Riding a wave of success

Veteran actress continues to display her mastery to audiences with new accolade, Xing Wen reports.

At age 20, she won Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards. By 30, she took on a groundbreaking cross-gender role as the male lead in the classic TV series New Legend of Madame White Snake, the adaptation of a folklore that became a phenomenon across the Chinese-speaking world.

Over three decades later, Hong Kong actress Cecilia Yip continues to redefine her legendary career.

At 62, she joined the latest season of the music competition show Riding Wind this year, becoming the most senior participant since the program's inception in 2020 and was crowned its champion on June 7.