For the Chinese, falling leaves return to their roots is a unique local complex, and even Chiang Kai-shek's last wish before his death is to be buried in his hometown Fenghua one day.
However, there are five well-known stars in China, but they stayed in a foreign country after their deaths, including CCTV celebrities and national first-class actors.
First place: Li Yong
On October 29, 2018, Harvin suddenly posted on social media, saying that her husband Li Yong passed away due to illness.
As soon as the news came out, countless netizens were in an uproar, after all, Li Yong was only 50 years old at the time, and after learning the bad news, some people were surprised, and some people were extremely sad.
And time flies like a white horse, and now 6 years have passed since Li Yong's death, but when I look back, it still feels like yesterday.
Among the hosts of CCTV, Li Yong has his own distinctive style and characteristics, he has shoulder-length curly hair, a big long face, and a humorous hosting style, which has left a deep impression on the audience and friends.
Li Yong's "Very 6+1" was a popular civilian talent show that year, and the "Yongle Hui" hosted by him not only had extremely high ratings, but Li Yong also won the 10th Huading Award for Chinese Male Host in 2013 with this show.
Li Yong said that the host must have his own style and cannot be the same, especially not to be a marionette on the stage.
In order to let the audience see a different hosting style, Li Yong introduced hip-hop style to his hosting, and also had his own opinions on the makeup and hair of each appearance. And the maverick again and again has also attracted a lot of "criticism" from Li Yong on CCTV.
It is this ability to innovate that has made Li Yong a well-deserved "first brother of variety shows" on CCTV, and has stood side by side with Zhu Jun and Dong Qing on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times.
Then the good times didn't last long, in May 2017, because of long-term high-intensity work and irregular diet, Li Yong fainted in the dressing room, and went to the hospital for a check-up - throat cancer, and the condition was so serious that Li Yong had to press the pause button for his hosting career.
In order to fight the disease, Harvin and his daughter accompanied Li Yong to the top cancer center in the United States for treatment, during which the torture of illness and the hardships of chemotherapy made Li Yong lose weight and lose his hair, but his wife Harvin was always by his side to cheer him up.
By chance, a reporter photographed Li Yong and Harvin walking on the streets of the United States, and for a while, black material came out frequently, some people said that Li Yong emigrated abroad and reprimanded him for abandoning his Chinese nationality, plus Li Yong did not appear on TV for a long time, which made many viewers and friends believe it.
Haven and Li Yong didn't reply or defend too much about this, and it wasn't until a few months later that Haven's post completely blocked all doubts:
In the United States, after 17 months of anti-cancer treatment, October 25, 2018 Forever Lost My Love... According to the will, Li Yong wanted to spend more time with his daughter and chose to be buried in the United States.
There was an uproar as soon as the news came out, it turned out that Li Yong was sick, it turned out that the outside world had misunderstood him, and Siren had passed away, but Li Yong's laughter and laughter to the audience and friends would never be forgotten.
Second place: Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng's most typical label is sweet songs, and her masterpieces are countless, such as "Sweet Honey", "Small Town Story", and "The Moon Represents My Heart", almost all of which are popular classic tracks.
Although Teresa Teng grew up in Taiwan Province, she speaks clearly and speaks in Mandarin, which is also reflected in singing.
What's even more valuable is that Teresa Teng uses her influence in the Chinese music scene to vigorously promote traditional Chinese culture, such as her album "Faint Love", which contains 12 poems that have been passed down through the ages, among which the most widely sung is "Alone in the West Building" and "I Wish People Were Long".
In Teresa Teng's interpretation, these ancient poetry cultures seem to have life, and they shine with dazzling light again, allowing more Chinese people to deeply experience the feelings of family and country that belong to China, and nostalgia and family affection.
People's Daily Online commented that Teresa Teng is not only a singer, but also a cultural symbol, and a very influential singer in the international music scene.
However, such a talented woman died in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in 1995 at the age of 42.
Because Teresa Teng's death was too sudden, so that fans and friends who like her don't want to believe this bad news, and even to this day, there are still fans who think Teresa Teng is too tired and went into seclusion, although this remark is a bit funny, but it also confirms people's love for Teresa Teng from the side.
Third place: Xiao Xiaolin
For the name Xiao Xiaolin, many post-80s and post-90s generations may be unfamiliar, but the programs such as "Today's Statement", "Focus Interview" and "Half the Sky" hosted by him are almost well-known.
In 1962, Xiao Xiaolin was born in Changsha, Hunan, she had a dream since she was a child, hoping to become an excellent TV person in the future, Martin Luther King Jr. is her idol, and memorized "I Have a Dream" backwards.
For this dream, Xiao Xiaolin studied hard all the way, and after the college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, she resolutely applied for the Beijing Broadcasting Institute.
After graduation, Xiao Xiaolin was assigned to Changsha, and from the establishment of Changsha TV Station, Xiao Xiaolin is the backbone of the business and the first batch of announcers.
In order to achieve this goal, Xiao Xiaolin continued to study and study, and her hard work paid off, and in 1987, Xiao Xiaolin was successfully admitted to the Graduate Journalism Department of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
And what really made Xiao Xiaolin's name a household name was because of a program "Observation and Thinking".
In order to do a good job in the show, Xiao Xiaolin often contacted the bottom of the society, and then issued sympathy for the people at the bottom and protests against unfairness from the unique perspective of women, so she also won the title of "Iron Mask Beauty".
In the years that followed, Xiao Xiaolin participated in the creation of columns such as "Focus Interview" and "Half the Sky", and the success of these programs also proved Xiao Xiaolin's outstanding ability.
However, Xiao Xiaolin also knows very well that TV people must continue to learn and progress, otherwise it is easy to be abandoned by the audience, so in 1995, after these two programs gradually got on the right track, Xiao Xiaolin decisively set foot in the United States and began to study.
After returning from the Department of Journalism of Utah State University in the United States, Xiao Xiaolin participated in the creation of another Wang Bang program "Today's Statement", once this program was broadcast, it won the first place in audience satisfaction, the second in popularity, and the first place in the special column in the year-end survey, and in 2001, Xiao Xiaolin was also nominated for the gold medal of the fifth "Microphone Award".
In 2017, 55-year-old Xiao Xiaolin finally retired smoothly, and according to Xiao Xiaolin's plan, she is ready to spend the rest of her life with her family to make up for her years of debt.
However, shortly after retirement, Xiao Xiaolin was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer, and only 5 months after it was confirmed, Xiao Xiaolin died of illness at her son's home in the United States.
Fourth place: Zheng Zhenyao
Ms. Zheng Zhenyao was a drama actor, at the age of 44 began to set foot on the big screen, at the age of 47 in the movie "Old Things in the South of the City" played Song Ma, with her superb acting skills, won the 3rd China Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 2004 for the movie "Beautiful Shanghai" won the 24th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.
Although Ms. Zheng Zhenyao is not a particularly stunning beauty, she has a kind of inner beauty, a restrained and unassuming temperament that belongs to oriental women, and she is also meticulous in her treatment of the role, figuring out the hearts of the characters and giving full play to her own performance characteristics.
After retiring from filming, Zheng Zhenyao settled in Australia with her daughter, and died in 2023 at the age of 86, leaving the audience for this generation of actresses.
Fifth place: Li Ying
Li Ying is an actress from Hong Kong, China, and one of the leading actresses of "Li's TV", who is well-known to the audience for her roles in "The Green Years" and "Happy Spring".
In "The Affection of the Family", Li Ying plays the mother of Zhong Hanliang and Zheng Xiuwen, her acting skills are delicate and moving, portraying a warm mother image.
Unfortunately, in 2024, Li Ying, who should have enjoyed the joy of family, passed away due to an accidental fall at her home in Canada.
Li Ying's sudden death shocked the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry, and countless fans, relatives and friends lamented the loss of a heavyweight actor.
Life is in the world, the world is impermanent, while struggling for the cause, we must also cherish our own body, do not bring it in life, do not take it with us in death, and it is the right thing to take care of ourselves and our families.
Resources:
People's Daily: 2018-10-29: "Healthy" Li Yong died of cancer at the age of 50! No one is lucky in the face of cancer52!
Xinmin Evening News: 2017-07-13: Xiao Xiaolin, the former host of CCTV's "Today's Statement", died of cancer
Wenhui:2019-01-29: Angry with my little boyfriend? On the eve of her birth anniversary, a Japanese documentary exposed Teresa Teng's rare images and revealed the mystery of her death