On the morning of April 9, Chen Xuming posted a video on the social platform, with the caption: "Yesterday, the 86-year-old master (Tong Xiangling) sang karaoke in front of his own video in the KTV private room for the first time, and a beautiful day evoked our memories for a long time!"
In the video, 86-year-old veteran actor Tong Xiangling rarely appears, his hair has fallen out of a few, and his teeth have fallen out. Tong Xiangling crossed her waist with one hand and held a microphone in the other hand to pull her throat hard and sing "Wise Tiger Mountain", although she grew older, she was full of vigor when singing.
Netizens have commented, "The old man is 86 years old, it seems that the mental state is so good, it is worthy of being a good actor respected by our people." "Teacher Tong has been my idol for decades, and our generation was enlightened by 8 model plays." "This is the most authentic karaoke, wishing the children a long and healthy life, the more they live, the younger they are."
Born in 1935, Tong Xiangling can be said to be one of the earliest actors in China. He was born in Peking Opera, and has learned from many Peking Opera masters, and his most famous work is "Wise Tiger Mountain", in which he played Yang Zirong, which was popular in the north and south of the river in that era, and Tong Xiangling's name was also launched, and his fame was shocked.
Now Tong Xiangling and his wife have long since stopped working and enjoy their old age in peace. Many of his disciples would often visit Master at Tong Xiangling's house. It is reported that Tong Xiangling and his wife live in a large house of 170 square meters, which he bought with the money he saved for a lifetime.
As a generation of people's artists, Tong Xiangling also had a low period, when he did not work for a long time because of the special situation, and his wife was also a Peking Opera actor, and the two faced the same dilemma. Some netizens broke the news that Tong Xiangling tried to open a restaurant to sell noodles during the period of decline, and lived a very frugal life.
Mr. Tong Xiangling is over eighty years old, but he is still full of energy, presumably this is inseparable from his spirit and attitude of dedication to art, I wish him a happy and happy old age, and thank him for his contribution to Chinese Peking Opera!