She played the role of "Guanyin Bodhisattva" in "Journey to the West".
He is also the first actor in Hunan Province to win the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Opera.
I was fortunate to perform in front of ***, and was personally praised as "fragrant flower".
However, she is an actress with a rich background and strength.
Just when her career was thriving, she suddenly disappeared from the screen and chose another "transcendent worldly" lifestyle.
Zuo Daxue is the famous Hunan opera actor and film and television actor.
How powerful was Zuo Dajun when he was young to become a "year-old friend"?
Why did she suddenly disappear after "Journey to the West" ended? How could such a wonderful actress suddenly disappear?
The story of everything began with several strange things that happened on the set of the filming of "Journey to the West".
*Yang Jie, the director of the TV station, met Zuo Daxue for the first time.
She is standing on the stage of the Hunan opera "Chasing Fish", playing the role of Guanyin.
She was 33 years old at the time, and every smile and demeanor on the stage looked very solemn.
It's like Guanyin Bodhisattva appearing vividly in the temple.
Yang Jie was deeply attracted by Zuo Daxue on the stage at a glance.
After Yang Jie got off the field, she excitedly found Zuo Daxue and said to her.
Your Guanyin is too much to play! If I have the opportunity to shoot Guanyin in the future, I will definitely invite you to act!
What started out was just a pleasantry call between two peers in the industry.
Surprisingly, his prophecy was fulfilled without misfortune.
Six years later, that casually said promise turned into a reality.
CCTV began to produce the TV series "Journey to the West".
The director did not hesitate to contact Zuo Dajue, and despite everyone's opposition, he decided to invite her to play the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the play.
Zuo Dajun didn't care at first, but saw this as an opportunity to help his friend, so he agreed.
Unexpectedly, this shooting actually caused many "strange things" on the set.
The filming conditions at that time were widely considered to be quite difficult.
Due to the lack of advanced equipment, various unexpected situations often occur during the filming process.
Sudden rain or cloudy days can cause filming to be interrupted, which brings a lot of trouble to the crew's schedule.
Zuo Daxue was still the head of the Xiang Theater at that time, and his work was very busy.
Whenever the crew was ready to shoot Guanyin's footage, they always contacted her thirty days in advance to agree on a specific shooting time.
The biggest concern for both sides is the rainy weather, which will take a lot of time to make the round trip.
Once it rains, it may have to be delayed for a whole day, and Zuo Daxue and the crew's schedule will be disrupted.
However, the wonderful thing is that once Zuo Daxue appeared in front of the camera.
When the sky is overcast, there is often a miraculous clearing.
Once, the film crew was stationed in Chengdu, Sichuan, preparing to shoot a scene to save ginseng fruit trees.
It was rainy for many days, with dark clouds and a dark sky.
The director saw that the weather had been bad, so he decided to bite the bullet and prepare to start filming instead of waiting for a sunny day.
The clothes worn by Zuo Dajun are made of yarn.
If it rains, this thin, transparent garment will not only lose its beauty, but may also expose privacy.
However, time waits for no one, she can only complain to "Tang Seng" while sorting out her veil and preparing to go out to film.
What I didn't expect was that it was this act of wearing a veil that actually dispersed the big dark clouds.
The gloomy weather instantly became bright and sunny.
Zuo Dajue's body was illuminated by a beam of sunlight just right, and the colorful halo seemed to be as beautiful as the light of the Buddha.
Occasional occurrences of one or two times can be considered a coincidence, but three or four occurrences are difficult to explain with scientific principles.
At that time, the members of the group made fun of Zuo Daxue as the person specially selected by Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Her performance even fooled God and was deceived by the Guanyin she played.
Zuo Daxue became the "cloudy nemesis" in the group, and it was decided in this way.
As soon as the sky becomes gloomy, they will ask for the "Guanyin Bodhisattva" to appear.
Actually, it's just a joke between colleagues.
When filming the TV series, even the onlookers admitted that they were wrong, which was really unexpected.
They have been filming in scenic spots.
As soon as Zuo Daxue appeared in a costume, the tourists immediately thought that it was "Guanyin apparition".
They immediately knelt down and began to kowtow.
Zuo Dajun was suddenly taken aback.
The image of Guanyin played by her is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially after the TV series is broadcast.
When they filmed the sequel, Zuo Daxue not only attracted local villagers to come and bow down.
Some monks even have stills of Zuo Daxue hanging in their homes, even the statue of Guanyin.
Zuo Dajun was puzzled by this kind of dream linkage in and out of the play.
She gradually felt as if she really had a relationship with the Buddha. This feeling lasted for a long time.
Start consciously studying the Dharma.
However, the fact is that the "Buddha fate" is nothing more than an accident piled up by these coincidences.
The reason why Zuo Dajun was able to successfully play the role of Guanyin is inseparable from the psychological hints brought by a series of accidental events.
Her superb performance skills on the stage of Hunan opera over the years are also indispensable.
The "Guanyin" she starred in has been censored, there is no doubt about it.
Zuo Dajun was born in Xingyang, Henan Province, and later moved to Hunan with his parents.
She has a half-hometown relationship with ***, and she has come from a prominent family since she was a child.
Zuo Zonglian's father served as a major general to Cheng Qian and Li Mo'an.
One of the famous actors of Hunan Hunan opera is Zheng Fuqiu, who was once known as one of the four famous actors of Hunan opera.
Zuo Daxue began to listen to the "Tong Zigong" in Hunan opera in her mother's womb.
At the age of eleven, he was successfully admitted to the Hunan Opera Actor Training Class in Hunan Province.
When I was thirteen years old, I participated in the Hunan Opera training class and went to Beijing to perform the "Hometown Opera" for ***.
At the age of sixteen, she starred in the opera movie "Life and Death" and became famous in one fell swoop.
Even *** has heard of her, and specially named her performance.
After a performance, she danced with ***, thus becoming a "New Year's friend".
The two once had the experience of not only drinking tea together.
Zuo Dajun felt made fun of by the chairman because *** pronounced the "玢" in her name as "fen".
Later, I consulted the recommended "Da Ci Hai", and only then did I know that this character was a polyphonic word, and it made a small joke.
As a result of these small interactions, the relationship between the two quickly became familiar.
Whenever he goes to Hunan, he often patronizes Zuo Dajun's performances.
As a result, Zuo Daxue became the pillar of the Hunan Theater and was highly respected by fans.
However, the good times did not last long, and a few years later, the Cultural Revolution broke out.
Zuo Daxue was ** because of his father's identity, and was sent to the countryside for training, and experienced several years of difficult years.
Zuo Dajun returned to Hunan and performed the Hunan opera "The Gardener's Song" on stage.
Because a few lyrics were characterized as "poisonous weeds", they even made the headlines on the front page of "People**" and were widely criticized.
Later, he personally designated this Hunan drama and took the lead in applauding it, which made Zuo Daxue change from being regarded as a "poisonous weed" to a "vanilla".
Zuo Dajue's acting skills when he was young can be seen, which has enabled him to win the favor of *** many times.
**Later, he became old, and his health gradually deteriorated, and it was difficult for him to travel back and forth between Beijing and Hunan frequently.
He missed several plays in his hometown, so he invited the film crew of ** TV station to go to Hunan to record.
The director in charge of the video at that time was Yang Jie, who later directed "Journey to the West".
**The drama that was recorded was "Chasing Fish" that the two met.
In order to play Guanyin in the drama.
Zuo Dajun studied many ancient books and Buddhist scriptures.
She would often go to the temple to take a closer look at the Buddha statues.
She shines in Hunan dramas and TV series, and the accumulation over the years can be said to be because of her.
However, what no one expected was that after becoming an instant hit with "Journey to the West".
Zuo Dajun did not tour around like the "Master and Apprentice Four".
Instead, he chose to "retire", which was at his peak.
How is this going on?
When Zuo Dajun filmed "Journey to the West", he was 40 years old.
Although she was later favored and favored by many directors, she was actually not interested in TV dramas.
starred in "Journey to the West" also because we respect director Yang Jie's talent and status.
In order to fulfill the promise she made six years ago, she reluctantly accepted the next task.
After starring in "Master Li" and "Journey to the West Sequel", she quit the TV screen.
Re-entered the stage of Hunan opera.
Although singing can't make money, you can make money by acting and receiving advertisements.
The power of dreams cannot be underestimated.
After several years of unremitting efforts, Zuo Dajun won the first Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Opera in Hunan Province in 1988.
She is inspired by the fact that her achievements have been recognized by mainstream awards.
My determination to promote Hunan opera has become even stronger.
She then began to use her popularity to perform in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions.
This persistence has been going on for 30 years.
Zuo Dajun was officially awarded the title of representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage.
She then retired behind the scenes and began to focus on cultivating the next generation of Hunan opera talents, and has now achieved fruitful results.
Until 2024, Zuo Daxue will celebrate his 81st birthday.
But still in good spirits.
Aside from a few extra wrinkles on his face, it seems that not much has changed forty years ago.
Although she no longer sings on stage, her family life is very happy.
She and her husband Xiao Gao, who is five years older than her, have spent more than 50 years of ups and downs together, which can be described as a golden marriage.
They raised a son and a daughter together, and now they have all started their own families.
The head of the family lives a warm and peaceful life with his loved ones.
Since the 80s, Zuo Daxue has been regarded by the audience as the "only Guanyin".
After so many long years, many versions of "Journey to the West" have come out, but none of them can surpass her classic image.
She never used the incident to create a sensation.
He didn't play the same role all his life like other characters in "Journey to the West".
Instead, he chose another "path of birth", which coincided with its most prosperous period.
He re-entered the stage of opera and dedicated his life's passion to his beloved Hunan opera.
Only such an actor can truly bear the title of "people's artist".
Finally, let us wish Mr. Zuo good health, long life and good health.
May Guanyin bless her, so that the spirit of "Guanyin" in our childhood can stay by our side for a while longer.