China's first actress on the screen.

The first actress on the screen in China was Yan Shanshan. ?

Yan Shanshan graduated from Hongkong Yide Normal School and was keen on social activities. 19 13 played the maid of Zhuang Zhou's wife in the Hong Kong film "Zhuangzi tries his wife" and became the first actress on the China screen; Later, he joined Shanghai Minxin Film Company and starred in films such as God of Peace, Revenge of Five Women and Near-re-embodiment Marriage. 1928 retired from the film industry.

The plot of Zhuangzi's wife test

The first actress on China's screen came from the Hong Kong short story "Zhuangzi tries his wife", which was filmed in the same year as "Difficult Wife". Based on the legend of Ming and Qing dynasties, the film describes the story of Zhuang Zhou's cheating death to test his wife's loyalty. Perhaps because Hong Kong has been ruled by Britain for a long time and is ahead of western fashion, it is acceptable for men and women to perform on the same stage.

Therefore, Yan Shanshan, the wife of director Li Minwei, plays the maid of Zhuang Zhou's wife in the film. Although it is not the leading role, it is enough for Yan Shanshan to win the honor of being the first actress in China film history.