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In 1960, a colour production in ancient costumes, "The Enchanting Shadow", was screened
at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The film did not win any awards, but Le Di managed to
capture the attention of all. She was reputed to be "China's most beautiful actress".
![]() The Xi siblings wept with sorrow at the funeral of their grandmother. |
![]() A scene from "The Enchanting Shadow", by which Le Di was recognised as "The Classic Beauty". On 12 January 1961, Le Di lost her grandmother with whom she had been living for more than 20 years. |
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On 31 January 1962, Le Di married well-known comedian Peter Chen
Hou. They spent two weeks' honeymoon vacation in Japan.
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On 3 September 1962, Le Di gave birth to a girl, nicknamed "Ming Ming". In 1963, Le Di became the Best Actress at the second presentation of Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan for her role in the legendary blockbuster "Love Eterne", a colour production of "The Butterfly Lovers" with "wang mei diao", a kind of folk music originated from Anhui province in central China.
In early 1964, Le Di's contract with Shaw Brothers expired. She then joined Motion
Picture and General Investments Limited (MP&GI) on 1 February. Le Di starred in 21 films
during her years with Shaw Brothers: |
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