Yu Cheng-hui

Biography

Yu Cheng-hui was born on August 16, 1939, in Penglai, Shandong Province, China. He began his journey in 1951 when he enrolled in an amateur sports school in Qingdao to learn martial arts. In 1960, he participated in the Qingdao martial arts competition and won the all-around championship, which earned him a spot on the Shandong martial arts team. At age 24, he was forced to leave the team due to a leg injury and spent over a decade working in factories to earn a living. Later, he moved to Ningxia Autonomous Region to work as a martial arts coach. He entered the entertainment industry by playing the role of Wang Renze in the film "Shaolin Temple" (少林寺), which brought him widespread fame and established him as an actor known for portraying martial arts masters. Yu Cheng-hui was an expert in Tai Chi and swordsmanship within Chinese martial arts, and also had deep interests in calligraphy and painting, having started practicing writing and painting at age 26 and composing over 100 poems. He passed away on July 5, 2015, in Jinan, Shandong Province.