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Zhang Yimou, born on April 2, 1950 in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province, is a Chinese film director. He is an honorary doctor of Boston University and Yale University. Director Zhang Yimou has been the undisputed first Chinese film, he established the Chinese art film in the international film brilliant, and opened the Era of Chinese commercial blockbusters, can be called a milestone in the history of Chinese film. His films are a combination of national culture, social thinking and film innovation. Through the big screen to achieve a unique artistic realm.

Early life and Education

Zhang Yimou attended Tong Ji Fang Primary School in Xi An from 1957 to 1962. From 1962 to 1966, he studied in No. 30 Middle School in Xi An. From 1968 to 1971, after graduating from junior high school, he worked in the countryside of Gan County, ShanXi. From 1971 to 1978, worked as a worker in the 8^th Cotton Spinning Factory in Xian Yang, Shanxi. In September 1978, after the resumption of the college entrance examination, he was admitted to the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. After graduation in July 1982, he worked as a photographer in Guangxi Film Studio. Then, his household registration was also transferred to Nanning, Guangxi.

Career

In the 1980s, He worked as a cameraman in Guangxi Film Studio in 1982.

In 1985, he worked in Xi An Film Studio and won the best cinematography award in the fifth Golden Rooster Award for the film Yellow Earth.

In 1987, he had starred in film Old Well, won the second session of Tokyo international film festival best actor prize, becoming the first Chinese mainland A-class international film festival best actor, also won the eighth China golden rooster best actor, the 11th film hundred flowers award, best actor award, etc.

1988, he directed film The Red Sorghum, won the eighth China golden rooster award for best feature film, the 11th film hundred flowers awards for best feature film, Golden Bear award for Best Film in the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, Film Critics Award in the 35th Sydney International Film Festival, etc.

In 1989, cooperation with Hong Kong filmmakers, starred in the film The Army with Gong Li,

In 1989, he directed Codename Cougar with Yang Feng Liang, starring with Gong Li, Ge You and Liu Xiaoning.

1990 directed a film, Ju Dou,  won the Golden Harvest Awards, Nominated for best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards.

In 1991, he directed the film Raise the Red Lantern, In the same year, he won the Silver Lion Award of the 48th Venice International Film Festival, the Grand Prize of the International Film Critics Association, and etc.

In 1992, he directed the film The Story of Qiu Ju.The film won the Golden Lion, the highest award at the 49th Venice International Film Festival in Italy.

In 1993, he was awarded the 1992 Excellent Film Award and Honorary Award by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television.

1994 directed a film Alive, won the Best Foreign Language Film by the American Film Critics Association and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in 1994, Golden Globe Nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, etc.

In 1995, he directed the film ShangHai Tried.

the American film and television golden globe for best foreign language film nomination, Nominated for the Best cinematography of the Academy Award, the First place in the world's top ten films of 1995 by The New York Film Magazine, etc.

1996 director film Keep Cool.

In 1998, he directed "Not One Less", this film won the 56th session of Italy's highest prize - the golden lion at the Venice international film festival.

In 1999, directed a film, The Road Home.

The film won the silver Bear Award of the 50th Berlin International Film Festival, the Best Film Award of the Chinese Huabao Award in 2000, etc.

In 2000, he directed Happy Life, which won the second prize for best Film at the Valladolid International Film Week in Spain.

In 2002, he directed Hero, a martial arts blockbuster that was the highest-grossing domestic film at the time.

2004 House of Flying Daggers, which earned $93 million worldwide and was nominated for nine awards.

Director Curse of the Golden Flower in 2006, the domestic box office of 295 billion yuan, once again broke the domestic box office record of Chinese films.

In 2008, he successfully served as the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games and gained a high reputation in China.

In 2009, he directed the fireworks party for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In 2010, he received honorary Doctor of Arts from Yale University.

In 2010, directed the film Under the Hawthorn Tree.

In 2011, he directed the film The Flowers of War, After the Flowers of War, he and producer Zhang Weiping, who had worked together for 16 years, ended their cooperation.

In May 2013, he joined Le Vision Pictures as the contracted director and art director of the company.

In 2015 directed his first English language film, The Great Wall.

In September 2016, he served as the chief director of the G20 Hangzhou Summit art performance "The Most Memorable Is Hangzhou".

In 2018, he won the Best Director Award at the 55th Golden Horse Awards for his historical black-and-white film Shadow.

In 2019, he served as the chief director of the celebration for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In 2020, he served as chief executive producer of the multi-comedy film My Country and My Parents.

In 2021 April 30, director spy film On the Cliff, The 34th Golden Rooster Awards won three awards: Best director, Best Actor and Best cinematography.

In 2022, Zhang was appointed by the Beijing Winter Olympics organizing Committee as the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Beijing Olympics opening and closing ceremonies

The 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing 2008)

Zhang served as the chief director of the Olympic opening and closing ceremony in 2008, the 2008 Olympic Games of directors candidate from public bidding began last year, a total of 13 original bid team, under the first round brush after eight, five bid team entered the candidate, the final choice determined by the ocog with zhang yimou, zhang yimou, with his own discretion, The "Chinese wind" in the Olympic Games show incisively and vividly. The success of the opening and closing ceremonies earned Zhang high honors abroad as well.

The 2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing 2022)

In 2022, he was the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Paralympics, and the director of the official film of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Unlike 2008, which showcased more classes of China's ancient, traditional and ancient civilization, the focus of 2022 is on moving together into the future and being more united. Zhang Yimou has described the opening ceremony's program design as highlighting the community of human destiny and China's promotion of 300 million people participating in ice and snow sports, as well as the concept and culture of people around the world sharing in the Winter Olympics event.

Filmography

As a director

Year	Title	Introduction
1988	Red Sorghum (红高粱）	It is adapted from mo Yan's novel Red Sorghum Clan. It tells the story of a young woman and a young man who run a sorghum distillery together after twists and turns. However, during the Japanese invasion war, the woman and the distillery clerk are killed by the Japanese army for participating in the resistance movement.
1991	Raise the Red Lantern (大红灯笼高高挂）	The film is adapted from su Tong's novel Wives and Concubines. The film revolves around the topic of feudal ethics, tells the story of a large family during the Republic of China several concubines quarreled and caused a series of tragic stories.
1994	To live (活着）	It takes the Chinese Civil War and the political movements after the founding of New China as the background, and reflects the fate of this generation of Chinese people through the male leading role Fugui's bumpy life experience.
2004	House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏）	The film tells a love story between two policemen and a singer in the late Tang Dynasty. Originally, the singer liked policeman Liu, but later, after a lot of trouble, Geisha found that their favorite is policeman Jin. Policeman liu, because of love to hate, germinated the idea of killing the singer. In the end, the singer dies with Liu in order to save Jin's life.
2011	The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗）	It tells the story of the fall of Nanjing in 1937, while only a Catholic church remianed temporarily unoccupied, church girls, some prostitutes, soldiers and wounded soldiers, as well as The American John, have entered the church, they jointly resist the Japanese army, seeking to survive.

As a actor

Year	Title	Introduction	Role
1986	Old Well(老井）	The film tells the story of Sun Wangquan and Qiaoying, as well as the story of Sun Wangquan leading the villagers of Laojing village to successfully build a well.	Sun Wangquan
1997	Keep Cool (有话好好说）	It tells the story of a young man called Zhao Xiaoshuai pursue a beautiful girl An Hong fervently with peculiar way.	Junk Peddler
2001	The Grand Mansion Gate (大宅门）	It tells the story of the rise and fall of Bai Cao Ting, a century-old medicine shop in China, and the love and resentment of three generations in Bai Fu.	Li Lianying
2021	My Country, My Parents (我和我的父辈）	The film consists of four parts: Windriders, Poem, AD MAN, and Go Youth. From individual to country, it describes the struggle experience of several generations of fathers from different angles, tells the blood connection and spiritual inheritance of Chinese people.	Television president

Bibiliorgraphy

• 68th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2009.
• Tikkanen, A. (2021, May 1). Zhang Yimou. Encyclopedia Britannica.
• IMDb.com. (n.d.). Yimou Zhang. IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
• Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" in Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers. Routledge Publishing, p. 412. ISBN 0-415-18974-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
• Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Zhang Yimou. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 28, 2022.