In mid-July, some guests visiting a restaurant in Wuxi (Jiangsu, China) spotted the once famous beauty of Hong Kong cinema (China) Wang Zuxian.
The woman wearing a mask sat at the next table, wearing a pastel pink silk shirt, wearing a faded bronze ring on her wrist, and her fingertips still slightly tinged with gold.
Initially, everyone thought that woman was just a little-known actress. When they heard the waiter call: "Ms. Vuong, your mugwort box is ready", everyone was stunned to realize that it was Vuong To Hien, who had hardly appeared in public for nearly 30 years.
At the age of 59, the actress's skin in camera photos is usually still bright white, her figure is slim like someone just over 40, even praised as more prominent than the young girls standing next to her.
What impressed many people the most was when someone casually asked: "You've never been married, never had children, have you ever felt empty in the middle of the night?".
She smiled and calmly replied: "I have experienced everything I should have experienced when I was young. Now I just want to live peacefully. Being comfortable and free is more important than anything. There is nothing to regret.
Vuong To Hien is currently opening a therapy room using the cứu ngải method (a traditional medicine treatment method) in Vancouver (Canada).
Initially, due to many years of filming in cold conditions, her knees often ached every time the weather turned windy. After trying all sorts of ways such as glue, acupuncture, soaking in hot spring water without results, she decided to study with a traditional medicine doctor in the locality for 3 years.
Thanks to that, she improved her cold syndrome, and then also took the official Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment certificate in Canada with a total of 3,250 hours of training, longer than many formal training programs.
Each day, her therapy room only accepts a maximum of 8 customers. If there is enough quantity, she will refuse to accept more. She explained: "Cứu ngải is a matter that requires calmness. If you do it too hastily, it will lose its meaning.
Many guests come not only for treatment but also to confide about family matters. Vuong To Hien also did not show any impatience, just poured a glass of tangerine peel water and sat listening, just like when she was filming, she often bought milk tea for the whole crew.
Many people recalled the story of Vuong To Hien leaving the entertainment industry due to emotional injuries.
Vuong To Hien used to date male singer and actor Qi Qin for many years after co-starring in the movie "Phuong Thao Bich Lien Thien" in 1986. The two even turned to marriage, but after Qi Qin revealed the story of having an illegitimate child, Vuong To Hien decided to break up.
The love affair with businessman Lam Kien Nhac also caused the actress a lot of hurt. The businessman's mother once publicly criticized her at the press conference with very harsh words. The media was on duty in front of her house every day, pulling headlines like "Out-of-fashion actress seduces married man", "Old age so rushes to marry rich husband"...
Unable to bear the pressure, Vuong To Hien sold his house on the mountaintop and moved to Vancouver (Canada) to live, and it has been more than 20 years now.
Her life afterwards was very simple: raising dogs, being vegetarian, occasionally volunteering at pagodas in the Chinese community. A few years ago, she opened a witch rescue therapy room.
In an interview a few years ago, she also said: "In my dictionary, there are no two words: marriage.
Vuong To Hien's point of view: "My own money is enough to live on, and my current life is also very comfortable. So why do I definitely have to put on the shell called marriage? Others think I'm lonely, but I feel extremely free.
