Twenty-five years ago, when the film Liang Shan-po and Chu Ying-t'ai was first shown on Taiwan, Ling Po, who played the male lead, became an overnight sensation with a bang.
廿五年前，「梁山伯與祝英台」在台首演，扮演梁山伯的凌波一炮而紅，紅極一時。已故台灣大學教授薩孟武當時曾為文稱道凌波的演技：「以女扮男，沒有一對流氓氣，也沒有一點魯莽氣。