On November 7, the opera actor @ Opera Liu Bing posted: "Mr. Liu Dagang, the famous performing artist who played Sha Seng in "Journey to the West", passed away in Beijing on November 3, 2025 at the age of 78."
In the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", Yan Huaili played Sha Seng, and in the sequel, Mr. Liu Dagang played Sha Seng. Now, the Liangbansha monks who accompanied us in our childhood have passed away.
According to netizens, 78-year-old Liu Dagang has performed voluntarily for 30 years and donated all the performance fees he saved to left-behind children, which is admirable.
At the same time, both Yan Huaili and Liu Dagang also acted in "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader", with Liu Dagang playing the fake Shaolin monk and Yan Huaili playing Xie Xun:
