1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁national - level ▁actor ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁China ' s ▁most ▁out standing ▁bar it ones . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art . ▁He ▁holds ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁( S ha o ji ang ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Yang ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dal ian , ▁F eng t ian ▁province , ▁Man ch u ku o , ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁while ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁home ▁in ▁R ong ch eng , ▁Sh and ong . ▁After ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁Opera ▁House ▁of ▁Dal ian ▁Song ▁and ▁Dance ▁Tr oupe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁C PC ▁Central ▁Military ▁Commission ▁Political ▁Department ▁Song ▁and ▁Dance ▁Tr oupe , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Li ▁M eng x ion g , ▁Yang ▁Hu at ang ▁and ▁Sh en ▁X i ang . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁sang ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁historical ▁television ▁series ▁Rom ance ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Kingdom s , ▁adapted ▁from ▁Lu o ▁Gu anz h ong ' s ▁classical ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁sang ▁a