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Actress Hou Ping-ying reveals she has blocked her brother Hou Guan-qun

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  • Actress Hou Ping-ying, known for her role in "The Legend of Shi Gong," revealed she has blocked her brother, Hou Guan-qun.
  • The siblings come from a prominent Taiwanese entertainment family, but their relationship has been strained since Hou Ping-ying published a memoir in 2009 detailing childhood abuse and unfair treatment by her mother and brother.
  • Hou Ping-ying has since developed her career in Japan and China, while her brother Hou Guan-qun has remained in Taiwan.

Actress Hou Ping-ying, who rose to fame in 1997 for her role as "Shi Xiao-hong" in "The Legend of Shi Gong," has revealed that she has cut ties with her brother, Hou Guan-qun.

Hou Ping-ying and Hou Guan-qun are siblings from a well-known Taiwanese entertainment family. Their father was the late actor Jin Tao, and their mother was actress and food critic Li Jia-xi. However, their family relationship has been fraught with tension. In 2009, Hou Ping-ying published a memoir titled "Matchbox," in which she detailed her childhood experiences of unfair treatment and abuse from her mother and brother. The book exposed the "Hou family scandal" and caused a stir in the entertainment industry, leading to a public exchange between the siblings.

I've already "blocked" him.

โ€” Hou Ping-yingResponding to a question about her current relationship with her brother, Hou Guan-qun, during an interview.

During an interview on Cao Qi-tai's program "Guang Mang Wan Zhang," Hou Ping-ying was asked about her current relationship with her brother. She stated that she had "blocked" him long ago. Hou Ping-ying has since developed her career in Japan and China, and during the interview, she expressed herๆ— ๅฅˆ (helplessness) about the situation, acknowledging that despite cutting contact, they remain family.

In other news, Hou Ping-ying recently posted a tribute on Weibo for the passing of veteran filmmaker Shi Nansun, stating, "From now on, Hong Kong art has lost a color, and works and laments have stopped in yesterday."

From now on, Hong Kong art has lost a color, and works and laments have stopped in yesterday.

โ€” Hou Ping-yingPaying tribute to the late filmmaker Shi Nansun on Weibo.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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