Author：China culture | 2023-05-12 | Views：297
From Red Sorghum, Raise the Red Lantern, Hero, to House of Flying daggers, Zhang Yimou, China’s most famous film director, has won international acclaim every step of the way. Some of his most recurrent themes are associated with sexual repression, political oppression, and the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity.
Zhang Yimou also directed the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games and later the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, dazzling billions of viewers worldwide.
Steven Spielberg said, “Zhang has inspired the world’s fascination with China through his cinematic vision.”