Meng Xiaodong

Meng Xiaodong
Born	(1908-12-09)December 9, 1908 Shanghai County, Qing Dynasty
Died	May 26, 1977(1977-05-26) (aged 68) Taipei, Taiwan
Resting place	Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Occupation	Peking opera performer
Known for	Old sheng roles
Style	Yu () school
Spouse(s)	Mei Lanfang ​ ​ (m. 1927; div. 1933)​ Du Yuesheng ​ ​ (m. 1950; div. 1951)​
Chinese name
Chinese	孟小冬
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mèng Xiǎodōng

Meng Xiaodong (Chinese: 孟小冬; pinyin: Mèng xiǎodōng) (December 9, 1908 – May 26, 1977) was a Chinese actress of Peking opera who specialized in old sheng (male) roles.

Background[]

In August 1925 she was introduced to Mei Lanfang, with whom she collaborated in a film and married in 1927. At the time, Mei was already married to two other women. They divorced in 1933. In spring 1949 she went to British Hong Kong and married Du Yuesheng in 1950. They divorced a year later in 1951, after which she effectively ended her acting career. In 1967 she immigrated to Taiwan and died in Taipei at the age of 69. She was interred in Shulin District, New Taipei City.^[1]

Meng Xiaodong acting with her parents

Meng Xiaodong and Mei Lanfang

Meng Xiaodong and Du Yuesheng marriage photo

Portrayals in films[]

• Lord of East China Sea and Lord of East China Sea II (both 1993) by Cecilia Yip
• Forever Enthralled (2008) by Zhang Ziyi

References[]

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