Xia Gang

Xia Gang
Born	1953 (age 70–71) Beijing,China
Occupation	Film director&producer
Years active	1980s-present
Awards	Golden Rooster Awards–Best Director: 1993After Separation
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	Hạ cương
Simplified Chinese	Hạ cương
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xià Gāng

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisXia.

Xia Gang(Chinese:Hạ cương;born 1953) is aChinesefilm director.A graduate of the 1982 class of theBeijing Film Academy,Xia is a member of the so-calledFifth Generation,though unlike his classmatesTian ZhuangzhuangandChen Kaige,he did not gain prominence until relatively later, in the late 1980s.

Like his contemporaryHuang Jianxin,Xia's works have focused on modern urban relationships and particularlymarriageand love.His filmYesterday's Wine(1995) is most indicative of his interest in modernity and relationships, as it details a young woman's maturation in a modern Chinese city.

Selected filmography

As director

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1989	Half Flame, Half Brine	Nhất bán thị hỏa diễm, nhất bán thị hải thủy	Adaptation of the novel byWang Shuo
1991	The Unexpected Passion	Tao ngộ kích tình
1992	After Separation	Đại tát bả
1993	No More Applause	Vô nhân hát thải	Also known asNo One Cheers
1995	Yesterday's Wine	Dữ vãng sự càn bôi
1997	Concerto of Life	Sinh mệnh như ca
2000	One Thousand Stars	Nhất thiên khỏa tinh tinh
2009	An Epic of a Woman	Nhất cá nữ nhân đích sử thi	Television series

External links

• Xia GangatIMDb
• Xia GangatAllMovie
• Xia Gangat the Chinese Movie Database