Famed actress Qin Yi, 100, passes away in Shanghai

It is a sad moment for loyal movie fans.

Qin Yi, an actress and recipient of the national honorary title "People's Artist", passed away at age 100 in Shanghai on Monday, a huge loss to the Chinese film industry after the departure of director Huang Shuqin on April 21 at 82 and actor Liu Zifeng on May 7 at 83.

Qin died at Huadong Hospital, at 4:08 am on Monday. Respecting the wishes of her family, the funeral will be simple, according to an obituary released by the Shanghai Film Group Corp.