Shao Tiehong

Biography

Shao Tiehong was a Hong Kong musician and film actor, born in 191ian Shanshan Village, Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. In the 1940s, he studied at Xianqin School in Hong Kong and later transferred to Datong Middle School. During his school years, he frequently participated in graduation ceremonies and charity fundraising events. He was a prominent figure in Cantonese music, with his most famous works being "Red Bean Song" (1941), "Flowing Water and Drifting Clouds", and "Spring of the Silk City". On July 14, 1979, he held a personal music recital at the City Hall Concert Hall in Central, performing solo on the yangqin, erhu, guzheng, dongxiao, and pipa. He released several records, including "Flowing Water and Drifting Clouds", which was the inaugural production of the Shaosheng record label. He also acted in several films, including "Red Bean Song" (1941), "White-Haired Couple" (1947), "Flowing Water and Drifting Clouds" (1954) in which he played the male lead as Huang Jiahong, and "Colorful Phoenix Leading the Golden Dragon" (1957) in which he played the male lead as Zhao Jinlong. He passed away on April 11, 1982, in Hong Kong after suffering a sudden cerebral hemorrhage while attending a literary gathering at the Guangdong Restaurant.