The divorce of 'Monkey King' stars Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng

‘The Monkey King 3’ and 'The Story of Minglan' stars Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng are getting a divorce, Daily C-pop reports. The couple, who are dubbed one of China’s hottest C-entertainment couples, first met when they collaborated on ‘The Monkey King 3’. Sparks flew between them but sadly, it was not to be.

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Zhao Liying, born on 16 October 1987, is a Chinese actress. She is also known as Zanilia Zhao.

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Zhao Liying hails from a small village in Langfang, Hebei. Before she became an actress, she was enrolled in Langfang School of Electronic Information Engineering – a secondary training school.

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Zhao Liying started her career as an actress by coming in first in the Yahoo Search Star Game competition in 2006. She then went on to sign with Huayi Brothers as a new talent.

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Zhao Liying has starred in many commercially successful hits over the course of her career. They include ‘The Monkey King 3’, ‘Princess Agents’ and ‘The Story of Minglan’.

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As one of China’s most popular and commercially successful actresses, Zhao Liying is slated to appear in three upcoming dramas ‘Faith Makes Great’, ‘Who Is Murderer’ and ‘The Story of Xing Fu’.

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Feng Shaofeng, born on 7 October 1978, is a Chinese actor. He is also known as William Feng.

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Feng Shaofeng was born in Shanghai, China, as an only child. His father was a civil servant while his mother was involved in many artistic pursuits.

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Strongly influenced by his mother’s love for the arts, Fang Shaofeng took up violin lessons when he was young and participated in many extracurricular activities as a child. Feng Shaofeng applied to Shanghai Theatre Academy after graduating from high school and was granted a scholarship with the institution.

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Feng Shaofeng made his acting debut in 1998. He then began to appear in many television series such as ‘Boy & Girl’, ‘Wind and Cloud 2’ and Assassinator Jing Ke’ as a supporting character.

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In his illustrious acting career, Feng Shaofeng has appeared in many popular dramas and films such as ‘Palace’, ‘Wolf Totem’, ‘The Monkey King 2’, and ‘The Monkey King 3’.

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As one of China’s most popular actors, Feng Shaofeng is slated to appear in the dramas ‘Faith Makes Great’, ‘The Imperial Age’, ‘Novoland: The Princess From Plateau’, ‘Song of the Assassins’, ‘Life is a Long Quiet River’, and ‘Wisher’.

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Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng first met when they collaborated on the 2018 film ‘The Monkey King 3’. Feng Shaofeng starred as Tang Sanzang, while Zhao Liying starred as Ruler of Women’s Country. They played a couple in the film.

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However, it seems that fate has decided that the two should remain a couple, as both Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng were cast as a couple once again in the 2018 drama 'The Story of Minglan.'

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In 2018, '8 Days' magazine reported that Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng were spotted holding hands while out on a date on the streets of Beijing by a fan. Later on another occasion, a netizen spotted the pair out on a date again at Beijing’s China Central Mall.

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A few months later, by the end of 2018, Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng surprised their fans when they announced their marriage via Weibo. '8 Days' magazine reports that it was a welcome surprise for their fans who had been speculating on the pair’s relationship for a while.

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In 2019, the lowkey couple once again delighted fans when Feng Shaofeng announced on his Weibo that Zhao Liying had given birth to a baby boy.

After barely two and a half years of marriage, Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng once again shocked their fans when they announced their divorce through their respective agencies. The news completely took fans by surprise, as the couple had recently been spotted vacationing, happily, in Sanya. That was as recent as in February 2021.

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However, fans upset at their divorce news should take solace in the fact that their split seems to be amicable. According to '38jiejie,' both Feng Shaofeng and Zhao Liying tagged one another on their respective Weibo accounts with the following statement:  "The days are long, the past was very good, hope the future will be better." They wished each other well for their respective futures.

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According to 'Jaynestars,' Zhao Liying and Feng Shaofeng will be sharing custody of their two-year old son. The couple were seen handling several huge pieces of luggage with their assistants as they prepared to move out of their shared marital home.

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Due to Zhao Liying’s and Feng Shaofeng’s hard work and sacrifices for their fans and careers, the stars have been cast in multiple upcoming dramas that are slated to premiere later in the year. As such, fans of the actress and actor can look forward to seeing and supporting their favourite stars in the near future.

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