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简介

Law Yim-hing, known as "Ching Jie" and originally named Law Da-hong, is a Chinese Cantonese opera actress and film actress from Hong Kong, born on November 15, 1925 in Shunde County, Guangdong Province. Around the age of ten, she studied Cantonese opera under the renowned artist Hua Gu Jiang in Guangzhou and was also a disciple of the celebrated opera performer Xue Jue-xian. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, she began her stage career under the stage name "Law Yim-hung" and performed with major opera troupes such as the Jue-xian-sheng Troupe and Guang-hua Troupe. Her film career began in 1948 with Cantonese-language films, and her role in "Five Rats Cause Chaos in Tokyo" established her as an action film star. Law Yim-hing had an extraordinarily prolific and versatile career, portraying countless memorable roles with skill, starring in over 330 films in just twenty years. With her stunning elegance, solid stage craftsmanship, and natural acting ability, she created numerous unforgettable classic characters. She was a pioneer in portraying female martial arts heroes in Chinese cinema, brilliantly bringing to life characters such as Lian Nichang from "The White-Haired Demoness" and Wen Yi from "Sword Stained with Royal Blood". She also made groundbreaking contributions to the Cantonese musical film genre, where her glamorous and modern queenly personas captivated audiences. She founded several opera troupes including Yantanghuang, Fengqiuhuang, Qianhong, and Baoyanhong Troupes, and collaborated with leading figures in opera and cinema. In the later years of her career, she appeared in television dramas such as "The Incredible Chase" on RTV and "Celebrities' Love Stories" on CTV before retiring from the stage in the mid-1990s and emigrating to San Francisco, United States. Law Yim-hing was one of the "Eight Peonies," a sisterhood of seven Cantonese opera actresses, and was known as the "Silver Peony."