In the early morning of May 7, 2022, performance artist Mr. Liu Zifeng passed away at the age of 83.

Liu Zifeng

Liu Zifeng, born in Meng County, Henan Province in 1938, is a national first-class actor. In 1963, he graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy, and later joined the China Welfare Society Children's Art Theater as an actor. Member of China Democratic League, former first-class actor of China Welfare Society Children's Art Theater, retired in 1994. Member of China Dramatists Association and Shanghai Branch; member of China Film Association and Shanghai Branch; member of China Film Performing Arts Association; member of China Television Artists Association Shanghai Branch.
His stage works include children's plays "Little Football Team", "Childhood", "Song of Little Friends", plays "In the Name of Revolution", "Steel Torrent", "The History of the Qing Palace" and "Tester Andronicus". The film and television works starring him include: TV series "Tea Saint Lu Yu", "Phoenix Qin", etc.; movies "Tiangu", "Happy Soul", "Black Cannon Incident", "Dislocation" and so on.
In 1986, he won the Best Actor Award at the 6th China Film Golden Rooster Award for "Black Cannon Incident".
"Black Cannon Incident" is adapted from Zhang Xianliang's novel "Romantic Black Cannon", written by Li Wei and directed by Huang Jianxin. Liu Zifeng once recalled the past of filming "Black Cannon Incident" in an interview. At that time, he had just finished filming "University in Exile" and received an invitation from Xi'an Film Studio. He spent a morning reading the script, "I was shocked by Zhao Shuxin's kindness, humility and injustice, I couldn't help sobbing and sobbing, I simply put down the script, let myself cry enough, and waited until the suffocation in my heart was released before continuing. Look."
"Zhao Shuxin, a typical artistic image, is an unrepeatable role in my film art career. This good script with deep meaning and dark humor is also a rare encounter. I am more fortunate that I met Huang Jianxin's thinking again. A sharp and innovative director and his handy creative team! It's unimaginable that a kind of providence happened in the crew of "Black Cannon Incident" by the Western Film Studio in 1985! Remember after I won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor , many friends said to me like this: 'Mr. Liu, you are so lucky, you have met a good script, a good director, a good character and a good creative team!'"
In 2019, Liu Zifeng mentioned in an interview with "China Film Report", "My artistic life all the way, every time I take on a play, I never thought that I would win an award, all because of my passion and understanding of art. ."