Jiao Huang

Jiao Huang (; born 8 July 1936) is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as Kangxi Emperor in Yongzheng Emperor, Qianlong Emperor in Qianlong Dynasty, and Emperor Jing of Han in The Emperor in Han Dynasty. Early life and education Jiao was born in Beijing, on July 8, 1936, while his ancestral home in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. His father, Jiao Shufan, graduated from Yenching University and was a teacher at the University of International Business and Economics after the establishment of the Communist State in 1949. Due to the Second Sino-Japanese War, his family moved to Shanghai. In 1955, he was accepted to Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he graduated in 1959. After university, he was assigned to Shanghai Youth Drama Troupe. Acting career Jiao first came to public attention in 1958 at the age of 22, appearing on Xie Jin's Small stories in Big Waves. In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Jiao was brought to be persecuted and forced to work in the fields instead of acting.