They are indeed the most beautiful scenery in Chinese mainland movies in the 1980s!
As far as my initial understanding of them is concerned, I only stayed in some newspapers and periodicals of Hebei screen, film introduction and popular film.
The first time I saw their works, it was the roles played by Li's "Spring Seedlings", "Seeing this Family" and "Crossing the River".
To tell the truth, the star I am most familiar with is "Three Flowers in the North Shadow". This depends not only on the wonderful photos on the star calendars in the 1980s, but also on their classic movies, which I have seen the most.
Their performances are all good, each with its own characteristics. From my point of view, from my personal point of view, I think Li's acting skills are better than both of them, not that their acting skills are not good, but that Li is too good!
First of all, her feelings are pure, energetic and delicate, and her characterization is simple. She can walk into people's hearts, especially through her vivid and affectionate eyes, and show the inner world and emotional changes of the characters incisively and vividly!
Liu Xiaoqing, the "evergreen tree" in the film industry, has a good image, but she sometimes "pushes too hard" in characterization, like the role of Empress Dowager Cixi in "Hanging the Curtain for Politics". There is a small detail. In order to show her vicious side, she deliberately trampled a spider to death.
From the corner of Wang Xifeng in A Dream of Red Mansions, I saw the gap with Deng Jie's performance!
Zhang Jinling, to be honest, I can't say anything bad about her, but her image is a bit bad.
From this point of view, I think Li is the best of the three flowers in Beiying!