Last winter, he also performed with illness, and the 62-year artistic life of the harmonic master Ling Zongkui came to an end

On the evening of the 15th, Ling Zongkui, a famous opera performance artist and winner of the first China Quyi Peony Award, died of illness in Chongqing at the age of 78. As a veteran literary and artistic master with both virtue and art, Ling Zongkui's artistic life spans 62 years, and the stage is the favorite of his life. Upstream reporters remember that until the end of 2020, Ling Zongkui also took the sick body and personally performed on stage to send laughter to the audience.

In December 2020, Ling Zongkui left his last figure on the stage

It was December 20, 2020, "Chengdu-Chongqing Bashu Love ChuanyuLe Turning the Sky - 2020 Chengdu-Chongqing Area Twin Cities Economic Circle Comedy and Humor Program Exchange Exhibition" debuted at the Stars Theater. In addition to Ling Zongkui, there are also famous music artists Li Boqing, vice chairman of the China Ququ Association and chairman of the Sichuan Ququ Association, Dingdang, vice chairman of the Chongqing Ququ Association, peony award and three-time star winner Ling Lin.

In the luxurious lineup composed of famous artists, Ling Zongkui, who is 78 years old, is particularly awe-inspiring. The old man has been traversing the stage for more than sixty years, and his style is still undiminished. He and his daughter Ling Xiao, who is also a composer, joined hands to bring his masterpiece "Seeing a Doctor", as the oldest artist who performed on stage that night, Ling Zongkui was full of vigor, the typhoon was steady, and the hand was full of drama.

However, the audience did not know that Ling Zongkui was on stage with a sick body. The upstream journalist has been acquainted with Ling Zongkui for a long time and knows that his physical condition has been poor in recent years. Out of concern, the reporter learned a few days before the performance that he would go to the phone to inquire, worried about whether he could eat well, when he laughed on the phone, "Alas, there is no need to scatter, but also can move, there is a chance to perform more than one more performance!" ”

On the afternoon of the performance, the reporter met Ling Zongkui at the theater. He wears a duck-tongue hat and crutches, and although it is inconvenient to walk, he has a good appearance. This was the first meeting between the reporter and Ling Zongkui after the epidemic, and he held the reporter's hand tightly, still with the iconic hearty laugh, "Look, I said I can still walk, this is not coming!" ”

Do not hesitate to accept the organizer's invitation to "veterans out of the horse", what is the picture? "I've been on stage for more than sixty years, and there's nothing wrong with a little illness." Ling Zongkui told reporters that as long as he walked on the stage, he was full of energy, "The performance is our duty, and this exhibition is the first time to carry out the background of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Linkage, which is of great significance, and my old man should also come to make some efforts." ”

Upstream journalist Zhao Xin Photo Gaoke