On August 14, according to foreign media reports, on August 13, local time, at the 2022 graduation ceremony of the AFI Conservatory of Music held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Yang Ziqiong received an honorary doctorate in art awarded by the American Film Institute AFI.
At the scene, Yang Ziqiong was wearing a black doctor's uniform, and the 60-year-old was well maintained and radiant, and although her face was slightly wrinkled, she was better than her peers.
Interestingly, Yang Ziqiong is the first Asian to receive an honorary AFI degree. As a compatriot of Chinese descent, I am very proud. Also honoured with Yang Ziqiong was Lawrence Herbert. At the scene, the two men each held certificates for the media to take pictures.
In the award ceremony for Yang Ziqiong, director Daniels introduced Daniels this way: We are very fortunate to cooperate with the legendary Yang Ziqiong. The word "legend", meaning legendary legend, shows Yang Ziqiong's status in Hollywood.
In her speech to the Class of 2022 and encouraging the next generation of filmmakers, she said: If you insist on your love for your career, I assure you that your persistence will make you successful. Most importantly, don't be afraid to fall because you're learning to fly.
The 6th of this month is Yang Ziqiong's 60th birthday, and it must be the best birthday gift for her sixtieth birthday. As an outsider, she has been in Hollywood for decades, and her position in Hollywood has long exceeded our imagination. Insiders use "legend" to describe her, and the US media uses "versatility" and "enduring" to describe her status as "pioneer of the Hong Kong film industry, pioneer of the global film industry".
Yang Ziqiong started out as a ballet dancer, but then was physically injured and had to change careers and find another way. In the second year of her successful selection as Miss Malaysia, she successfully filmed her first film "The Owl and Dumbo" in Hong Kong. Later, through "Royal Sister", she transformed into a female hit star and began to train with stunt performers in the gym and learn martial arts skills.
In that era, actors rarely used stand-ins, and many thrilling actions had to be completed by themselves. It is precisely because of this mentality of desperate sanlang that Yang Ziqiong has become famous in the Hong Kong film industry. After ending his marriage to Pan Disheng, he partnered with Jackie Chan to shoot "Police Story 3". Later, while filming "Akin's Story", he jumped from an eighteen-meter-high bridge and broke his cervical spine and was seriously injured.
Today, Yang Ziqiong has starred in more than 70 movies and TV series, and most of her classic works are from the 21st century, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Memoirs of a Geisha", "Tomorrow Will Never Die" and so on. Now Yang Ziqiong has begun to appear in the Marvel series of movies, such as "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings". The recent hit American drama "Everything is the Same" also has her presence.
This love of film and career is something that many small fresh meats cannot achieve now.
Today, she is a frequent figure in industry forums and schools to encourage young people with her legendary experiences. It is precisely because of this that she is valued and respected by Hollywood.