In the 60s of the last century, Hong Kong films flourished and achieved a rapid rise.
However, corresponding to the boom in films during this period, many Hong Kong female artists have chosen to go to a dead end and end their young lives by committing suicide, and the reasons behind each female artist are different.
Li Ting, an actor in Shaw Brothers movies, also chose to hang herself during this period, only 22 years old, in the prime of her youth. There are many opinions about the cause of her death, and it remains an unsolved mystery to this day.
Li Ting is originally from Beijing, has good looks, and followed her father to Hong Kong as a teenager. On the street, she is often praised. With the encouragement of some people, Li Ting came up with the idea of becoming a star. So, at the age of 19, she was successfully admitted to the Shaw Brothers' Southern Experimental Troupe with her solid strength.
From then on, she officially entered the Hong Kong film industry, and in 1964 she signed with the Shaw Brothers Company and became an actor for Shaw Brothers. Next, she participated in the filming of many film and television works, but her popularity has not been able to increase.
It wasn't until 1964 that when Shaw Brothers was preparing to shoot "Crocodile River", the director couldn't find a replacement due to the heroine's scheduling problem, and unexpectedly found Li Ting. It is in this way that Li Ting unexpectedly became the heroine of the film, and the movie unexpectedly achieved great success, making Li Ting popular.
However, in 1966, Li Ting's body was found in a dormitory toilet in Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, at the age of 22.
Li Ting's death has sparked speculation from the outside world, but it is still an unsolvable mystery.
Some people say that she is because of many relationship failures, which leads to misanthropy. Li Ting's emotional experience is indeed tortuous, initially falling in love with a wealthy businessman in Singapore, and then falling in love with Liao Liewu did not go to the end. After that, she met a wealthy gentleman, and the two fell in love for a long time.
Once, Li Ting's father was sick, and she found the gentleman and expressed his willingness to get engaged and asked for 20,000 yuan for treatment. However, the gentleman directly gave Li Ting 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. However, Li Ting did not use the money, and soon after she met director Qin Jian.
Qin Jian is quite famous in the Hong Kong film industry, and it is said that he is the discoverer of Bruce Lee and the enlightenment director of Xie Xian. Because of his fame and excellent appearance, as well as his mature and stable temperament, Li Ting trusted him very much, and even handed over the 180,000 Hong Kong dollars in his hand to him.
However, Qin Jian took the money to gamble, and as a result, he lost everything. After learning about it, Li Ting was hurt and lost confidence in her relationship since then. What's even more bizarre is that in the 3 years after Li Ting's suicide, Qin Jian, who cheated her of her feelings and money, also committed suicide in that dormitory.
Li Ting's death frightened the staff who lived in the Shaw Brothers Film Dormitory at the time, and many chose to leave. Although Shaw invited the master to do so, it did not prevent the Shaw Brothers movie stars from committing suicide one after another.
They chose to give up their lives in the prime of life, and it is difficult to conclude what the reason is in a short period of time.