Remembering Teresa Teng
Long time asthmatic, Teng died from a severe asthma attack while on holiday in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the age of 42 (43 by Chinese reckoning) on May 8, 1995. She was given a state funeral at home in Taiwan, with the Republic of China flag draped over her coffin and the ROC President Lee Teng-hui, Taipei Mayor Chen Shui-bien, and many other notable politicians in attendance.
Teresa Teng (January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995) sometimes spelled as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was an influential C-pop singer from Yunlin County, Taiwan. She enjoyed immense popularity amongst all Chinese-speaking communities and in East Asia, particularly in Japan, for around 30 years. Teng was known for her folk songs and romantic ballads.
She was buried in a mountainside tomb at Chin Pao San ( Jinbaoshan, literally Golden Treasure Mountain), a cemetery near Jinshan, Taipei County in Taiwan. A memorial was built at the tomb with a statue of Teng and her stage clothes on display, with her music playing in the background. There is also a large electronic piano keyboard that visitors can play by stepping on the keys. The tomb is well visited by her fans, a notable departure from traditional Chinese culture shunning visits to burial sites
I am not from that generation, but I like some of her songs as well.
Coincidentally enough we just sang her songs in karaoke!