Yang Hongji

Yang Hongji is a Chinese national-level actor and one of China's most celebrated baritones. He is also a professor at the People's [Liberation Army Academy of Art]. He holds the rank of Major General.

Early life and education

Yang was born in Dalian, Fengtian province, Manchukuo, on February 8, 1941, while his ancestral home in Rongcheng, Shandong. After the Proclamation of the [People's Republic of China|founding] of the People's Republic of China in 1959, he was accepted to the Opera House of Dalian Song and Dance Troupe. In 1962, he entered the Central [Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe], where he studied under Li Mengxiong, Yang Huatang and Shen Xiang. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1979.

Career

In 1994, he sang the theme song of the 1994 historical television series Romance of [the Three Kingdoms (TV series)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms], adapted from Luo Guanzhong's classical novel of the same title.
In 1995, he sang a song titled "Sleepless Tonight" at the CCTV [New Year's Gala].
He provided one of the two vocals for the song "Where Lies the Path Ahead?" in the 2024 video game Black Myth: Wukong.