At 17 years old, she acted in "Shaolin Temple" and became popular, and was rumored to be in a scandal with Jet Li, why did the shepherdess Ding Lan disappear from the scene?

The eighties and nineties of the last century, is the peak period of martial arts action movies, the birth of countless classic martial arts films. The Shaolin Temple is a classic among classics, and the video features a haunting song called "Shepherd's Song," which reminds people of the nimble and vivacious shepherdess Bai Wuxia whenever they hear the familiar melody.

Jet Li, the male lead, became an overnight sensation with the movie, ranking among the top stars in China, and Ding Lan, the female lead, became a goddess in the hearts of countless viewers. However, after "Shaolin Temple", Jet Li made many classic works, and even broke into Hollywood to become an international superstar, but the heroine Ding Lan was gradually forgotten, so how is she now?

Ding Lan is a bit of Henan pretty girl, since childhood, love dance, at the age of 11 years old with solid basic skills into the Henan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe dance training class, a year later and into the Henan Provincial School of Opera Actor class, no matter the dance or performance is outstanding, so still in school when the Yu opera "Red Lanterns" "Broken Bridges" as a protagonist.

In 1981, just after graduation, Ding Lan ushered in a crucial turning point in her life and became a lucky girl favored by fate. At that time, director Zhang Xinyan was worried about the female lead in "Shaolin Temple", and after auditioning a lot of actors who didn't feel right, he planned to go to the drama troupe of the North Film Studio to see if there were any unexpected gains.

It was there that Zhang Xinyan discovered Ding Lan, the dance of clouds and water, clean face, bright eyes, in an instant he felt that this is the shepherdess of his heart, White Flawless. White Flawless is a bit of a heroine with martial arts skills, Ding Lan has neither practiced martial arts nor filmed a fight scene, so she studied hard on the set and learned from a master, and in just a short period of time, she met the requirements, among which she had to suffer as you can imagine.

1982, "Shaolin Temple" was released in the theaters on the fire north and south of the Yangtze River, the 17-year-old Ding Lan overnight popularity, the scenery is infinite. A movie ignited the dream of martial arts in the hearts of countless people, and the simple and lively shepherdess Bai Wuxia, who wielded a whip in the midst of mountain flowers in the movie, also became the dream girl of countless teenagers. Since the age of 17 because of "Shaolin Temple" young fame, Ding Lan has become a "chivalrous female professional", in the "Shaolin Kid", "Chivalrous Thirteen Sisters", "The Great Thief of the Eastern Tomb", playing a generation of chivalrous heroines are dashing and uninhibited gallantry. But because the image of the shepherdess is too y rooted in people's hearts, after that, Ding Lan never had a role that could surpass Bai Wuxia.

In the shooting of "Shaolin Temple", Ding Lan and Jet Li are newcomers for the first time to shoot a movie, the two happen to be of similar age, seventeen or eighteen years old, in the crew under the night and day, Ding Lan on Jet Li has a different sentiment. But at that time, Jet Li was in love with his childhood sweetheart's sister, Huang Qiuyan, in Ding Lan's confession when she politely refused, resulting in the first love of Ding Lan sad for a long time.

In 1989, as a new drama needed to be filmed in Singapore, Ding Lan came to Singapore for the first time with the right crew. As soon as she came to Singapore, she fell in love with this beautiful garden city, and when she was strolling around the city during the shooting breaks, she thought about how good it would be if she lived here all the time in the future. It was at this time that a rich Singaporean businessman launched a fierce pursuit of Ding Lan, sweet words of love, expensive gifts and romantic surprises, in this kind of offensive she also began to heart, the two fell in love with Ding Lan made up her mind to follow the rich businessman to move to Singapore. This means that Ding Lan gave up her flourishing career in China for love, and many people were shocked by it.

After marrying the rich merchant, Ding Lan joined Singaporean citizenship and made a few more movies in Singapore, but none of them were much of a splash, and her popularity ran out in less than a few years. Career hit, the marriage also began to have problems, due to the couple's concept of thinking and lifestyle differences in getting along with frequent conflicts, and ultimately the two marriages to the collapse. When I was young, I made the choice to give up everything in the country to come to this city, and now I don't know if Ding Lan has any regrets.

In Singapore, the once-desired country, career and marriage are no longer the same, so in 2001, 37-year-old Ding Lan back to the country. Originally intended to return to China to revitalize the acting career of Ding Lan had to face the harsh reality of the entertainment industry competition is fierce newcomers, not many people remember the name of Ding Lan. The road of acting was not feasible, so Ding Lan turned to the road of business. Unexpectedly, Ding Lan also has amazing talent in business, coupled with what she learned from her wealthy Singaporean husband, Ding Lan has achieved great success in the shopping mall.

The family boutique company she founded grew bigger and bigger, with businesses opening up at home and abroad, and Ding Lan's value skyrocketed rapidly, making her a truly wealthy woman. From the age of 17 overnight popularity to 37 years old from scratch, from the movie valiant heroine to the shopping mall powerful woman, Ding Lan every step is full of legend. Looking back on the past, that smile like a flower shepherdess will always remain in the hearts of that generation.