<b>Performing artist Liao Bingyan and son Liao Fan</b>
<b>In the </b>early morning of January 12, the School of Film and Television Arts of Hunan University of Mass Media published a microblog saying that Liao Bingyan, former honorary dean of the hospital and father of Liao Fan, died of illness. The full text of Weibo reads: "Mr. Liao Bingyan, a famous first-class performing artist in China and former honorary dean of the School of Film and Television Arts, died of illness. Liao Tao is a highly respected gentleman and a respected artist, whose life is like the splendor of spring flowers and the quiet beauty of autumn leaves. All the way".
It is reported that Mr. Liao Bingyan died in Beijing on January 9, 2016 at the age of 76. Liao Bingyan is a national first-class actor, an expert enjoying special government allowances of the State Council, a member of the Hunan Provincial Art Series Senior Title Review Committee, a member of the Chinese Dramatists Association, a director of the Provincial Dramatists Association, a member of the China Filmmakers Performance Society, a member of the Provincial Filmmakers Association, and has served as the deputy head and head of the Hunan Provincial Drama Troupe.
Liao Bingyan played Zhang Zhidong in the TV series "Towards the Republic"
Liao Bingyan has portrayed more than 100 different categories of characters, filmed films such as "Maple Bay", starred in and participated in more than 30 TV series such as "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Towards the Republic", won the "Golden Lion Award for Chinese Drama Actors", the performance award issued by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, the "Best Actor Award" issued by the Chinese Drama Research Association, and won the first prize for performance, the outstanding starring award, the special performance award issued by the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture more than ten times, and was awarded the "Second Class Individual Merit" by the Hunan Provincial Government in 1995. Liao Bingyan later engaged in art education, and was affectionately called "Liao Tao" by students.
Liao Bingyan's appearance in the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty"
Actor Liao Fan posted on Weibo on August 17, 2015 that his father was diagnosed with lymphoma in June this year and is receiving treatment. According to Liao Fan's agent Ah Xin revealed to the media, Liao Fan's current mood is still very sad, and he will return to Changsha to hold a memorial service for his father.