Preface
On January 15, 2024, the famous musician Alan Tam participated in the activity of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors in Shuangshui Town, Guangdong.
During the event, Alan Tam wore a white football jersey and held a cutter in the ancestral hall to divide the roast suckling pig.
Moreover, there are bodyguards at the surrounding event sites, which can be described as the whole event full of grandeur.
However, this also aroused the attention of many netizens, and some netizens felt that he was not sincere in worshiping his ancestors.
So what's going on here, and why do netizens think so?
Music prodigy Alan Tam
Speaking of Alan Tam, everyone may not feel unfamiliar, especially the "Love Trilogy" he sang can be said to be familiar to countless fans.
In the 80s, it can be said that he directly pushed Cantonese songs to the peak of the entire music wave.
And his songs have also been rated by CCTV as "defining the direction of popular music in Hong Kong, China", from here we can see how popular his songs are.
As early as January 2020, it can be said that the total number of solo concerts held by Alan Tam can reach 517.
Maybe many friends don't know that in the 80s at that time, TVs were still very rare.
Therefore, for some pop music, it can only be listened to by the audience by relying on some radio stations and recorded cassettes.
And Alan Tam was able to quickly become popular by relying on these communication methods, which can be said to be inseparable from the charm of his unique style of songs.
At that time, in the 80s, it can be said that there were many excellent singers, such as the well-known Jacky Cheung, Xu Xiaofeng, Leslie Cheung, etc.
It can be said that they are all among them, and Alan Tam can stand out among so many excellent people.
It can be seen that Alan Tam's musical talent is very brilliant, and from 1978 to 1990.
Alan Tam is also the number one player in the number of silver disc releases, which shows his obsession with music.
In addition to his great influence in the mainland, his influence abroad should not be underestimated.
He has represented the Chinese music scene and Japanese music representative Shinji Tanimura, and held many concerts in many places overseas.
It can be said that foreign fans also like his songs very much, and his tour abroad can be as high as 190 concerts.
In addition to Alan Tam's unique voice, the number of songs he has written is actually as high as 97.
In 2007, Alan Tam won the CASH Music Achievement Award as a song producer.
In particular, his "Unchanged for a Thousand Years" and "Knowing Heart as a Doll" were also selected as China's top ten golden songs.
It can be said that Alan Tam's singing voice represents the memories of the post-70s and 80s, and has also brought countless classic songs to fans.
Although Alan Tam has disappeared from the music world, his singing voice has been left to fans forever.
Recently, on January 15, 2024, the news of Alan Tam returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors sparked heated discussions among netizens.
So let's take a look at what the facts are, and why do some netizens say that he did not sincerely return to his hometown to worship his ancestors?
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On January 15th, music wizard Alan Tam returned to his hometown to participate in the ancestor worship activity, which can be said to have detonated the heated discussions among netizens.
It can be said that Alan Tam has very little news in the music scene, but this time, the return to his hometown to worship his ancestors has a huge momentum.
In the video, Alan Tam is wearing a white sports football shirt, and the bodyguards around him can be said to have opened the way for him.
But this still can't stop the villagers' enthusiasm for his ancestors, and it can be said that most of the villagers came to celebrate him.
During the event of recognizing the ancestors, Alan Tam took the microphone and said excitedly to the villagers at the scene:
I returned to my hometown Jiangmen for the first time to recognize my ancestors, which made me very excited.
Although I am a star who has come out, this is my roots.
It can be said that his impassioned speech also made many onlookers very moved and supportive.
In fact, Alan Tam returned to his hometown to recognize his ancestors, and the "Tan Ancestral Hall" has a very long history in the local area.
It was built in the early Qing Dynasty, but was rebuilt in the Daoguang period due to external forces.
The overall structure is a three-bay building, and the construction of the house is also made of classic gray tile material.
It can be said that when you enter the courtyard of the ancestral hall, there will be a feeling of a patio, and the inner hall is also marked with "Jun'an Hall".
This kind of building can be said to be very familiar to some small partners in Guangdong, because this kind of building belongs to the classic Guangdong Nanyue ancestral hall.
And in the whole process of worshipping ancestors, Alan Tam also used a kitchen knife to divide the roast suckling pig in the ancestral hall.
The cut roast suckling pig was distributed to the surrounding team members and villagers, which showed that the whole sacrificial activity was very grand and cordial.
After the event, many villagers wanted to take photos with him, but in order to protect Alan Tam's personal safety.
still let the bodyguards go home, but this did not affect the enthusiasm of the villagers to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.
It can be said that in the whole video, Alan Tam is in very good condition, and the villagers are also very happy to recognize his ancestors.
After all, Alan Tam has been away from his hometown for so long, and he can still remember his roots, which can be said to make the villagers very moved.
However, the videos and photos sent this time have also sparked a lot of discussions among netizens on the Internet.
They believe that the reason why Alan Tam returned to his hometown this time is because the football event held by Alan Tam this time is also here.
If you are an old fan of Alan Tam, you should know that Alan Tam loves football very much and can be said to be a senior fan.
In 1985, Alan Tam and many film and television singers who love football initiated the establishment of the Hong Kong Star Football Team.
And this time, the football team was also held at Alan Tam's hometown Jiangmen Gymnasium in Guangdong, so many netizens questioned his behavior.
Many netizens think that Alan Tam may just recognize his ancestor by the way this time, but in fact, it is mainly for his football team.
Because I haven't been back to my hometown for so many years, why do I only come back when the football team is active?
And in the whole event, it can be said that the whole card is also very large.
Many netizens also picked up the scene when Andy Lau returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and there were not so many bodyguards to guard him at all.
Moreover, Andy Lau will also take a group photo with the surrounding villagers and greet the villagers cordially.
This time, Alan Tam can be said to be not as appropriate as netizens imagined, but this is just a discussion among netizens.
Now Alan Tam is 73 years old, and it is still a Chinese tradition to return to his hometown to recognize his ancestors.
After all, Chinese pay attention to falling leaves and returning to their roots, so no matter what kind of remarks, Alan Tam still found his "roots".
But why is Alan Tam so controversial? The main reason is that it is inseparable from his emotional life.
Love life
Alan Tam and his first wife Yang Jiewei met in the song hall, and it can be said that Yang Jiewei was very beautiful and generous at that time.
And Alan Tam was also attracted by Yang Jiewei's charm, so he began to take the initiative to talk to Yang Jiewei.
After that, Alan Tam began to pursue Yang Jiewei madly, and Yang Jiewei was also moved by his enthusiasm.
After getting along for a while, the two of them can be said to think that Alan Tam is very talented in music.
was also deeply attracted by his beauty, so he agreed to be with him, and the two began to fall in love.
However, after the disbandment of the Losers band that Alan Tam was staying in, in order to better take care of Alan Tam's emotions.
Yang Jiewei quit her job so that she could fully accompany and support Alan Tam's music career.
Alan Tam performed in front of the stage, while Yeung Kitty was behind the scenes in charge of his look and his itinerary.
And Alan Tam's music career is booming, and it is completely inseparable from Yang Jiewei's careful care and comprehensive support.
He still ushered in the low point of his career again, and the Wenner band he was in is now facing disbandment.
The career that was originally booming, because of the different concepts between the team members, caused the music career that was just about to develop to be shattered again.
Alan Tam is facing the disbandment of the bands he entered one after another, and it can be said that he is beginning to become sluggish.
Fortunately, with Yang Jiewei's careful opening, Alan Tam's music career reached its peak and became a household name.
In 1981, Alan Tam and Yang Jiewei chose to register their marriage in Las Vegas.
thought that the two of them would accompany each other like this, but they didn't expect Alan Tam's derailment in exchange.
Alan Tam attended a fan meeting in 1991 and met a young and beautiful female college student, Alan Chu.
After frequent contact between the two, Alan Tam was deeply attracted by Alan Chu's beauty, and the two began to date frequently.
5 years later, Alice Chu gave birth to a child for Alan Tam, and Yang Jiewei instantly felt five thunders when she heard the news.
Although Yang Jiewei said that she was tolerant and did not care about her past suspicions, Alan Tam still wanted to give her children a name.
So he resolutely chose to divorce his wife, and Yang Jiewei chose to live in the temple after being hit.
Ex-wife Yang Jiewei devoted all her efforts to her husband for decades, but did not get a good result.
After he divorced Yang Jiewei, Alan Tam chose to marry Alan Chu, and now the family of three lives happily.
It can be said that Alan Tam's love life has been widely discussed by many netizens.
Although he once expressed his debt to his ex-wife, his actions did hurt his wife.
epilogue
Although Alan Tam's love life is more controversial, he is indeed a musical genius.
Now that he has returned to Shuangjiang Town in Guangdong to worship his ancestors, as netizens, we should look at it rationally.
I hope that he can continue to sing good Cantonese songs for fans in the future.
But in addition to the above views, what do you think? Let's discuss it together!