Wang Ping
Directing
- Born
- August 31, 1916 · Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
- Died
- December 1, 1990 (age 74)
Ping Wang is a Chinese film director and actress. She is considered to be the first female director in the People's Republic of China. Leftist womens' liberation became a major influence early in her life and she was a long time supporter of the communist revolution.
Her work was financially supported by the state, which provided her with significant access to filmic resources, allowing her to learn the techniques of filmmaking through practice and experiment with film form. She became a respected and influential director.
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Because gender equality was a significant part of the Communist Party’s plan for economic reform, the following two decades would see a rise in the number of female directors in China.
Known for
The East Is Red
January 30, 1965
The Eternal Wave
October 3, 1958
The Story of Liubao
January 1, 1957
Locust Tree Village
June 15, 1962
Sentinel Under the Neon Lights
October 23, 1964
Beautiful Homeland
January 1, 1959
We are the 8th Route Army Battalion
June 7, 1978
Song of the chinese revolution
January 1, 1986
The Area of Menglongsha
January 1, 1960
Songs of the Long March
May 23, 1976
Breaking Through the Darkness
January 2, 1956
The Sun on the Roof of the World
April 1, 1990
Behind the camera12
- 1990The Sun on the Roof of the World Director
- 1986Song of the chinese revolution Director
- 1978We are the 8th Route Army Battalion Director
- 1976Songs of the Long March Director
- 1965The East Is Red Director
- 1964Sentinel Under the Neon Lights Director
- 1962Locust Tree Village Director
- 1960The Area of Menglongsha Director
- 1959Beautiful Homeland Director
- 1958The Eternal Wave