Chu Lanlan, Chinese actress, famous young performance artist, and founder of New Peking Opera, died at 1 o’clock in the morning on Sunday (18th). Rumor has it that she died suddenly of complications due to a suspected infection with the new crown, leaving her with 7 sons, aged 39.
Chu Lanlan’s mother issued an obituary to her relatives and friends, saying that Chu Lanlan “died due to illness and emergency treatment failed.” He would follow her last wish and keep the funeral simple. It is reported that the family has decided not to hold a memorial ceremony for Chu Lanlan in Beijing, and the time of the memorial service will be announced separately.
Chu Lanlan’s sudden death was a surprise, because she had appeared in a performance a month ago, which sparked heated discussions among netizens. A fan asked: “What is the reason for her death?” The friend only replied with the word “sudden illness” and did not reveal the specific cause of death. Later, a student indebted to Chu Lanlan sent a message of condolence: “Shocked to hear that she died of complications from a certain epidemic pneumonia, and that she returned to her hometown. I can’t bear to turn the pictures in black and white, because her artistic life is colorful!”
Chu Lanlan was born in Jinzhai, Anhui Province in May 1983. She starred in the CCTV TV series “Affection” at the age of 8. At the age of 20, she released her first album “Elegant Rhythm of Jingqiang”, “,”,”People in Beijing are Busy”, “The Violin Pairs Flowers”, etc., and has also filmed the new Peking Opera TV series “The Bird”, the film “I Live at the Head of the Yangtze River”, Peking Opera stage. play “Lin Daiyu”, “Farewell My Concubine”, “”Ode to Pear Blossom” and so on. She learned from Cai Yinglian, the art successor of Zhang School, and is a second pupil of Peking Opera master Zhang Junqiu. She has been teaching at the Beijing Traditional Chinese Opera Vocational Academy for a long time, and founded the “New Peking Opera”, and is committed to the innovation and promotion of the art of Peking Opera.
