Trivia
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.

Director - filmography
The Promise(2005) 
Together(2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "100 Flowers Hidden Deep") 　　
Killing Me Softly (2002)
The First Emperor (1999)
Temptress Moon(1996)
Farewell My Concubine(1993) 
Life on a String (1991)
King of the Children (1987)
The Big Parade (1986)