Trivia

After filming "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain", Shi Weijian returned to the stage and played Sun Yat-sen in "Sun Yat-sen's Passion in London". In 1983, Shi Weijian collaborated with Xie Jin in the movie "Qiu Jin", playing Sun Yat-sen again.

In 1981, he played the leading actor Luo Qun in "Legend of Tianyun Mountain" directed by great director Xie Jin. The film caused a huge response after its release and won many awards including the 1st Golden Rooster Award and the 4th Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film.

Shi Weijian was admitted to the Shanghai People's Art Institute in 1949 to study acting. In 1956, he was transferred to the Central Experimental Theater from Shanghai People's Art Theatre.

In 1950, the Shanghai People's Art Theater Actor Training School recruited students, and Shi Weijian signed up. Among more than 2,000 candidates, Shi Weijian became "one-fiftieth" who was admitted.

In May 1993, Shi Weijian led the China Youth Art Theater to perform the drama "Guan Hanqing" in Taiwan.

He was a national first-class actor at the Central Experimental Theater and former director of the China Youth Art Theatre.

He has created nearly a hundred characters in dramas and film and television dramas.

In 1953, Shi Weijian actively responded to the organization's call and went to the Korean front to express condolences to the Chinese People's Volunteers and performed the drama "Liu Hulan" for them.

Shi Weijian's career as an actor was deeply influenced by the teachings of the famous director Sun Weishi. In his essay "Life is always like meeting for the first time" in memory of Sun Weishi and Jin Shan, he expressed his deep gratitude to the senior artists for their care and support for him.

In 1991, Shi Weijian became the director of the China Youth Art Theater. During his tenure as director, Shi Weijian solved the housing problems of dozens of people and built the Qingyi Building in the Capital Oriental Plaza.