The actor who played Xi'er in the dance drama The White-Haired Girl was Mao Huifang.
Mao Huifang, a dancer, was the first graduate of the Shanghai Dance School. She was born in an ordinary working-class family. Judging from the environment at that time, she was a well-educated person.
After 13 months of filming, the ballet "The White-Haired Girl" was screened nationwide during the Spring Festival. Mao Huifang's sweet smile and those fire-breathing eyes made She became a popular "ballet star" in China.
Mao Huifang’s personal experience
In 1979, Mao Huifang married Shen Weidian, who was studying at Fudan University. After getting married and having children, she returned to the stage and performed well in dramas such as "Giselle", "Butterflies Fly", "Wind and Thunder in the Miao Mountains", and "Moonlight Night on the Spring River". During this period, Mao Huifang served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth Shanghai CPPCC.
In 1984, Mao Huifang joined the Communist Party of China. In August of the same year, she accompanied her husband to the United States to study. At the University of Detroit Wayne County where her husband was studying for a doctorate, Mao Huifang applied to teach in the ballet department of the school and was later promoted to the director of the ballet arts department.
During her stay in the United States, she held a special dance performance. When she performed "White-Haired Girl", she could not find an artistic partner. Her husband Shen Weidian, a professor of physics at Michigan State University, volunteered to dance "Yang Bailao" and performed Winning a round of applause.