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Attended the Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, CHINA

Lived in New York, USA, as a scholar at the end of the eighties.

His film Huang tu di (1984) won awards in Hawaii, Hongkong, Nantes and Locarno in 1985.

His film Da yue bing (1986) won awards in Montreal and Turin in 1987.

His father was also a film-maker.

Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1989

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1993.

Personal Quotes

"For me, the project I would most like to do someday would be about the Cultural Revolution. I've never bothered to come up with a story because no film on that subject would ever be sanctioned today. But tomorrow things might be different."

"It is a country that has no past. Political regimes systematically robbed us of history and it's only now that we are beginning to get it back." [on China]

One can find solace in music and healing. You must understand that during the Cultural Revolution all but the most patriotic of music was banned. It was a crime, certainly to have music from the west, but also the classics.

"It's been a question mark for a long time. How can I make a film for both a Chinese audience and a western audience? Will they receive the film in the same way? I don't think I can do that. With the cultural difference between East and West, I cannot make everyone happy. But the only thing I knew that I could only follow my heart, to tell a story from my heart. That's the priority instead of being influenced by different temptation, like getting awards or commercial success."

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