Hung Sin Nui
Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong and China
Hung Sin Nui (25 December 1924 – 8 December 2013) (Chinese: 紅線女) was a former Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong and China. Hung was a national treasure level Cantonese opera master.
Life
In 1924, Hung was born as Kuang Jianlian (Kwong Kin-lim in Cantonese) in Guangzhou, China. Hung's ancestral hometown is in Kaiping, Guangdong province, China. With her aunt Ho Fu-lin as her mentor, she began to sing Cantonese opera at the age of 12. She started from Mui Heung and her first stage name was Siu Yin Hung. She took to the stage from 1939, adopting the stage name Hung Sin Nui (Red Line Girl). Red line in Chinese folk legend signifying connecting relationships, especially marriage.
Hung moved to Hong Kong during World War II which would be the beginning of her golden years. She played alongside Ma Si Tsang, her then husband and well-known Cantonese opera singer and actor in productions including The Spoiled Brat and Her Groom, Bitter Phoenix, Sorrowful Oriole and Wang Zhaojun Marries beyond the Great Wall.
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