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She has excellent looks and a professional performance background, but her career has not been able to shine, and some people even jokingly call her "three nos".
However, in recent years, she has finally become popular, and now at the age of 48, she still maintains her beauty.
In an interview, actor Bao Jianfeng commented on her: "Zeng Li is a well-known beauty in Chinese opera, and in the 200-year history of Chinese opera, there has never been such a beautiful person."
Cecilia Cheung and Ni Ni were shocked to see her beauty, and everyone praised her. What is her charm?
Many people may know Zeng Li through "Splendid Stars" starring Zhao Lusi and Wu Lei, playing the role of "Xiao Yuanyi" in the play. But there must be some people like me who learned about Zeng Li through the show "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves".
When Zeng Li appeared on the stage and stepped out of the car, her beauty was so beautiful that it was in my heart, and it was hard to describe the shock that her face appeared in front of the camera at that time!
"Sister is so sassy" involuntarily came out of my mouth, she was like a black rose growing on the edge of a cliff, both bright and domineering.
On that day, she wore a plaid suit, with big red lips and long straight black hair, which was dazzling and completely queen-like. The moment she stepped out of the car, her eyes were extremely sharp, and the aura of the big beauty was immediately revealed.
The scene where she got out of the car was so addictive that I watched it several times, no wonder it quickly topped the hot search list.
When meeting with the other sisters, Hu Jing, as Zeng Li's college classmate, exclaimed in surprise, "Why don't you tell me?" And Na Ying started chatting directly.
Cecilia Cheung, as a "Yan Ba", almost couldn't take her eyes off Zeng Li after seeing her. When Zeng Li greeted Na Ying, Cecilia Cheung couldn't take his eyes off it. She perfectly interprets the saying that "there are only beautiful women in the eyes of beautiful women".
She was born in Peking Opera Tsing Yi, and when she kicked the stage in the hall, she amazed the audience with a song full of Beijing rhyme "Laughing Red Dust". Her looks, voice, and dancing are extremely beautiful, and her drama is even better. On stage, she showed a confident and relaxed state, and every smile and look was so radiant.
When it comes to Zeng Li, her beauty is definitely a topic that cannot be ignored. In fact, the 1996 Chinese opera class where she is located is known as the class of "fairy fights", in which her beauty is recognized.
Zeng Li, Zhang Ziyi, Mei Ting, Yuan Quan, Qin Hailu and other classmates are known as the "Seven Flowers of Chinese Opera", and among them, Zeng Li is the most dazzling.
In the group known as the "Eight Golden Flowers", Zeng Li's appearance is incomparable, and she is also respected as the "Chinese Opera School Flower". Numerous artists who have worked with her often praise her beauty. But she is also notoriously "unphotogenic".
Qin Hailu, as Zeng Li's college classmate, unreservedly praised Zeng Li as the most beautiful girl in her class in an interview.
At that time, the boys often sat on the playground and waited for the girls to get out of class, and when Zeng Li walked out of the classroom, it would always cause a burst of admiration "Wow~".
The actors Bao Jianfeng has worked with her have also exclaimed: In the more than 200 years of history of Chinese opera, there has never been such a beautiful character, so Zeng Li won the title of "a beauty that has only come out of Chinese opera for 200 years".
How amazing is her beauty? In "Glory of the Tang Dynasty", she is the tear-eyed and pitiful Yang Guifei.
In "New Heaven and Dragon Slayer", she plays the mysterious and unpredictable "poison fairy" dressed in black.
And in "Strange Stories: The Painted Skin", she shows the brightness and girlish feelings of first love.
However, she can also incarnate as a glamorous ghost who is ruthless because of love and hatred and revenge.
Whether playing as a hero or villain, she always puts her heart and soul into it, injecting a unique life and soul into each character.
In 2007, she became the cover girl of Men's Wear magazine, breaking the magazine sales record. Her delicate facial features and every movement reveal a classical temperament, and her cover story has set a record of 2.66 million hits on the official blog.
At Dragon TV's New Year's Eve concert in 2023, a performer presented "Wujia Po 2021" with singer Zhang Qi with his extremely professional play. At first, the audience mistakenly thought that she was an experienced Tsing Yi based on her play. But when the audience looked at the stage carefully, they were surprised to find that the performer was Zeng Li!
Afterwards, Zeng Li's performance and "Wujia Poe" became one of the most popular programs among young audiences in this New Year's Eve party. Many viewers are also puzzled that Zeng Li can sing such a professional drama as an actor.
In fact, many people may not know that before becoming a well-known actor, Zeng Li was already a senior "Da Tsing Yi".
Since he was a child, Zeng Li has been trained in physical, vocal music and dance in the Children's Palace under the arrangement of his mother.
is also because it was cultivated since childhood, which not only exercised her talent, but also shaped her temperament. When the Peking Opera Society of Hubei Province was looking for new Peking Opera talents in the province, Zeng Li was selected.
After completing primary school, she was admitted to the Chinese Academy of Drama, where she specialized in Tsing Yi roles.
At the age of about 10, Zeng Li left his hometown and took the green train to study Peking Opera at the High School Affiliated to the China Academy of Drama, a period of study that lasted for seven years.
Due to her tall stature and large skeleton, Zeng Li had to give up the role of Hua Dan with a lively personality and major in Tsing Yi instead, which was more stable.
During that period, her classmates also included the star Yuan Quan, who later entered the 96th level of Chinese opera with her.
After graduation, Zeng Li was assigned to the Hubei Peking Opera Troupe to become an actor. Her daily routine is to receive a monthly salary of more than 300 yuan, get up early every morning to practice her voice and kung fu, and constantly go on and off the stage.
For the seventeen or eighteen-year-old, such a life seems to have seen the end of the future. As she had just graduated from school, her stage skills were immature, and she had few opportunities to perform. In the end, Zeng Li decided to apply for the Central Academy of Drama with Yuan Quan and study acting instead.
"Daughter, you're doing a great job! As long as you are happy, I fully support you. These are the words of encouragement from a mother to her daughter.
But the day before the exam, she suffered from food poisoning due to eating undercooked lentils, and experienced severe vomiting and diarrhea, which even the teachers worried about her.
Faced with such a predicament, she wanted to give up the exam, but her mother's words of encouragement when she left made her feel reinvigorated. She endured the discomfort, drank saline, and insisted on walking into the examination room. In the end, she was admitted to the Central Academy of Drama with the third place and became a classmate of Liu Ye and Zhang Ziyi.
She surpassed Zhang Ziyi and other classmates in beauty, because her beauty was innate, while Zhang Ziyi and others gradually gained beauty through change.
Some media once commented on Zeng Li and said: "After debuting for 20 years, I have a face that can be popular all over the world, but I have been unknown in the entertainment industry for 19 years.
Zeng Li herself doesn't seem to mind this, and still maintains a calm attitude and continues to play the roles she loves.
Although her classmates, such as Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Qin Hailu, Yuan Quan, Qin Hao, etc., have already become award-winning stars well-known to the audience,
Although Zeng Li's appearance and acting skills are always online, and her works have continued, her popularity is not as good as that of her classmates. In recent years, she has played more supporting roles in most of her works.
It wasn't until he appeared in "Splendid Stars" as a supporting role that he was noticed by everyone.
In the play, she brilliantly shows the tenderness of a mother and the decisiveness of a female general. The love-hate family scene between her and Zhao Lusi in the play deeply touched many audiences and won their tears.
Zeng Li, who is now close to 48 years old, seems to be completely unaffected by her age and mental state.
Whenever she appears in front of the camera, she always makes the audience's eyes shine. She is a beauty who "only comes out in 200 years" in Chinese opera, and she really lives up to her name.
(The content of this article has real sources, and in order to enhance the reading experience, the content of the article may be partially embellished.) ）
Source: ELLE - March 12, 2021 Cecilia Cheung was stunned, Zeng Li deserved to be "the first beauty of Chinese opera in 200 years"!