From a generation of singers to becoming a nun and disappearing from the music scene for 23 years, how is Li Na doing now?

"Who brought the ancient call, who left behind..." ?How many people regard Han Hong as the original singer of this popular song "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau"? However, the actual original singer is Li Na, a popular singer in the 1990s. ?Many people may be unfamiliar with the mention of this name, but almost half of the many famous songs we sing today come from her original songs, such as "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" and "A Good Man Lives in Peace".

This is such a woman with extremely high talent and obsession with music, but she became a monk in 1997, converted to Buddhism, and suddenly disappeared from people's sight. What kind of life has Li Na experienced? Why did she disappear? People thought she retired due to emotional injuries, but what is the truth?

In 1963, a baby girl was born in a poor family in Zhengzhou, Henan. Her parents named her "Niu Zhihong" and later changed her stage name to "Li Na". Because of her poor economic conditions, Li Na has been very sensible since she was a child and rarely lets her parents worry about her. However, when he was 5 years old, his father's unexpected death made the already not wealthy family even worse. The mother who lost her father took on the responsibility of raising the two sisters alone.

In order to make a living, the family of three traveled around. Seeing her mother’s hard work, Li Na developed an independent and strong character from an early age. Fortunately, Li Na is born with a high-quality voice and can express herself through singing. Her clear and bright singing voice brings warmth to people. Her mother saw that she had such a high talent and strongly supported her development in singing. Although learning to sing still cost a lot of money, Li Na agreed with her mother's strong support.

After she began to study singing systematically, Li Na showed her amazing talent. When she was 13 years old, she was admitted to Henan Opera Academy, so she polished her music skills at the Academy of Opera. Later, she started performing in Henan Opera. In 5 years, she became a famous local "corner" and even won the first prize for playing the role of "Taijun She". This greatly increased her confidence and made her full of expectations for the future.

However, at that time, opera gradually lost its market, and pop music emerged with it. Although Li Na had already made some achievements in Henan Opera at that time, she was unwilling to sink into it. After careful consideration, she decided to study pop music. But my mother objected. Although Li Na is sensible, she is also a stubborn person and decided to study in Shenzhen.

After studying the system, she decided to go to Beijing to try and find a bigger stage. However, she did not expect that there are many talented people in Beijing, hidden dragons and tigers everywhere. Although she has a naturally good voice that can help add points, there is not much difference between her and others. So, Li Na decided to settle down again and further learn singing.

After becoming famous, many people praised her for her unique voice and extremely high talent. However, she said about this, "I don't have such a good talent. In fact, it was all tempered by myself." With such a good voice, coupled with systematic study and continuous polishing, Li Na quickly stood out.

In 1988, Li Na participated in the National Popular Singer Competition and won first place. After that, her career seemed to be in jeopardy. She won various awards and fame and fortune came one after another. Her songs "Ode to Sister-in-law" and "A good man has a safe life" have resounded all over the country. Her subsequent performance of "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" brought her to the pinnacle of the music world, and she was so popular that she was called the "big sister in the music world".

Although she has achieved both fame and fortune, she is unhappy in her heart. After becoming popular, various partners found her, and she became endlessly busy. Later, when Li Na retired, people learned that she had sung more than 200 songs for more than 160 film and television works in the past ten years, leaving people with extremely precious spiritual wealth. What makes her even more uncomfortable is that because of the constant interviews and even tracking by the media, she feels like she is being voyeuristic, which makes her very uncomfortable.

Li Na began to reflect: Are she really happy? "I sang because I liked it, but now it seems that it has deviated from the original intention. Is this really what I want?" During that time, she felt that she had been trapped in Vanity Fair and couldn't extricate herself. She began to doubt herself and even resisted singing. Such listless days continued for some time.

Until she met someone. He is from the Northeast, straightforward and informal. Li Na seemed to be possessed by a demon when she got along with him. She was attracted by him and devoted all her affection without hesitation. It is said that Li Na was affectionate when singing "Ode to Sister-in-law" The payment is related to this person.

It was only when she fell into the whirlpool of love that she discovered that the other party was married and had children. She was unwilling to "step in" and destroy other people's families, so she decisively chose to leave. Although Li Na remained normal on the surface, the pain in her heart pricked her all the time. For a long time, she didn't dare to mention her feelings.

Fortunately, after she was in a slump for a while, she met a musician. Because of the lessons learned from the past, Li Na did not dare to open her heart easily or think about emotional matters. Later, during the gradual contact, she confided her experience. After the musician understood it, he still stayed with her, and Li Na's originally closed door was opened again. Because of the same interests and aspirations, the two talked about everything. Li Na slowly got over her previous emotional pain, had a changed view of the musicians in front of her, and had some different feelings in her heart.

What makes it difficult for Li Na to accept is that this musician also has a family. Although he loves Li Na, he cannot abandon his family because of this. She didn't expect that she would fall in love with a married man again and "meddle" in someone else's family. For a moment, Li Na felt like a joke. The old scars and new wounds from her two relationships had made her exhausted. Coupled with the pressure of her career, she felt that she was on the verge of collapse.

Li Na’s abnormality was noticed by her family, so she was taken to the hospital for examination, and it was discovered that she had suffered from severe depression. In order to treat her illness, Li Na suspended her work and concentrated on recuperating. In 1995, two of Li Na's friends who believed in Buddhism learned about her situation and gave her a Buddhist scripture. While reading this book, Li Na felt that she had gained spiritual liberation, and she has been fascinated by Buddhism ever since.

In 1997, a piece of news shocked the entertainment industry: Li Na converted to Buddhism and became a nun, taking the Buddhist name "Chang Sheng". So the media began to follow her and report on her. In order to avoid media entanglement, Li Na decided to go to the United States to practice spiritual practice. From then on, she faded out of people's sight and rarely appeared in public. Because Li Na's career was at its peak when she became a monk, people felt sorry for her and were constantly speculating about the reason why she became a monk. At that time, many people said that she was "trapped by love."

Until later, Li Na said in an interview:

Many years later, Jiang Kun and Li Na met by chance.

Jiang Kun asked: "Why do you want to become a monk?" Li Na replied calmly: "I am not a monk, I just went home." Regarding the current situation, Li Na once said:

After converting to Buddhism, her life was very regular. She started at 3 a.m., had two meals a day, and did not eat after lunch. Her daily routine was also very simple and pure. It has been 23 years since she converted to Buddhism. The decades away from the secular world have allowed Li Na to be reborn. Now, she has found her way "home".