According to Chinese media, recently, passersby photographed "Duong Tang" Tri Trong Thuy appearing with a young woman near the Chinese Zitong Museum in Beijing.
The young woman wore office attire, both walked and talked, their steps were quite even, the distance between them was neither too close nor too far.
Because the person posting the photo added the caption: "Tran Le Hoa passed away just over 2 months ago, is a new person already appearing?", causing controversy.
After that, many entertainment and media accounts continued to edit and spread images, causing many viewers to criticize Tri Trong Thuy, questioning his sincerity to his deceased wife.
They left comments: "Finally, I can't pretend anymore", "The Tang Sanzang image has collapsed", "So many years of loyalty turn out to be all acting"...
However, the matter was quickly clarified. In fact, a series of photos circulated afterwards were photoshopped. In the hallway, there were administrative staff and other security guards walking around, all were cut off, leaving only the image of two people standing next to each other.
The Chinese Zitong Museum is where Zhi Zhongrui and Chen Lihua built together for many decades.
Although his wife has passed away, he is still responsible for managing the museum, with daily tasks such as checking the temperature and humidity of each exhibition room, checking the preservation status of zither artifacts, and considering tourist routes...
The woman wearing a white office attire was also identified. She has been a full-time administrative assistant to Tri Trong Thuy since 2018, has worked for 8 years and has closely followed both him and Tran Le Hoa when she was alive.
For many years, she has been in charge of museum work such as scheduling, connecting exhibitions and handling documents...
That day, they were just checking the museum together, keeping a proper distance from colleagues, with absolutely no intimate actions.
Zhi Zhongrui and Chen Lihua married in 1990. At that time, Zhi Zhongrui was at the peak of her fame thanks to "Journey to the West". Chen Lihua was 11 years older than him, had been divorced and had 3 children. She is also the "Real Estate Queen of Beijing", the head of the Jitan empire with assets of tens of billions of yuan.
Therefore, right from the time he publicly announced his marriage, Tri Trong Thuy suffered many gossips and sarcasms such as "piggybacking", "male actor marries female tycoon", "Duong Tang becomes secular"... Those words haunted him for half of his life.
But Tri Trong Thuy never refuted it. He only secretly withdrew from the entertainment industry, built a museum with Tran Le Hoa, searched for zither wood, looked after display cabinets, and persistently did one thing for more than 30 years.
On the evening of April 5, 2026, Phu Hoa International Group announced: "The honorary chairman of the group, Director of the China Yu Dan Museum, Ms. Chen Lihua, passed away in Beijing due to illness, at the age of 85".
On April 9, the funeral ceremony was held at Bat Bao Son Funeral Home.
That day, Beijing had rain. Chi Zhongrui was wearing black clothes, with white flowers on his chest, so thin that his cheekbones were clearly protruding. His eyes were swollen, his lips pale, his posture was faltering, and he needed someone to help him walk a few steps.
He almost didn't talk to anyone, just quietly walked behind the coffin. Tri Trong Thuy's feelings for Tran Le Hoa moved many people.
