Sun Haiying (; born 7 October 1956) is a Chinese actor. Sun is noted for his roles as Shi Guangrong and

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in the television series ''The Years of Intense Emotion'' (2001) and ''

The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' () is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. I ...

'' (2002) respectively. He has now gained even greater popularity from his breakthrough role as

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in '' King's War'' (2012). Sun has won the 15th

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- Best Supporting Actor in 2012 and the

Flying Apsaras Award The China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards (), also known as Flying Apsaras Awards, or simply Feitian Awards, is a biannual awards ceremony honoring excellence in Chinese television. Named after the ''Gandhanra'', aka "Flying Apsaras", the desi ...

for Outstanding actor in 2002.

Life

Sun was born in a wealthy and highly educated family in

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on October 7, 1956, the son of Hai Na (), an actress, and Sun Haichang (), the President of Liaoning People's Art Theatre. At the age of 7, he joined the

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Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

, he was transferred to Fujian Military Region in 1979. Sun joined Shenyang Theatre in 1989 and became an actor. On February 26, 2016, Sun's Sina Weibo was banned. Sun was twice married. Originally wed to a female pharmacist in 1979, there had a son, he died early. After a turbulent divorce, he remarried in 2002. Lǚ Lìpíng, his second wife, who is also a Chinese notable actress. Both Sun and Lǚ are

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Political positions

Role of the Chinese Communist Party

Sun questioned the statement "

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", a slogan from a popular

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(CCP) propaganda song, on his

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. He publicly stated that "No matter who appeared, China will exist still."

Cultural Revolution

In August 2015, Sun said in a post on his Sina Weibo that "The

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is a

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, and we will never forgive it".

Homosexuality

Sun also stated in an interview that he believes homosexuality to be a dirty crime against humanity. https://web.archive.org/web/20200725001549/https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzQwMTE0OA

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Freedom of religion

As a Protestant himself, Sun supported the

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on his Sina Weibo and opposed the CCP's control of religions.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

* 2002

for Outstanding actor * 2012 ''The Sino-Japanese War at Sea'' -

China Movie Channel Media Awards China Movie Channel Media Awards (电影频道传媒大奖) are presented at each Shanghai International Film Festival by China Movie Channel. Voted by the reporters in the entertainment industry, the awards are aimed at "promoting medium-and-small- ...

- Best Supporting Actor

References

External links

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