As a great beauty in the Republic of China period, Xia Meng has two important labels on her body, one is "Hepburn of the East" and the other is "Jin Yong's dream lover".
Xia Meng, whose original name was Yang Meng, was born in 1933 in a literary and art family in Shanghai, and his four aunts were all closed disciples of Cheng Yanqiu, the founder of the Cheng School. Xia Meng grew up beautiful, and at the age of 6, she won the "Shanghai Children's Photography Competition". At the age of 14, he moved to Hong Kong with his family, began to try stage performances when he was studying at Maryknoll Convent School, and entered the Great Wall Film Company at the age of 17 to change his stage name to Xia Meng. With the broadcast of one work after another, Xia Meng not only rose to fame in Hong Kong, but also had a great influence throughout Southeast Asia.
When she was red, Jin Yong was already in her thirties, and it is said that he did not do a good job as an editor of the Ta Kung Pao for her, and under the pseudonym "Lin Huan", he committed himself to the Great Wall Film Company as a small screenwriter. Of course, at that time, the men who chased summer dreams were like carp across the river, and Jin Yong did not hold the beauty back. So there was a rumor that Jin Yong later created the "Little Dragon Girl" based on Xia Meng.
Many years later, Jin Yong finally cooperated with Xia Meng, and the "Wang Tiger Snatching Relatives" launched in 1960 was starred by Xia Meng, and Jin Yong participated in directing. As for whether Jin Yong pursued Xia Meng in the end, Xia Meng himself did not deny or admit it when asked about this matter in an interview.
Xia Meng's marriage is rare among female stars of that generation to carry one person to the whitehead. Her husband, Lin Baocheng, is a textile businessman. In 1953, when Xia Meng was filming "Sister Song", Lin Baocheng ran to watch, and when he heard that a group performance was needed, Lin Baocheng volunteered to top it. I didn't expect that such a bold move would actually make him win the favor of a great beauty.
In 1954, at the age of 22, Xia Meng married Lin Baocheng. In the summer of 1967, he settled in Canada with her husband. Since then, the ending of her film era has left the most beautiful and youthful side on the screen forever.