Actor
Ying Ruocheng
Chinese actor, translator.
Ying Ruocheng was a Chinese actor, director, playwright and vice minister of culture from 1986 to 1990. He first came to the attention of Western audiences for his portrayal of Kublai Khan in the 1982 miniseries Marco Polo. He played the part of the governor of the detention camp in the Bernardo Bertolucci's film The Last Emperor, and the role of the Tibetan Buddhist Lama Norbu in Little Buddha. He also worked as a theater translator, director, and actor for the Beijing People's Art Theatre, particularly for his role as Pockmark Liu in Lao She's Teahouse and as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in 1983, directed by Arthur Miller.
- Born
- 1929-06-21, Beijing, ChinaA Friday
- Died
- 2003-12-27, Beijing, ChinaA Saturday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1929-06-21, Beijing, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 29°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 18°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 13°52′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°53′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 1°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 27°03′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 11°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 29°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2003-12-27, Beijing, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 4°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 25°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4°41′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 7°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 10°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 29°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 11°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 20°19′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ying Ruocheng was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
