chinese circle of New York. During this period, another thing happened, which made her experience the twists and turns of life again.

In 1995, the film "young girl Xiaoyu", produced by Ang Lee, directed by Zhang Aijia and starred by Liu Ruoying, was prepared for shooting in the United States. Xia Taifeng was personally invited by Zhang Aijia to play the role of one of the female workers. Although it's a guest performance, her professional habits for many years make her treat every role seriously and rigorously. In particular, a live radio singing inside requires her to sing while stepping on the sewing machine, and to show the complex inner feelings of the characters. At the same time, it requires live recording, so the performance is quite difficult. With her profound performance skills and experience, she performed wonderfully in real time, and won the praise of the director and staff. Xia Taifeng, who is quite satisfied with her performance, is also eagerly looking forward to the release of the film. But just before the public show, she suddenly received an apology call from Ang Lee's assistant, telling her that because the film was too long, she had to cut all her parts, which meant that all her efforts were in vain. Director Zhang Aijia also apologized to Xia Taifeng for this. In the face of such a situation, she felt very sorry, but at the same time, she also felt that she was a guest performance. Since she had cut it off, she thought she was going to play.

The reality obviously made a big joke on her, because on the second day of the release of girl Xiaoyu, she found that the entertainment front page of the world daily in the United States was full of her reports, especially her wonderful performance in the film. Then she was invited back to Taiwan. All the media in Taiwan made headlines about her wonderful performance in girl Xiaoyu. Director Zhang Aijia wrote and made cards to thank Xia Taifeng for her excellent performance in girl Xiaoyu. Life is so wonderful, one by one of the twists and turns, more wonderful than drama.

Later, in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary, Taiwan TV specially produced the unit play "forty dreams", and invited many senior artists including Xia Taifeng to return to Taiwan to perform, which shows her influence in Taiwan's performing arts.

Xia Taifeng, who thought she would spend her whole life in New York, changed her life path in 2004. After careful consideration, she decided to leave the United States with her husband and move to Shanghai, and set up a foreign wine agency named "rose life" in Zhangjiang High Tech Park in Pudong with her friends. From Taiwan to New York, and from New York to Shanghai, Xia Taifeng has never been able to hide her inborn superstar light. At a Taiwanese business party, she was recognized by the fans of that year, and introduced to the producer who was preparing to make "million brides of true love". This "million brides" of Taiwan's debut at that time appeared in Shanghai after more than 20 years The mother-in-law of the million bride. As soon as "true love's million brides" was broadcasted, there was a huge audience frenzy. I thought that no one knew Xia Taifeng in the mainland, but I didn't expect that when she was traveling in Yunnan, she was surrounded by enthusiastic fans at the airport. Later, such a situation often happened with the nationwide popularity of "true love's million brides". Life is full of such wonderful fate and samsara.

After learning that Xia Taifeng and her husband have settled in the mainland, CCTV international channel's "fate" specially invited her and her husband to make a program called "half way husband and wife - picked up love" to share with you the process of how they met, fell in love and got to know each other. Now Xia Taifeng is busy with the foreign wine business, but she has also started her acting career again. After "true love's million brides", she took over the TV series "love lock". It is expected that the audience will enjoy her wonderful performance again in the middle of this year.

Now more than 50 years old, Xia Taifeng still keeps her young mind and graceful figure. She continues to exert her charming charm in the Mainland performing arts circle and continues to write her wonderful life.

Main works

Take part in the film

Starring in dozens of films by Taiwan studios and independent studios

Spring back in small town, phantom of song

Flowers in the four seasons

The moon in spring

No holiday on Sundays

Early works

Autumn water and sky

Deep in my heart

The story of three women

Yang Guifei

Flowers fall and spring is still here

The lotus of bitterness

Years of sorrow and joy

Forty dreams

Bullfight or not

Take part in TV series

Host the program

A number of large variety shows produced by Taiwan Film Companies

Night of singers

Where is a bosom friend

New Talent Award

Song of the rainbow

New York World TV (channels 73 and 25) variety show (1990-2001)

New York World TV 13 states singing contest (1995-2000)

New York Chinese TV singing contest judges and so on

Character honor

He has participated in international film festivals on behalf of Taiwan's film and television industry for many times and has been received by several heads of state

Atlantic City Las Vegas Casino show

Special performance: Ang Lee's production and director Zhang Aijia's "young girl Xiaoyu" (1995)

Savingface (2005), by Will Smith and directed by Alice Wu

The phantom of song, the best supporting actress of the 8th Golden Horse Awards in 1970

The phantom of song, the most promising newcomer award at the 16th Asian Film Festival in 1970

In 1966, Taiwan TV held the first national singing contest

Personal life

On December 24, 2015, Zou Shaoguan, his only son, returned to Taiwan for treatment in July this year for throat cancer. He lost more than 20 kg. Unexpectedly, he died in Taipei because he was still suffering from the disease. Zou Shaoguan is the only son born to Xia Taifeng and Zou Sen.

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