Zhang Fengyi (born 1 September 1956) is a Chinese actor best known for
his role as "Duan Xiaolou" in Farewell My Concubine (1993), Jing Ke in
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998), and Cao Cao in Red Cliff
(2008-2009).Zhang was born in Changsha, Hunan, while his ancestral
home was in Tanghe, Henan. When he was merely one month old, he moved
with his father to Dongchuan, Yunnan. He left high school in 1971
without completing his studies, and joined the opera troupe of a
performing arts group in Dongchuan. He transferred to the singing and
dancing team in 1973.In 1978, Zhang was enrolled in the acting
department of the Beijing Film Academy with excellent grades. In 1980,
when he was a second year student, he was selected by Hong Kong's
Phoenix Studio to play Xin Dalei in Treasure Hunting in Desert (1980),
which was his film debut. A year later, Zhang portrayed Xiangzi in
Rickshaw Boy, a film directed by Ling Zifeng and adapted from a story
by Lao She.Zhang portrayed Cao Cao in Red Cliff (2008-2009). He also
played the protagonist in the film adaptation of White Deer Plain
(2011).
his role as "Duan Xiaolou" in Farewell My Concubine (1993), Jing Ke in
The Emperor and the Assassin (1998), and Cao Cao in Red Cliff
(2008-2009).Zhang was born in Changsha, Hunan, while his ancestral
home was in Tanghe, Henan. When he was merely one month old, he moved
with his father to Dongchuan, Yunnan. He left high school in 1971
without completing his studies, and joined the opera troupe of a
performing arts group in Dongchuan. He transferred to the singing and
dancing team in 1973.In 1978, Zhang was enrolled in the acting
department of the Beijing Film Academy with excellent grades. In 1980,
when he was a second year student, he was selected by Hong Kong's
Phoenix Studio to play Xin Dalei in Treasure Hunting in Desert (1980),
which was his film debut. A year later, Zhang portrayed Xiangzi in
Rickshaw Boy, a film directed by Ling Zifeng and adapted from a story
by Lao She.Zhang portrayed Cao Cao in Red Cliff (2008-2009). He also
played the protagonist in the film adaptation of White Deer Plain
(2011).
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