According to Sina, artist Liu Dagang passed away surrounded by his family in Beijing on November 3. The information was confirmed to the media by the artist’s relatives. His funeral was held simply according to his last wishes.
The news of Liu Dagang’s death shocked many audiences and colleagues. In the last years of his life, the artist lived a private life, almost never appearing in public.
Liu Dagang was born in 1947, a veteran name in the Chinese entertainment industry. With more than half a century of acting, the artist was loved for many roles on both stage and screen.
Liu Dagang as Sha Wujing. Photo: Sina
He is loved through works such as: The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: Demonic Cult Leader, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Prime Minister Liu Gu… Liu Dagang is loved by Asian audiences, including Vietnam, when he replaced actor Yan Huaili to play Sha Wujing in the classic TV series Journey to the West.
“Both actors who played Sha Wujing have passed away. They have both gone to the West, completing their mission in life,” a comment received tens of thousands of likes from the online community on Weibo.
