Bad news, Yan Huaili, the famous actor who played the role of Monk Sha in the 1982 TV series "Journey to the West", passed away today (April 12) in Beijing due to pulmonary infection. He was 73 years old. The other three masters and apprentices from Journey to the West" took him for the last journey this morning.
The Legal Evening News reported on April 3 that Yan Huaili was hospitalized in Beijing CenturyćHospital on April 2 with a high fever reaching 38.9 degrees Celsius. His condition had basically improved after treatment. There were media reports earlier saying that Yan Huaili was paralyzed. Mrs Feng, wife of Yan Huaili, revealed his medical condition: he was not in good health, after all he was over 70 years old, but he was absolutely not paralyzed, rather, he suffered from "pulmonary fibrosis".